Queens rapper Nicki Minaj dropped her first new music of 2020, a trap-flavored single titled “Yikes.” Minaj first teased the song on social media on February 3, 2020, and created a ruckus with the controversial line, “All you bitches Rosa Parks, uh-oh, get your ass up.”
I made up the hook with no paper. Just freestyled in the booth cuz I loved the beat. so the yikes part is me hearing the beat for the very first time. The verses I wrote down. The outro was a freestyle https://t.co/2BqLnmEgvi
— YIKES (@NICKIMINAJ) February 8, 2020
When asked how she composed “Yikes,” she told a fan, “I made up the hook with no paper. Just freestyled in the booth cuz I loved the beat. so the yikes part is me hearing the beat for the very first time. The verses I wrote down. The outro was a freestyle.”
I was playing a snippet for my crazy fans & they made me put it out. They are bullies. I only had 1 verse done. The label bullied me too. I’ve been bullied. #YikesOutNow https://t.co/XpNnqRsubt
— YIKES (@NICKIMINAJ) February 8, 2020
When asked why she decided to drop “Yikes” when she did, she explained, “I was playing a snippet for my crazy fans & they made me put it out. They are bullies. I only had 1 verse done. The label bullied me too. I’ve been bullied.”
Check out “Yikes” below.
