Nightmare Vacation is the debut studio album by American rapper Rico Nasty, released on December 4, 2020, through Artist Partner Group (APG), Atlantic Records and her own Sugar Trap label.

The album earned positive reviews, with many of the music critics complimenting its ferocity, fun and genre integration, including trap metal as well as Rico Nasty's delivery and empowering lyrics.

and "STFU" and also features her breakout 2018 single "Smack a Bitch" which had been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America earlier that year.

[2] Talking to NME about the time spent during her creative process and the self-doubt it causes, Rico Nasty said, "I made Anger Management in a week.

[4] She subsequently released a makeup palette as a collaboration with Il Makiage,[5] and later confirmed that names of the shades will be titles of the tracks in the album.

[6] In a letter directed to her fans, Rico Nasty explained that the project's title is a metaphorical oxymoron: "[...] understand that anything you want you can achieve!

[3] Rico Nasty herself described the album as "a more evolved version of Sugar Trap [2016 mixtape], because it's good and bad", and noted that unlike most of her existing repertoire, "there are no rock cadences on it.

[31][32] The song "Smack a Bitch" was released on January 13, 2018,[33] and became Rico Nasty's "breakout single",[34] before featuring as a bonus track on Nightmare Vacation two years later.

A remix of the song featuring American rappers ppcocaine, Rubi Rose and Sukihana serves as the last track on the album.

[21][40] Kyann-Sian Williams of NME wrote that as Rico Nasty channels "nostalgic noughties culture and sound while exuding turbulent modern production", her debut studio album "solidifies her status as a singular talent".

[3] Elly Watson of DIY concluded with the statement: "Biting and abrasive in the best kind of ways, Nightmare Vacation finds an artist stepping up into the hype that's been surrounding her for years, and delivering on it tenfold.

Critics from The Observer and The Guardian wrote slightly less positive reviews, both expressing how Rico Nasty's music, despite its uniqueness and freshness, had not stylistically experienced any progression from her existing repertoire but rather "stagnation".