''Black Friday'' is the second

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by American rapper

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, released on February 14, 2011 through

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. The title track is a response to

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's song " Roman's Revenge". The mixtape also contains the track "Grindin' Makin' Money", a collaboration which features rappers Birdman and Nicki Minaj, which Kim claims ignited the feud between her and Minaj, as well as another diss song towards Minaj titled "Pissin' on 'Em".

Background

The creation of this mixtape was inspired by Kim's feud with Nicki Minaj. The cover of the mixtape, featuring a decapitated Nicki Minaj, was a fan's idea. The mixtape's title is a play on Minaj's debut album ''

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''. The music video for the title track was released on November 26, 2010.

Critical reception

''Black Friday'' was heavily panned by

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. Kid Fury of ''

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'' described its content as "tragic shit" and commented that the mixtape "lacks consistency, edge, and originality".Fury, Kid (March 10, 2011)
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''s Huw Jones gave it one-and-a-half out of five stars and felt that its production lacks "originality". Jones also panned Lil Kim's lyrics and disses towards Minaj as "inane", writing that "there are some pert jabs dotted among the tactless insults, but for the most part, it's a senseless rant".Jones, Huw (March 22, 2011)
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. Retrieved on 2011-03-24. Kazeem Famuyide of ''

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'' wrote that "I know it's a dated name ... but I don't think it's that crazy as far as appealing to her hardcore fan base". Jozen Cummings of '' XXL'' wrote facetiously, "It's not that we refuse to pay for music, we'd just much rather have an option to not do it. If you force any price tag on us without giving us a decent amount of free music to sample from, we're scoffing at that $9.99".

Track listing

The track listing for the mixtape was revealed by ''

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''.

References

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