On Thursday, Nicki Minaj warned her fans, nicknamed Barbz, that a Queen Radio episode was coming! She jokingly told them, “Don’t aggravate” her until the show drops–which ended up being at 8 p.m. PDT.
But the hours-long wait brought BIG surprises–including her record label‘s name reveal and first label collaboration with Ice Spice. Minaj introduced Spice, whom she’s recently shown online love to, as a special guest on Thursday’s show.
“Heavy On It is the label, and I’m proud to announce my partnership with the one and only Ice Spice,” Nicki said.
Nicki first announced the label during the return of Queen Radio in March at its new home Amazon’s Amp. She revealed that Patty Lauren is the label’s first A&R, and some artists signed include Nana Fofie, Tate Kobang, Rico Danna, and London Hill.
The extent of her partnership with Ice Spice is unknown, but their first collaboration is a remix of Spice’s Princess Diana.
The remix comes on the heels of Ice Spice’s feature with Paper Magazine, where she reflected on her rise to fame. She credited having her “own motion” and her father’s underground rapper career as influences.
On Friday, Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj released the official music video to the Princess Diana remix.
Amid the video release, Queen Radio is trending as number one in the U.S. on Twitter. Meanwhile, the remix track has already reached number one on iTunes Top Songs.
