What name did Nicki Minaj choose for her first studio album?

Nicki Minaj chose Pink Friday as the name of her first studio album.

Pink Friday was released in November 2010 through Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Universal Motown. It was Minaj’s first full-length studio album after she had built a following with mixtapes such as Playtime Is Over, Sucka Free, and Beam Me Up Scotty. The album marked her transition from an underground rap favorite into a major pop and hip-hop star.

The record blended hard-edged rap with pop and R&B, allowing Minaj to showcase both her technical rhyming and her theatrical character work. Its songs included “Your Love,” “Right Thru Me,” and “Moment 4 Life,” while “Super Bass” became one of her biggest crossover hits. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and later reached number one.

Readers sometimes confuse Pink Friday with The Pinkprint, Minaj’s third studio album, or with Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, her 2012 second album. Pink Friday is specifically her debut studio release, not merely one of several albums using the color pink in its title.