DJ Akademiks & Nicki Minaj Get into Heated Exchange Over ‘Queen’ Album

UPDATED: Nicki Minaj Reacts to ‘QUEEN’ Final First Week Album Sales

Earlier this weekend, DJ Akademiks revealed estimates for Nicki Minaj’s QUEEN album, which is expected to debut at no. 2 on billboard on Sunday afternoon. After sharing information that Travis Scott outsold Minaj’s recent work (allegedly 190,000 in equivalent sales), Nicki felt a certain way and took to the gram and responded to Ak over the reported numbers. This continued to her twitter account, where Akademiks went to reiterate where he got his information. Before the official numbers are revealed later today, take a look at their brief back-and-forth below.

Bout to cum on myself. Official numbers coming on Sunday. 200 without 12 hours of sales is….. 🙏🏽♥️🙏🏽♥️🙏🏽🎯🎯🎯👑😛 gotta put y’all on to smthn we uncovered too. 😩😛😜. Physical copies of #Queen out now! Love you guys SOOOOOOOO FKNGGGGGG MUCH!!!!!!!! Praise GOD!!!!!

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 18, 2018

When I was told they were being paid to write these things I didn’t believe it, now I know it’s true 😜😛 #Queen bitch!!!! 🎯😘🎀♥️‼️ I got the proof on that too. Loving my life. They so bothered by this lil south side Jamaica QUEEN

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 18, 2018

I’m supposed to keep letting these ppl get money to bully me behind the scenes & not say anything. Yikes.

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 18, 2018

This is what happens when you release a great body of work after they spent millions to ruin you. Lol. 4 albums later still breaking records. #1 in 86 countries after they said it was a wrap. Praise God. He’s about to expose them. They writing about 69 cuz #Queen is flawless.

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 18, 2018

#nickiminaj says her total for “QUEEN” which right now says 190K first week isn’t accurate. She says wait till Sunday!!

A post shared by DJ Akademiks (@akadmiks) on Aug 18, 2018 at 1:41pm PDT

In response to Nicki Minaj… babe we don’t do fake news. However , your label and Travis Scott label are actively tryna contest and dispute what the normal reporting numbers are based on bundles and additives y’all did during the week to bolster sales. 🙄. Still good numbers for you both.

A post shared by DJ Akademiks (@akadmiks) on Aug 18, 2018 at 1:50pm PDT

Could we get some names and receipts on these claims Nicki… not sure if these tweets were indirect after I announced sales. But low key I don’t care bout none of y’all lol… and nobody could pay me to make anybody look like anything’. And to be clear.. maybe others get paid to make cardi b look better than u. But be specific . When u start kicking her ass with the sales n “stats” I’ll post that too… and won’t care what she thinks bout that either. Just saying. 🙄 👸. I’ll be here posting stats next week too about another artist whoever dropped this week. Next week we’ll focus on thug. He just dropped 🙄

A post shared by DJ Akademiks (@akadmiks) on Aug 18, 2018 at 5:56pm PDT