Hands up if you saw this coming?
Nicki Minaj has taken to Twitter to announce her retirement, saying "I’ve decided to retire & have my family. I know you guys are happy now. To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til da death of me, in the box- cuz ain’t nobody checkin me. Love you for LIFE."
I’ve decided to retire & have my family. I know you guys are happy now. To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til da death of me, in the box- cuz ain’t nobody checkin me. Love you for LIFE ♥️
— Mrs. Petty (@NICKIMINAJ) September 5, 2019
Wow.
Understandably, fans are pretty shocked.
“PLEASE DONT PLAY WITH ME RIGHT NOW” pic.twitter.com/kRUy9cIKby
— NEWYORK TO CHITOWN (@GoodGuyNelson) September 5, 2019
about to look up the word “retire” hopefully it means dropping an album tomorrow, wish me luck pic.twitter.com/2JCgmbEBjz
— Dom Corona (@domcorona_) September 5, 2019
Nicki's had a huge career, with four studio albums, three mixtapes and over 100 singles. It's a discography 99.999% of artists would take in a heartbeat.
Whatever happens, whether this is real or not, we're just hoping that Nicki is happy. And if a comeback tour happens, we'll be there.