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Nicki Minaj, who is working on her fifth studio album currently, has been linked to the upcoming film, Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Songbird and the Snakes. According to speculation, Minaj will be among the musicians scoring the soundtrack of the upcoming album.
The speculation was first reported in the official fan Twitter page of the singer on May 19, 2023:
If the speculations are correct, the upcoming film would be the singer's latest foray into movies and TV series, with her earlier works including Ice Age: Continental Drift and Steven Universe.
Nicki Minaj building to return to films with her documentary
The speculation about Nicki Minaj joining the production for the upcoming film has led fans to gather a few facts as to why such a project is plausible. Some netizens have pointed that the singer's label, Republic Records, are well known for collaborating with film studios.
Others point to a screenshot of what appears to be an audio clip of Nicki Minaj singing the song The Hanging Tree, a variation on the Appalachian murder ballad , which appears in the previous movies of the franchise.
Most speculation, howver, point to the singer's 2022 single, Super Freaky Girl, which starred one of the actor from the franchise, Alexander Ludwig. The actor plays the role of Ken to Minaj's Barbie in the video and fans seem to suggest that one collaboration could lead to another.
Nicki Minaj will soon be releasing a documentary
While her involvement with the upcoming album has not been confirmed, the singer will be appearing on her upcoming documentary, Nicki, the trailer for which was released on July 28, 2023. The documentary traces the singer's career path from her earliest successes to her lowest points.
The singer has worked on a number of collaborations recently. In May 2020, the singer collaborated with fellow rapper Doja Cat on two remixes of the latter's song Say So. The single peaked as a chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100 single chart.
Nicki Minaj made history with her subsequent collaboration with the American rapper 6ix9ine. The duo released their song, Trollz, on June 12, 2020, and it debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the first single by a female rapper to do so after the 1998 single Doo Wop (That Thing) by Lauryn Hill.
In 2023, the singer released her latest single, Red Ruby da Sleeze, on March 3, 2023. The single peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as well as at number 18 on the South African album chart.
Nicki Minaj released her last album, Queen, on August 10, 2018. The album was a major success, peaking at number 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart as well as Canadian album chart. The album also peaked at number 5 on the UK album chart.
