Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice 'Princess Diana' Record-Setting Debut A Huge Win On Hot 100 #4

Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice's "Princess Diana" debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and it might be the biggest thing to happen to Ice Spice amid all the attention she has been receiving in the past month.

Everyone was surprised that Minaj and Ice Spice linked up on "Princess Diana" last week, considering there was no prior announcement to it. The "Princess Diana" music video came a day after.

Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice 'Princess Diana'

The numbers are in! Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice's monumental collaboration have finally culminated in Ice Spice's highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100 charts at No. 4.

According to Billboard, the song debuted with 21.8 million streams, 2.4 million radio airplay impressions, and 77,000 downloads. However, fans online have complained that the actual sales have been cut off as it was predicted to have amassed more than 120,000 downloads.

Despite this, the feat is monumental for both rappers, especially Ice Spice.

According to Talk of the Charts, she is the fifth artist to score multiple top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2023 and the first artist to debut in the same year to do so. Ice Spice also managed to chart two songs in the Top 10 this week, both collaborations.

"Boy's A Liar Pt. 2" with PinkPantheress dropped to No. 10 after peaking at No. 3. As for Nicki Minaj, "Princess Diana" is now her 22nd Top 10 hit in her music career, cementing her spot as the most hits from a female rapper in history.

Concurrently, "Princess Diana" also topped the Digital Songs Sales chart. This is Minaj's 13th time to top the charts and Ice Spice's first time to do so. On the Streaming Charts, "Princess Diana" debuted at No. 6. Nicki Minaj also earned her tenth Hot Rap Songs Chart leader and Ice Spice her first.

Ice Spice Dream Collab Come True

Both rappers celebrated the accomplishment. Minaj congratulated Ice Spice for having two songs chart in the same week.

Ice Spice quoted Nicki's congratulations. In a follow-up, the burgeoning rapper confessed that she's living the dream already.

Ice Spice has been reported to be in partnership with Nicki Minaj's new music label, one of the first batches of young female rappers to be recruited.

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Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice