The the numbers are growing. Look at how Nicki Minaj underperformed. Look at Cole's success. Look at the numerous hot singles that flop in record sales. Times are changing and with the recent police brutalities/ murders happening, people are forced to change their tone. Not much now, but that shyt is changing.
Their saying that she did better than what was previously speculated.
Nicki Minaj Debuts At #2
After weeks of speculation about the album's commercial viability, Nicki Minaj's Pinkprint sold a total of 198,142 in its first week on shelves and online. Minaj's third studio album was helped to the runner-up position thanks to a huge week of streaming numbers, topping out at 16,847,401 plays across platforms.
Minaj's latest record was given a four out of five in HipHopDX's review with writer Marcus Dowling writing that "The Pinkprint runs a middle path between pop over exertion and real lyricism, creating an everything for someone aesthetic that Nicki doesn't allow to shift into wastefulness. As such, it is an ambitious undertaking Nicki has wrangled in highly entertaining fashion."
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31870/title.hip-hop-album-sales-nicki-minaj-j-cole-dangelo