NICKY Minaj has announced three new songs to celebrate the re-release of her mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty on its 12th anniversary.
The US rapper took to Instagram Live last night to share the news that the mixtape, originally released in 2009, would be available on streaming platforms Spotify and Apple Music for the first time.
What is the meaning behind Nicki Minaj's Beam Me Up Scotty?
Minaj's Beam Me Up Scotty includes 3 new tracks including Seeing Green featuring fellow US rap legends Drake and Lil Wayne.
The mixtape spans 23 songs and almost 80 minutes from start to finish.
It was released for the first time across streaming platforms at midnight.
The Anaconda singer told her fans: "This is the 12-year anniversary of the Beam Me Up Scotty mixtape. Because this is the 12-year anniversary, we thought we would do something special.
"I have never ever in life put my mixtapes on streaming services. So what we're doing tonight is we are putting Beam Me Up Scotty for the first time ever on streaming services.
"Having said that, because I knew if I just re-released a mixtape without putting out anything new, I knew y'all would cuss me the f*** out. So I did a couple of new joints for the mixtape."
What are the Beam Me Up Scotty lyrics?
Three new songs have been added to celebrate the re-release including Seeing Green featuring Drake and Lil Wayne.
The two other new songs include “Fractions,” and a remix of “Crocodile Tears” with Skillibeng.
Drake joined the singer on Instagram Live for the surprise announcement to talk about the collaboration prior to its release.
The singer hinted new music was coming by posting a picture of herself on Wednesday and captioning it with new lyrics from new song Fractions.
“Bitches act like they want action/heard they want action/bitch we ain’t duckin’ no action. I’m bout to gih dem dat traction, send a distraction— then I’ma line ’em like fractions,” she wrote.
Seeing Green includes lyrics: "I am the star in any room that I stand in. I am the standout, you just my stand-in. These bitches copy my homework, that's what they hand in
That's why I'm private like the airports I land in."
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What are the other songs released on Nicki Minaj's mixtape?
Beam Me Up Scotty is seen as Nicki Minaj's breakthrough project when it was released over a decade ago.
Other popular songs on the album include Boss Ass Bitch and Shopaholic.
Minaj released her most recent studio album Queen in 2018.
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Last year, HBO announced a six-part documentary series about Nicki Minaj.
The doc's release date and title have not yet been revealed.
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