I always thought I could write pop songs for someone else or I could write R & B records for someone else, but I did not think That people would accept me writing Those type of songs and me singing Them And just being who I am, "Nicki Complex Minaj recently told about her hotly anticipated sophomore album "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded," which leaked on Wednesday (March 28) ahead of its April 3 release date. "And I guess that's the point ... The goal is to not Want Their acceptance, the goal is to just do you and they'll come around. "
Indeed, the first half of "Roman Reloaded" is the sound of Minaj doing a victory lap - enough already ESTABLISHED in hip-hop to compete with her male counterparts, she leaves plenty of room for guests like Rick Ross, Chainz 2, Drake, and Chris Brown to take the mic. This time around, however, she Seems to have her sights set on competing with Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga and Madonna, based on the album's pop-heavy second half. If you thought David Guetta her single "Turn Me On" was a major departure last summer, get ready for five more songs That sound pretty much exactly like that.
In short, Minaj spends more time exploring her musical identity on "Roman Reloaded" than she does Perfecting Them, Which makes the album sound bloated and rushed. It's also her bridge overtly commercial work to date, and will Rapidly expand her fan base while alienating a good chunk of her core is a focus on singing instead of imaginative rhymes.
Which "Roman Reloaded" track will lead to the Nicki Minaj chart domination she and her Young Money team are known for? Here's our track-by-track review of each song.
First "Roman Holiday": Minaj kicks off the album with her unpredictable alter ego, Roman Zolanski, saying, "I'm a lunatic and this can not be cured with no elixir." Also unpredictable are the random drops on sonic Several of the "Roman Reloaded" tracks. Exhibit A is a crooning version of "O Come, All Ye Faithful."
Second "Come On a Cone": Minaj takes three minutes to boast and fade Those who've Their Eyes closed or challenged her on what sounds like part two of "Did It On Em." Do not be surprised if you walk away singing "Dick in your face / Put my dick in your face," off key.
Third, "I Am Your Leader," featuring Rick Ross and Cam'ron: This is a stunt or a son? That is the question. Minaj it chooses to Both through out the first part of the album. The nostalgia of Cam's return Trumps the overall catchiness of the song.
4th "Beez In The Trap," featuring Chainz 2: The Keno-produced cut is one of the stand-out tracks of the album, it Reminiscent Minaj's mixtape days. Good call on Minaj's Behalf to recruit hip-hop's MVP, 2 Chainz.
5th "Hov Lane": Minaj's energy lives up to the heavy bass beat, but her rhymes are unimaginative on the ode to Jay-Z's legacy. "Big Ass Chain / I'm heavy ... Fuck you bitch said? / Fuck you, porn star"
6th "Roman Reloaded," featuring Lil Wayne: Wayne Aside from stealing her spotlight, Minaj contradicts herself, denying her transition to pop (see "Starships" and beyond). "So I laugh at hopefuls / 'Nicki pop' / Only thing that's pop is my endorsement op / Fuck around and have to go and reinforce the Gloc," Nicki raps.
7th "Champion," featuring Nas, Drake, Young Jeezy: Minaj sheds light in her journey from struggle to success, "Bitches Do not know the half like they flunked at math / Bitches Is not have cut up crack up in the stash Cause. .. they killed my little cousin, Nicholas / But only have the memories of the images. "Hip-hop heavyweights Nas, Drake and Young Jeezy, come in to celebrate Their resilience.
8th "Right By My Side," featuring Chris Brown Minaj lets her guards down on the duet with Chris Brown. The song is sonically similar to Jordan Sparks and Brown's "No Air." The highlight is Minah's honesty, "It is not spit your game, it's your dick game That got me walking around ready to wear your big chain."
9th "Sex in the Lounge," featuring Lil Wayne and Bobby Valentino: Sonically and lyrically subpar, Minaj, Wayne and Bobby take turns to speak on Their turn-ons while out in the streets and in between the sheets.
10th "Starships": From the moment Nicki Announces "Let's go to the beach / beach," on this current single from RedOne, it's become abundantly clear That the pop half of the record has kicked in. The most polarizing single in Minaj's career to date, "Starships" what's more pop hooks That Has monstrous overshadow its throwaway lyrics ("I'm on the floor / I love to dance / If you want more / Then here I am. ") If you do not care for this track, this may be where the music ends for a solid eight tracks for you.
11th "Pound The Alarm": "I'm a bad bitch, no Muzzle" Nicki Warns on this "Starships" soundalike from Red One. Nicki does a little bit more singing than she does on her current single, but Otherwise the two tracks are Virtually indistinguishable. Even the chorus is a rewrite. "Oh oh oh come fill my glass up a little more / We 'bout to get up and burn this floor / You know in getting' hotter and hotter / Sexy and hotter / Let's shut it down,"
12th "Whip It": If Lisa Lisa went to Ibiza, it would sound a lot like this Latin-infused freestyle party jam. One of the better dance cuts on "Roman Reloaded," "Whip It" is good enough to make J. Lo jealous she did it snare as a follow-up to "On The Floor."
13th "Automatic": The musical equivalent to a Prada bag from Chinatown. It looks and even sounds like a shiny Dr. Luke's jam off Britney Spears' "Femme Fatale," with Balearic beats a la "Hold It Against Me" and a dubstep breakdown out of "Hold It Against Me," but the production and execution are a bit shoddy. Minaj sounds so anonymous on this track That if she did not name-check herself at Several points you'd forget it was her song.
14th "Beautiful Sinner": Yet another four-on-the-floor dance track where Nicki does more singing than rapping, this song is perhaps evident of the bridge Minaj's weakness as a vocalist. The bad-boy love story would be better suited for a stronger singer like Kelly Rowland or even Jennifer Hudson.
15th "Marilyn Monroe": An introspective ballads from Minaj That bears a striking resemblance to JoJo's 2011 single "Disaster," "Marilyn Monroe" contemplates her current celebrity status. "If you can not handle my worst / you is not gettin 'my best / Is this how Marilyn Monroe felt?" Of the three mid-tempo pop cuts here, this stands the best chance of pop crossover.
16th "Young Forever": A Jay-Z this is not a sequel, "Forever Young" is Minaj's take on a power ballad in the vein of Beyonce, with a melody That sounds like something you'd hear it in pop radio. In the hands of, say, Leona Lewis, this would probably become a big hit on the adult-contemporary circuit, but under Minaj's guidance it's squarely Top 40
17th "Fire Burns": A sonic successor to "Save Me" from 2010's "Pink Friday," with the same kind of heart-monitor rhythms and swelling synths That That made a dramatic standout cut. Here, Minaj kisses off a two-timing ex, "I hope your fire / fire burns baby / I hope you lay dow in your sleep / And you choke on every lie you told."
18th "Gun Shot" featuring Beenie Man: It would not be a Nicks album without a taste of her Trinidadian culture. Minaj slows it down with the winding-worthy, reggae-pop crossover, a collaboration with reggae artist who's fond of pop himself.
19th "Stupid Hoe": Minaj closes the album the way she opened the album, as Roman. On "Stupid Hoe," Roman does what he does best: fire shots. "Bitch talkin 'she the queen When She looking like lab rat," Minaj raps in the beginning of "Stupid Hoe." Do we still think Minaj is talking about the Queen Bee?
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