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Ode to Nicki Minaj: Review and Plea from a Frustrated Ex-Fan By J’na Jefferson Oh, Onika Maraj…what happened to you? I have been here for you since your mixtape days; the days when you were good at what you did. I’ve been here for you since you started “Roman” and all those weird voices; albeit extremely odd, I still told myself that you were a great rapper. I’ve been here for you and watched you ditch that matted old wig for a bright pink one; still I held my tongue because I knew you were a wild one. HOWEVER… my tongue can’t be held anymore. For those of you who do not know, Nicki Minaj’s second studio album was released on April 3, 2012. It is entitled Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, which is a continuation of the theme from her smash hit album from 2010: Pink Friday. If you are considering buying this album, take your $15 and go do something else with it… maybe see The Hunger Games again. Nicki Minaj has SOLD OUT. I’m serious. I like to believe that this fate occurred because of her most popular hit to-date “Super Bass.” With its catchy hook, mainstream/bubblegum sound, and you-can’t-rap-this-fast verses, “Super Bass” catapulted Miss Minaj to hip hop superstardom (and as I write the words “hip hop,” I’m chuckling). Since then, she’s shown up in every single song in just about every single genre (Madonna, Big Sean, Robin Thicke, Christina Aguilera), and the fame is getting to her head. Her fashion sense was also a factor in her journey to selling out. Lest we forget the 2011 MTV VMA’s at which an entire children’s toy chest seemed to have exploded all over Minaj, or the 2012 Grammys at which Nicki was dressed as some sort of Mary Magdalene/“Little Red Riding Hood” hybrid… only to be outshined by her date, “The Pope” (who looked just as confused as everyone else in the world was). A few singles were released before the full album, including “Roman in Moscow” (a continuation of Pink Friday’s “Roman’s Revenge”), and “Stupid H**.” The hook in the latter is deep and thought provoking; it mirrors such legendary pieces as “Imagine” by John Lennon. (I hope you know I’m joking, April Fool’s Day is still in the near past and I still have a few jokes up my sleeve.) This album is not so much a collection of what Minaj has to offer as a “musician” (so many sarcastic quotations in this!), but more so, Roman Reloaded is a collection of random styles and genres of music that Nicki is still exploring to find out her sound. She has songs that sound like R&B (“Marilyn Monroe”, “Right by My Side”), songs that sound like she got advice from Katy Perry (“Starships”), and best believe there’s electronic (“Beautiful Sinner”). But where is the hip hop? Good luck finding it. Even though she has called on some famous pals to help her try to figure out her sound (Drake, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne), they provide lackluster cameos on an equally-as-lackluster sophomore effort. Word of advice, Onika/ Nicki/Barbie/Roman/Martha/Plaxico/D’Brickashaw/Whoever you’re going by now-a-days. Don’t step out of your element. You always bring up how you were an underground rapper from Southside Jamaica, Queens and now you’re putting out THIS? What happened to you being the “baddest in the school, the baddest in the game?” I guess you dropped that mentality and those skills you had for a golden ticket to the mainstream pop music factory. Stick to what you’re good at. Just because everyone likes when you do your crazy voices, it doesn’t mean you always have to do them. Another thing, don’t you dare sing. Stop it. You are not a singer, yet you’re singing on almost every track. Autotune makes you sound decent, but where on your Wikipedia page does it list your occupation as “singer”? I heard your “riff” in “Gun Shot” from the new album and my eardrums might be occupying Wall Street. End the madness Nicki. Please, for your fans that have been there since the beginning, and for the fans that have given up because they don’t think you can be “Beam Me Up Scotty” “Itty Bitty Piggy” Nicki (this includes me). Show us that you can still be the rapper you started off as, because it is way too soon to be getting comfortable. ALBUM RATING: 5/10 LISTEN TO: ….well not much, but if I had to choose, I’d have to listen to “Roman Reloaded” the title track. It is reminiscent of “Did It On ‘Em” from Pink Friday.
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Óid don Nicki Minaj: Athbhreithniú agus Phléadáil ó frustrated Ex-Fan De réir J'na Jefferson Ó, Onika Maraj ... cad a tharla duit? Bhí mé anseo le haghaidh tú ó do laethanta mixtape; an lá nuair a bhí tú go maith ag cad a rinne tú. Tá mé anseo le haghaidh tú ó thosaigh tú ag "Rómhánach" agus dóibh siúd go léir guthanna aisteach; cé gur fíor-aisteach, dúirt mé fós féin go raibh tú rapper mór. Tá mé anseo le haghaidh tú agus tú ag faire ar díog go wig matted d'aois le haghaidh ceann amháin geal bándearg; fós ar siúl mé mo theanga mar gheall ar a fhios agam go raibh tú ceann fiáin. ÁFACH ... Ní féidir mo theanga a chur ar siúl níos mó. Dóibh siúd agaibh nach bhfuil aithne acu, a scaoileadh albam Nicki Minaj an stiúideo dara ar 3 Aibreán, 2012. Tá sé i dteideal Pink Dé hAoine: Rómhánach Reloaded, a bhfuil a leanúint ar an téama óna albam hit bain ó 2010: Pink Dé hAoine. Má tá tú ag smaoineamh ag ceannach an albam seo, a ghlacadh do $ 15 agus dul a dhéanamh rud éigin eile a bhfuil sé ... b'fhéidir Na Cluichí Ocrais a fheiceáil arís. Nicki Minaj Tá DÍOLTA AMACH. Tá mé tromchúiseach. Is maith liom a chreidiúint gur tharla seo cinniúint mar gheall ar a hit is coitianta le dáta "Super Bass." Leis an Hook, fuaim catchy príomhshrutha / bubblegum, agus tú-can't-Rap-an-tapa véarsaí, "Super Bass" catapulted Miss Minaj a superstardom hip hop (agus mar a scríobh mé na focail "hip hop," Tá mé ag chuckling). Ó shin i leith, tá sí a thaispeántar ar bun i ngach amhrán amháin sa seánra díreach faoi gach amháin (Madonna, Seán Mór, Robin Thicke, Christina Aguilera), agus tá clú agus cáil ar an dul chun a ceann. Bhí a chiall faisin a bhí ina fhachtóir i di turas a dhíol amach. Lest dearmad againn ar an 2011 MTV VMA ag a bhfuil an chuma cófra bréagán ar leanaí ar fad ar a phléasc ar fud Minaj, nó an Grammys 2012 ag a raibh cóirithe Nicki mar éigin de Mary Magdalene / "Cochaillín Dearg" hibrideach ... ach a outshined ag a dháta, "An Pápa" (a d'fhéach sé díreach ar dhaoine eatarthu mar le gach duine eile sa domhan a bhí). Scaoileadh A singles cúpla roimh an albam iomlán, lena n-áirítear "Rómhánach i Moscó" (a leanúint de Pink Dé hAoine 's "díoltas Rómhánach ar"), agus "** H dúr." Is é an Hook sa dara domhain agus shíl mé provoking; sé scáthán píosaí legendary ar nós "Samhlaigh" le John Lennon. (Tá súil agam go bhfuil a fhios agat Tá mé ag magadh, tá Aibreán amadán Lá fós san am atá caite aice agus tá mé fós jokes cúpla suas mo chum é.) Ní hé seo an albam an oiread sin bailiúchán de cad tá Minaj a thairiscint mar "ceoltóir" (quotations an oiread sin i sarcastic é seo!), Ach níos mó ná sin, Reloaded Rómhánach é bailiúchán de stíleanna randamach agus seánraí ceoil go bhfuil Nicki iniúchadh fós chun a fháil amach di fuaime. Sí amhráin go bhfuil fuaim cosúil le R & B ("Marilyn Monroe", "Ceart ag Mo Taobh"), amhráin go gcreideann fuaime mar fuair sí comhairle ó Katy Perry ("Starships"), agus is fearr ann ar leictreonach ("peacach Álainn"). Ach i gcás an hip hop? Ádh mór aimsiú sé. Cé go bhfuil iarr sí ar roinnt pals cáiliúil chun cuidiú léi iarracht a dhéanamh amach a fuaime (Drake, Óga Jeezy, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne), a chuireann siad ar cameos lackluster ar iarracht sophomore cothrom-mar-lackluster. Focal de comhairle, Brickashaw Onika / Nicki / Barbie / Roman / Martha / Plaxico / D '/ Whoever bhfuil tú ag dul ag anois-lá-. Ná céim amach as do ghné. Duit a thabhairt suas i gcónaí cé go raibh tú ar rapper faoi thalamh ó Dheisceart Iamáice, Ríona agus anois tá tú ag cur amach SEO? Cad a tharla a bheith agat ar an "baddest sa scoil, an baddest sa chluiche?" Buille faoi thuairim mé thit tú go bhfuil dearcadh agus na scileanna sin a bhí agat le haghaidh ticéad órga chun an mhonarcha a pop ceol príomhshrutha. Bata leis an méid a bhfuil tú ag maith. Díreach mar Is maith le gach duine nuair a dhéanann tú do chuid guthanna mire, ní chiallaíonn sé go bhfuil tú i gcónaí a dhéanamh orthu. Rud eile, nach dare tú chanadh. Stop sé. Nach bhfuil tú amhránaí, go fóill go bhfuil tú ag canadh ar an rian beagnach gach. Autotune a dhéanann tú fuaime réasúnta, ach nuair nach ar do leathanach Vicipéid sé liosta do bheatha mar "amhránaí"? Chuala mé do "riff" i "Shot gunna" ón albam nua agus a d'fhéadfadh a bheith ina chónaí i mo eardrums Wall Street. Deireadh a chur le Nicki madness. Le do thoil, le do lucht leanúna tar éis a bhí ann ó thús, agus le haghaidh an lucht leanúna tar éis a thabhairt suas toisc nach bhfuil siad smaoineamh ar féidir leat a bheith "Bhíoma Me Up Scotty" "Itty Bitty Piggy" Nicki (áirítear leis dom). Taispeáin dúinn gur féidir leat a bheith fós an rapper thosaigh tú amach mar, toisc go bhfuil sé ró-luath ar bhealach a bheidh ag fáil compordach. RÁTAÍOCHTA ALBUM: 5/10 ÉIST LE: .... go maith, ní i bhfad, ach má bhí mé a roghnú, ba mhaith liom a bheith ag éisteacht le "Reloaded Rómhánach" an rian teideal. Tá sé i gcuimhne "An raibh sé Ar 'Em" Pink ó Dé hAoine.