Nicki minaj dear old nicki
Nor will you find the incredibly unstoppably explosive lyrics and catchy beats of “I Get Crazy” and “Go Hard” off of 2009’s Beam Me Up Scotty. Nowhere will you find the naughty rhymes displayed on cuts like “Cuchi Shop” and “Wanna Minaj” found on 2008’s Sucka Free. For fans of anything the femcee’s done over the past three years, know this now: You won’t actually find that on Pink Friday. On November 22, Minaj’s long-awaited debut album Pink Friday was finally unleashed onto the world. With only a few months left until Pink Friday‘s release, Minaj was seemingly unstoppable. But by the time Minaj’s verse comes in around three minutes into the track, it’s clear who shined brightest: “First things first, I’ll eat your brains / Then I’mma start rockin’ gold teeth and fangs,” Minaj taunts, growling her way through truly one of her most cutting, clever verses yet–simultaneously shaking off haters while (rightfully) bragging about her recent successes: “So let me get this straight, wait–I’m the rookie? / But my features and my shows ten times your pay!” By the time Kanye West‘s “Monster” arrived, it was clear that Nicki was unstoppable.Īside from ‘Ye, the track plays host to an impressive collection of talent, including Jay-Z and Rick Ross, as well as indie-rocker Bon Iver. Truly, Minaj’s verses just kept getting better as the year went on. In a world where male electro-R&B superstars dominate much of today’s US radio charts, Minaj’s playfully insane inflection and bright pink wigs provided some much-needed color to shake up the recycled radio productions–not to mention some incredible lyrics to boot.
Turning on the radio was a near guarantee that you’d encounter Minaj at some point, who provided a verse to no less than ten major songs in 2010, including Ludacris‘ “My Chick Bad,” Usher‘s “Lil’ Freak” and Trey Songz‘ “Bottoms Up.” Much as Gaga ascended to overnight super stardom in 2009, so too did Nicki in 2010. As the new year begun, Minaj’s popularity soon skyrocketed at breakneck speed. Gum snapping, eyes rolling, breasticles ready to burst from her tight blouse at any given moment–I knew it was love at first sight. I first discovered Nicki Minaj back in December of 2009 through a promotional video for “Itty Bitty Piggy,” one of the tracks off of Minaj’s 2009 mixtape, Beam Me Up Scotty.