FTCU (song)

"FTCU" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj from her fifth studio album Pink Friday 2 (2023). The song impacted rhythmic radio as the album's fifth single on January 30, 2024, through Young Money and Republic Records. Produced by ATL Jacob, it contains a sample of "Fuck the Club Up" by Waka Flocka Flame featuring Pastor Troy and Slim Dunkin. A remix entitled the "Sleezemix" featuring Travis Scott, Chris Brown and Sexyy Red was released on April 19, 2024.

Background and composition
The song samples lyrics from "Fuck the Club Up" and contains trap production. It finds Nicki Minaj asserting her dominance in the hip hop music industry. In addition, she seemingly takes shots at fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion in the second verse with lyrics mentioning rappers Tory Lanez and Iggy Azalea: "Stay in your Tory lane, bitch, I'm not Iggy"; Lanez had shot Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. Azalea had written a letter in support of him to the court in the legal case of the shooting.

Critical reception
Robin Murray of Clash called the song a "foul-mouthed club salute". Nick Malone of PopMatters described the bass in the song's production as a "pimp smack to the jaw". Fred Thomas of AllMusic regarded the song to be one of the "concise burners" from Pink Friday 2. However, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd of Pitchfork commented "Minaj should be taking a victory lap—she is one of the most important rappers of this century—and yet she seems to feel like she has to keep reiterating her position and punching down, hitting a low point on the Waka Flocka-sampling 'FTCU' when she raps, 'Stay in your Tory lane, bitch, I'm not Iggy.'"

Promotion
Minaj appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on December 20, 2023, and performed a freestyle over the beat of FTCU, "battling" Colbert. A remix of the song entitled "Sleezemix" featuring rappers Travis Scott, Sexyy Red and singer Chris Brown was released on April 19, 2024.

Track listing

 * Streaming/digital download
 * 1) "FTCU" (explicit) – 2:52
 * 2) "FTCU" (clean) – 2:52
 * 3) "FTCU" (STPU edition) – 2:32
 * 4) "FTCU" (STPU edition; clean radio version) – 2:32
 * 5) "FTCU" (instrumental) – 2:32


 * Streaming/digital download – Sleezemix
 * 1) "FTCU" (Sleezemix; featuring Travis Scott, Chris Brown, and Sexyy Red) – 3:59
 * 2) "FTCU" – 2:52