Nicki Minaj Performance ("Bang Bang" with Jessie J and Ariana Grande). "The Pinkprint" was officially released on December 15, 2014, and debuted at number two on the US "Billboard" 200, with first week sales of 244,000 overall units (198,000 in pure album sales and 46,000 combined album-equivalent units and streams). Upon release, the album received generally positive reviews from critics. "Billboard" magazine's Niki McGloster called it "her best album to date". Sheldon Pearce of "The A.V. Club" thought that "The Pinkprint" is "the closest Nicki Minaj has ever gotten to balancing her tendencies". Randall Roberts from the "Los Angeles Times" wrote that
Whip It (Nicki Minaj song) time at Wango Tango. Since Wango Tango, Minaj has performed "Whip It" on her Pink Friday Tour. A remixed version of the song also served as an interlude on her . Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded", Cash Money Records. Upon release of "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded", "Whip It" charted on several charts around the world. Whip It (Nicki Minaj song) "Whip It" is a song by American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj, taken from her second studio album "" (2012). It was written by Minaj, RedOne, Alex Papaconstantinou, Björn Djupström, Bilal Hajji, and Hector