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
Low (Juicy J song) A music video directed by Benny Boom was created to promote the single. On August 6, 2014, Juicy J announced that the first single from his fourth studio album would be released on August 7, 2014, and the song is titled "Low" which features guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Lil Bibby and Young Thug. In the same announcement he also showed the single cover art. On August 7, 2014, the snippet version of "Low" became online before hours later the full song released for digital download. In an interview with "Bullett Media", Juicy J tells about the collaboration with Minaj,