On Ice Lyrics – Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj is serving ice-cold realness with “On Ice,” track [nine] on her sixth album ONIKA out March 27, 2026 via Republic Records, and that snippet hits like a delayed text from someone you iced out—full of ache, glow-up, and that signature sting you can’t look away from.

From the leaked bars, this one’s a mid-tempo rap confessional with Nicki’s melodic flow dipping into R&B territory, all over hazy production that lets the emotions simmer before they snap. She co-wrote and co-produced it herself, channeling that raw Onika energy into themes of unbalanced love and hard-won clarity: spotting the calls you ignore, craving a whole life you can’t hold, then flipping to the revenge arc where you set the price after begging falls flat. It’s got those vivid turns—like riding waves you can’t swim or flinging back a tossed towel—that mirror her gift for turning personal wreckage into poetry. The creative direction feels like a bridge from Pink Friday 2’s spectacle to something stripped-back, where vulnerability meets victory lap, teased first on her Instagram Live back in late 2025 to send Barbz into a frenzy.

ONIKA’s her full unmasking, a 16-track dive into the woman behind the crown—think “The Straw That Broke The Camel’s Back” kicking it off with that gut-punch opener, rolling through “Patience” and “Hunter” for the slow burns, then landing collabs like “Surprise” with Lourdiz before this icy peak. The rest sketches out “Anxiety,” “Hungry,” and “Mamita” as nods to inner battles and bold hungers, all under her Harajuku Barbie stamp with Republic handling the drop. No full tracklist visuals yet, but her September tweet unlocked the numbering game, promising shocks that tie back to her Trinidad roots and rap throne.

Nicki’s closing out 2025 on her terms, post-Pink Friday 2 Tour highs and that relentless chart clapback, evolving from mixtape firebrand to the architect of her legacy. ONIKA’s her exhale into the real—less armor, more mirrors—proving at 43 she’s not just enduring the game; she’s rewriting the rules with bars that cut clean and heal crooked.

Dive into the On Ice lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other ONIKA tracks for more of Nicki Minaj’s unyielding fire.