Nicki Minaj, Queen | Album Review
![Nicki Minaj, Queen [Photo Credit: Cash Money]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nicki-minaj-queen-cash-money.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
After a four-year hiatus, Nicki Minaj returns with her highly-anticipated, fourth studio album, ‘Queen.’ It doesn’t disappoint for the most part.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Nicki Minaj, Queen [Photo Credit: Cash Money]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nicki-minaj-queen-cash-money.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
After a four-year hiatus, Nicki Minaj returns with her highly-anticipated, fourth studio album, ‘Queen.’ It doesn’t disappoint for the most part.
![Louis the Child, Dear Sense [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/louis-the-child-dear-sense-interscope.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Chi-Town DJ/production duo Louis the Child taps rising pop singer MAX for their infectious, sleekly produced, tongue-in-cheek single, “Dear Sense.”
![Pig Destroyer, Head Cage [Photo Credit: Relapse]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pig-destroyer-head-cage-relapse.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grindcore/metal band Pig Destroyer returns with “The Torture Fields,” the second single from their highly-anticipated sixth studio album, ‘Head Cage.’
![Cole Swindell, All of It [Photo Credit: Warner Music Nashville]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cole-swindell-all-of-it-warner-nashville.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Georgia country musician Cole Swindell returns with the fifth advance single from his highly-anticipated third studio album, the title track, “All of It.”
![Atmosphere, Make It All Better Again [Photo Credit: Rhymesayers Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/atmosphere-make-it-all-better-again-rhymesayers-entertainment.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Veteran underground hip-hop duo Atmosphere returns strong with the heartbreak-fueled single, “Make it All Better Again.”
![Troye Sivan, Bloom [📷: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/troye-sivan-bloom-lp-capitol.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Troye Sivan continues to build momentum for his highly-anticipated sophomore album, ‘Bloom,’ with his fifth advanced single, “Animal.”
![YG, Stay Dangerous [Photo Credit: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/yg-stay-dangerous-def-jam.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
YG serves a hearty helping of hard-nosed, West Coast and trap-infused bangers on his 3rd studio album, Stay Dangerous. Wheel not reinvented, but worthwhile.
![Why Don't We, 8 Letters [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/why-dont-we-8-letters-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising boy band Why Don’t We shine on “8 Letters,” the opening record from their highly-anticipated debut album of the same name.
![Twenty One Pilots, Trench [📷 : Fueled by Ramen]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/twenty-one-pilots-trench-fueled-by-ramen.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Twenty One Pilots continues to share their ambitious concept on “Levitate,” the third single from their highly-anticipated 3rd major label LP, ‘Trench.’
![Dom McAllister, Prospects [Photo Credit: Dom McAllister]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dom-mcallister-prospects.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising London singer/songwriter Dom McAllister brilliantly showcases vulnerability on his authentic, honest & incredibly relatable new single, “Prospects.”
![Mac Miller, Swimming [📷: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mac-miller-swimming-warner-bros.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Mac Miller returns with arguably the most personal, honest, and mature album of his career with his fifth studio album, ‘Swimming.’
![$uicideBoy$, I Want to Die in New Orleans [Photo Credit: G*59]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/suicideboys-i-want-to-die-in-new-orleans-g59.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
$uicideBoy$ clearly ‘don’t give a –’ on their hard-nosed banger, “Carrollton,” the promo single from their upcoming mixtape, ‘I Want to Die in New Orleans.’