First Week Sales of J. Cole’s ‘The Off-Season’ and Nicki Minaj’s ‘Beam Up Scotty’

Nicki Minaj returned to social media this week and took over, uploading a slew of images and teasing fans with new songs. Her photo was accompanied with words from her new single, ‘Fractions.’ But it isn’t all. She went live on Instagram a few days ago, announcing that her iconic mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty from 2009 will be available on digital download for the first time. Not only was her comeback to music the center of attention, but so was her footwear. Minaj tweeted a photo of herself wearing pink Crocs earlier this week, and the Crocs went viral after earning over 4.5 million likes on Instagram.

The re-release of the tape includes a unique tune called “Seeing Green” featuring her YMCMB collaborators Nicki Minaj and Drake, as well as four additional new songs/remixes. Nicki surprised her followers by going live on Instagram alongside Drake and nearly crashing the platform. They talked about how much they adored each other and how much Drizzy missed Nicki’s presence in the game.

The final figures are in. Cole’s The Off-Season sold 288k copies in its first week (39k of which were pure sales), while Nicki’s Beam Me Up Scotty sold 79k (10k pure copies). The world has been waiting for J. Cole, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar to return to their album styles. J. Cole has struck first with his new album The Off-Season, which was released this Friday and has received a lot of positive feedback. Nicki Minaj put up her 12 year mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty on streaming platforms for the first time on Friday, featuring a few new songs, including the standout ‘Seeing Green‘ with Drake and Lil Wayne. It is expected to sell 65-75k copies in its first week (9-11k pure sales).). Earlier today, he spoke on Kevin Durant and Eddie Gonzalez’s ‘The ETCs’ podcast with Kevin Durant and Eddie Gonzalez to discuss his new album, basketball career, competitive attitude with Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and more.