Nicki Minaj has released her first track of 2023, Red Ruby Da Sleeze.
On the eve of the song’s release, the rap star warned ghost writers “they will be scrambling” and declared that Nicki is “still on hiatus” while she channels her Chinese alter-ego Chun-Li from the 2018 track of the same name.
The star wrote on Instagram: “#RedRubyDaSleeze tmrw night. ghost writers all around the world are scrambling. Just watch. Nicki still on hiatus. This b**** right here tho? She outside. “
Red Ruby Da Sleeze sees Nicki spit over a sample of Lumidee’s 2003 hit Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh).
The fiery star raps: “Red Ruby Da Sleeze, Chinese on my sleeve/ These wannabe Chun-Li’s, anyway, nǐ hǎo/ Who the f*** told b****** they was me now?”
The single follows 2022’s mega-hit Super Freaky Girl, which sampled Rick James’ raunchy 1981 hit Super Freak.
