Trinidadian Rapper Nicki Minaj breaks records with release of 'Big Foot'
Trinidadian Rapper Nicki Minaj earned the biggest debut for a solo female rap song of 2024 on Spotify with released track "Big Foot".
2025-08-01 17:36:11
US-based Trinidadian-born Rapper and singer Nicki Minaj officially earned the biggest debut for a solo female rap song of 2024 on Spotify with the recently released track "Big Foot". The track was released on Monday and has broken all US Apple Music List and Youtube records.
The audio track captured second place on the US iTunes and Apple Music Song charts, scoring the biggest debut by a female rapper in Apple Music history.
It has occupied the 2nd spot in the US iTunes Top 10 & 4 of the Top 30. Its official MV has reached over 2.5 Million views on YouTube, ranking as the top trending video at #1 on YouTube US.
According to the information, the Single audio track, Big Foot, was released in Nicki Minaj's response to another song, "Hiss" by Megan Thee Stallion ( an American rapper). "Hiss" was released three days before Minaj's hit. In "Hiss," there was a lyric that Nicki Minaj thought was aimed at her husband, who is a registered sex offender.
However, in the song, Minaj has been seen making fun of a past incident in 2020, when Megan Thee Stallion got a gunshot in the foot by rapper Tory Lanez (Canadian Rapper and Singer).
Through her song, she expressed her feelings and thoughts about the situation. This type of song is expected in the world of rap, where artists use music to respond to each other.
Meanwhile, While expressing her gratitude and happiness over this significant achievement and pointing to Thee Stallion, the artist took to her official Instagram handle on Tuesday.
She said, "Imagine being backed by a machine & going up against me, THEE MACHINE. Imagine spending money on a music video & full campaign only for an audio of a blank screen with just my RAPS to get more views."
She also added that she made up the rap joking on her Instagram Live in minutes, which unexpectedly broke the most significant Apple Music and YouTube records.
"A rap I made up joking on IG LIVE in minutes Broke APPLE MUSIC & YOUTUBE records. NOW WE ARE WAITING ON SPOTIFY!!!!!!! WHO WANNA PLAY WITH NICKI?!?? Spotify ain’t gotta lie!!!!!!"
"They REALLY STREAMING my music. #BigFOOT This happens when you think FAKE BOTS, PAID BLOGS & FAKE STUNTS will win the war in 2024. This is thinking you're that bitch then running into THAT BITCH. #HeavyOnIt @tateko1 lets GOOOOOOOOOOO #GagCITY WHO MAD?!?!!!!!! Idc", she further noted.
Meanwhile, the achievement has also resulted in Nicki Minaj getting trolled by several users on her Instagram handle. While some congratulated the artist for marking another significant accomplishment in less than a month to 2024, others also expressed sadness over her musical verses and selection of words.
"This is so embarrassing!!!!! The song is TRASH, and you ruining your legacy," a user bashed Nicki over her song. "The second-hand embarrassment I’m feeling," said another user.
"I’m sorry this is embarrassing of ppl going to listen to it once to see what you had to say; it was disappointing," while some felt disappointed about adding, "Nicki, I fear you’re too far gone. Why even bother with you at this point?" Other people commented.
It is also ranked #1 on iTunes in 33 other countries, including:
#1 Barbados #1 Brazil #1 Bulgaria #1 Cambodia #1 Chile #1 Colombia #1 Costa Rica #1 Dominican Republic #1 Ecuador #1 Estonia #1 Finland #1 France #1 Gambia #1 Ghana #1 Guatemala #1 Honduras #1 Kenya #1 Latvia #1 Malaysia #1 Nambia #1 Netherlands #1 Nigeria #1 Panama #1 Paraguay #1 Philippines #1 Poland #1 Portugal #1 Slovenia #1 South Africa #1 Spain #1 The Bahamas #1 Trinidad and Tobago #1 Turkey
According to the information, the Single audio track, Big Foot, was released in Nicki Minaj's response to another song, "Hiss" by Megan Thee Stallion ( an American rapper). "Hiss" was released three days before Minaj's hit. In "Hiss," there was a lyric that Nicki Minaj thought was aimed at her husband, who is a registered sex offender.
However, in the song, Minaj has been seen making fun of a past incident in 2020, when Megan Thee Stallion got a gunshot in the foot by rapper Tory Lanez (Canadian Rapper and Singer).
Through her song, she expressed her feelings and thoughts about the situation. This type of song is expected in the world of rap, where artists use music to respond to each other.
Meanwhile, While expressing her gratitude and happiness over this significant achievement and pointing to Thee Stallion, the artist took to her official Instagram handle on Tuesday.
She said, "Imagine being backed by a machine & going up against me, THEE MACHINE. Imagine spending money on a music video & full campaign only for an audio of a blank screen with just my RAPS to get more views."
She also added that she made up the rap joking on her Instagram Live in minutes, which unexpectedly broke the most significant Apple Music and YouTube records.
"A rap I made up joking on IG LIVE in minutes Broke APPLE MUSIC & YOUTUBE records. NOW WE ARE WAITING ON SPOTIFY!!!!!!! WHO WANNA PLAY WITH NICKI?!?? Spotify ain’t gotta lie!!!!!!"
"They REALLY STREAMING my music. #BigFOOT This happens when you think FAKE BOTS, PAID BLOGS & FAKE STUNTS will win the war in 2024. This is thinking you're that bitch then running into THAT BITCH. #HeavyOnIt @tateko1 lets GOOOOOOOOOOO #GagCITY WHO MAD?!?!!!!!! Idc", she further noted.
Meanwhile, the achievement has also resulted in Nicki Minaj getting trolled by several users on her Instagram handle. While some congratulated the artist for marking another significant accomplishment in less than a month to 2024, others also expressed sadness over her musical verses and selection of words.
"This is so embarrassing!!!!! The song is TRASH, and you ruining your legacy," a user bashed Nicki over her song. "The second-hand embarrassment I’m feeling," said another user.
"I’m sorry this is embarrassing of ppl going to listen to it once to see what you had to say; it was disappointing," while some felt disappointed about adding, "Nicki, I fear you’re too far gone. Why even bother with you at this point?" Other people commented.
More About Nicki Minaj
Famous Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj is also called the Queen of Raps by people worldwide. Born in Port of Spain, the 41-year-old rapper has made a significant place in the hearts of people worldwide. The artist has around 229 Million followers on her official Instagram handle and a family of 48 million on her Facebook handle. She's known for her musical versatility, diverse music and rapping style and also for some of her international arena hit songs, including, Pink Friday, in 2010, Super Bass, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" (2012) and "The Pinkprint" (2014) etc. The artist has recently unveiled her global arena 2nd edition world tour called Pink Friday 2. The tour has been released over a decade and has also broken all primary records by any other artist worldwide.
Sasha Baptiste reports on local Caribbean news with a strong focus on crime, justice, community issues, and entertainment. With a background in sociology and journalism, she brings a grounded, people-centered perspective to her reporting, shedding light on the challenges and resilience within Caribbean societies.
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