{{for|the MTV video block|Sucker Free}} {{for|the Tyler, the Creator song|Don't Tap the Glass}} {{use mdy dates|date=February 2013}} {{Infobox album | name = Sucka Free | type = Mixtape | artist = Nicki Minaj | cover = Sucka_Free_2008.jpg | alt = | released = April 12, 2008 | recorded = 2007–2008 | venue = | studio = | genre = Hip hop | length = 56:25 | label = {{hlist|Young Money|Dirty Money}} | producer = Lil Wayne | prev_title = Playtime Is Over | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Beam Me Up Scotty | next_year = 2009 }}
'''''Sucka Free''''' is the second mixtape by New York–based rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on April 12, 2008, by Dirty Money Records. ''Sucka Free'' features guest appearances from fellow rappers Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, Jadakiss, Lil' Kim and Ransom. Production derives from Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool, Diddy, James Todd Smith, among others.
== Background == Just after Minaj's previous mixtape, ''Playtime Is Over'', was released in 2007, Minaj released ''Sucka Free'' with label mate Lil Wayne after he discovered her on the Queens-made DVD series called ''The Come Up''.<ref name="Billboard - Nicki/Wayne Tour">{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|title=Nicki Minaj Catches Eyes On Lil' Wayne's Young Money Tour|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/nicki-minaj-catches-eyes-on-lil-wayne-s-1004001720.story?tag=nextart#/news/nicki-minaj-catches-eyes-on-lil-wayne-s-1004001720.story?tag=nextart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=12 December 2010}}</ref>
In a promotional photo for the mixtape, Minaj's pose paid homage to a photoshoot from rapper Lil' Kim's debut album, ''Hard Core'', causing Kim to express anger on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/ud6hvy/lord-lil-kim-just-threw-major-shade-at-nicki-minaj|title=Lil Kim Just Threw Major Shade At Nicki Minaj With One Sentence...|last=Alexis|first=Diamonds|date=June 22, 2018|website=BET|access-date=April 7, 2020 }}</ref> Despite Minaj calling Kim an "influence" early in her career, tensions rose between the two with Kim calling Minaj "catty" and accused her of copying her image saying, "If you are going to steal my swag, you gonna have to pay. Something gotta give. You help me, I help you. That's how it goes to me."<ref name="MTVSucka">{{cite web|title=Nicki Minaj tells Lil' Kim to get a life|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2010/11/22/nicki-minaj-pink-friday-lil-kim-hot-97-get-a-life/|work=MTV|access-date=August 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817135419/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2010/11/22/nicki-minaj-pink-friday-lil-kim-hot-97-get-a-life|archive-date=August 17, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Minaj later commented on the situation in an interview with The Angie Martinez Show, saying "She picked a fight with Foxy, then she picked a fight with Eve, then she picked a fight with Remy, then it was Mrs. Wallace, then it was Nicki Minaj. Every time you in the news, it's 'cause you gettin' at somebody. Where's your music? Put your music out, and when I see your name on ''Billboard'', that's when I'll respond to you."<ref name="MTVSucka"/>
== Critical reception == In a 2014 article, ''NME'' described the mixtape as Minaj's bang "on the door of hip-hop's boys club" and was described as "explosive".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nicki-minaj-15862-320261|website=NME|title=Nicki Minaj – 'The Pinkprint' review|date=December 15, 2014 |access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> Although Minaj jumped on a "load of popular hip hop instrumentals", she successfully made every track feel like her own.<ref name="CrackSucka">{{Cite web|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/lists/an-introduction-nicki-minajs-mixtapes/|title=An Introduction to Nicki Minaj's Mixtapes|work=Crack|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>
Minaj's remix of Eminem and The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Dead Wrong" was seen as a standout track from the mixtape which called in "comparisons to NYC rap legends like Notorious" and eventually continued by Minaj in her third studio album, ''The Pinkprint'', on songs such as "Four Door Aventador".<ref name="CrackSucka"/> The song was also called a "triumph and an omen" in a ''Paper Magazine'' article, but that it was hardly comparable to Minaj's fourth studio album, ''Queen''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/decade-of-the-barb-nicki-minaj-2641581899.html?rebelltitem=21#rebelltitem21|title=Decade of the Barb: 10 Years of Nicki Minaj|work=Paper|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> With high praise response from critics, Minaj won an award for Female Artist of the Year at the 2008 Underground Music Awards.<ref name="VogueSucka">{{Cite web|url=https://thevogue.com/artists/nicki-minaj/#:~:text=In%20October%202010%2C%20Minaj%20became,at%20the%20Underground%20Music%20Awards.|title=Nicki Minaj - The Vogue|website=Vogue|access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref>
=== Accolades === {{awards table}} |- |rowspan="1"|2008 |Nicki Minaj |Female Artist of the Year |{{won}}<ref name="VogueSucka"/> |}
==Commercial performance== The mixtape debuted at number 95 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, making it Minaj's first mixtape to chart.<ref name="BillboardR&B"/>
== Track listing == {{Missing information|section|songwriters|date=December 2023}} {{Track listing |extra_column = Sample(s) |title1 = President Carter Speaks |length1 = 1:09 |title2 = Sunshine |note2 = featuring Lil Wayne |extra2 = "(Always Be My) Sunshine" by Jay-Z featuring Foxy Brown and Babyface |length2 = 3:18 |title3 = Set It Off |length3 = 2:15 |extra3= "Set It Off" by N.O.R.E. featuring Swizz Beatz and J. Ru$$ |title4 = Brraaattt |note4 = featuring Ransom |length4 = 2:43 |extra4= "Buck Buck" by Red Café and DJ Envy featuring Sheek Louch |title5 = Higher Than a Kite |extra5 = "My Swag" by T.I. featuring Wyclef Jean |note5 = featuring Lil Wayne |length5 = 2:35 |title6 = Grindin |extra6 = "Grindin'" by Clipse |length6 = 2:20 |title7 = Curious George |extra7 = "730" by Foxy Brown |length7 = 2:02 |title8 = Sucka Free ‘08 |length8 = 0:07 |title9 = Baddest Bitch |extra9 = "Single Again" by Trina |length9 = 2:19 |title10 = Wanna Minaj? |note10 = featuring Gucci Mane and Lil' Kim |extra10 = "Freaky Gurl" (Remix) by Gucci Mane featuring Lil' Kim & Ludacris |length10 = 3:39 |title11 = Doin It Well |note11 = featuring Jadakiss |extra11= "Doin' It" by LL Cool J |length11 = 2:23 |title12 = Cuchi Shop |extra12= "Coffee Shop" by Yung Joc featuring Gorilla Zoe |length12 = 3:11 |title13 = Hundred Million Dollaz |length13 = 0:19 |title14 = Young Money Ballaz |note14 = featuring Lil Wayne |extra14 = "Roc-A-Fella Billionaires" by Freeway featuring Jay-Z |length14 = 2:38 |title15 = Sweetest Girl |extra15 = "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" by Wyclef Jean featuring Akon and Lil Wayne |length15 = 3:04 |title16 = Firm Biz '08 |extra16 = "Firm Biz" by The Firm featuring Dawn Robinson |note16 = featuring Jadakiss |length16 = 1:37 |title17 = Dead Wrong |extra17 = "Dead Wrong" by The Notorious B.I.G. |length17 = 2:46 |title18 = Long Time Comin' |note18 = featuring Ransom |extra18 = "Suga Duga" by Dipset featuring Cam'ron |length18 = 3:16 |title19 = Womp Womp |extra19 = "Pussy MVP" by Lil Wayne featuring Jay Bezel and Hot Rod |length19 = 2:34 |title20 = Who's Ya Best MC? |length20 = 2:27 |title21 = Autobiography |extra21 = "Feel It In the Air" by Beanie Sigel featuring Melissa |length21 = 4:33 |title22 = President Carter Signs Off |length22 = 0:16 |title23 = Lollipop (Remix) |extra23 = "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne |length23 = 5:42 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2010) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums<ref name="BillboardR&B">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nicki-minaj/chart-history/tgl/|title=Sucka Free Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|95 |}
== References == {{reflist}} {{Nicki Minaj}}
Category:2008 mixtape albums Category:Nicki Minaj mixtape albums Category:Young Money Entertainment mixtape albums Category:Dirty Money Records albums