M.A.D. Lyrics – Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj is flipping the script on bottled-up fury with M.A.D., her fierce new cut from the upcoming ONIKA, and it cracks open like a long-simmering argument finally spilling over—sharp, unfiltered, and ready to own the room.

This one’s a straight-up hip-hop heater, all booming 808s and razor-wire flows that clock in around three minutes of pure Nicki dominance. She handles production tags herself alongside her go-to team, layering trap snares with those haunting vocal chops that give it a cinematic edge, like a revenge plot unfolding in real time. The genre’s classic rap at its most personal—think early mixtape fire meets Pink Friday polish—but the creative direction here is all about weaponizing the madness.

Themes hit on turning pain into power: betrayal’s sting, the exhaustion of playing nice, and that triumphant snap where you decide enough’s enough. From the snippets floating on her X, it’s laced with clever wordplay on “mad” as both emotion and manifesto, flipping vulnerability into victory laps that feel like she’s talking straight to you through the speakers.

M.A.D. slots as track [ten] on ONIKA, Nicki’s sixth album and a raw return to her Queens core, set for March 27, 2026, via Young Money and Republic. The project’s a 16-track excavation of Onika Maraj unplugged—no alter egos, just straight stories from the woman behind the crown, blending confessional R&B dips with hard-hitting rap that nods to her dancehall days. It opens with “The Introduction” and builds through bangers like “Patience” and “Anxiety” (both previewed last fall), peaks with collabs teased like one with a rising Caribbean spitfire, and closes on reflective cuts that tie it all back to legacy. Her X thread from December 10 dropped the tracklist reveal, complete with moody art that had Barbz breaking it down frame by frame. No full lyrics out yet—Genius has the placeholder up—but follow her on Spotify to snag pre-save alerts and stay in the loop as more leaks hit.

Nicki’s wrapping 2025 like the boss she is, post-Pink Friday 2 Tour highs and those viral clapbacks that kept the culture on its toes. At this stage, she’s not chasing trends; she’s setting them, evolving from pop-rap queen to the architect of her own narrative. ONIKA’s her way of saying the fire’s just getting started—deeper layers, bolder swings, and zero apologies for the heat.

Dive into the M.A.D. lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other ONIKA tracks for more of Nicki Minaj’s unfiltered fire.