Super Bass is a song by the Queen of Hip-Hop, Nicki Minaj from the deluxe version of her debut studio album, Pink
Friday. According to Minaj, the song's lyrics detail the story of a playful romance between a man and a
woman. The bubblegum
pop and
pop-rap song contains electronic influences, while Minaj raps over a hip-hop
beat. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.
In
November 2021, "Super Bass" became the first song by a black female rapper to be certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for selling 10 million equivalent units in the US as well as the first female rap song to be certified Diamond that debuted pre-streaming era.
Super Bass was covered by several artists and celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Kendall Jenner, and Sophia Grace & Rosie who performed with Minaj on The Ellen DeGeneres Show after going viral on YouTube.
Super Bass is also cited as one of the female rap songs that helped launch Nicki Minaj into the mainstream, as well as being the catalyst for merging female rap into the
pop genre.
