Great things come to those who wait! For a while, I thought she was just an attention hog, and was being wierd just to get attention, and didn't really give her a chance. Then, I heard her album, some say that it is a little too poppy and that she is just a Lil' kim wannabe, but what's great is that she is her own person, and does not try to be anyone but herself, which is great. I have much more respect for her now.She has a great flow as well, she spits fire,though sometimes it's not in the usual color of fire, it changes colors like a chameleon, as her style does throughout the record! She starts with "I'm the Best," a self-congratulatory anthem for her hard work breaking through and having her chance to let people hear her music. The next song, "Roman's Revenge," spits the fire as Nicki becomes the dragon spitting fire on the haters, and matches the ferocity of her guest Eminem! There is a great beat that keeps the song going. A great team they make, but because it is Nicki, you cannot forget her humorous delivery at the end. "Did it On 'Em" is next, which is another song dedicated to her haters, which has some voice overs included one of which says "I don't know what Lil' Wayne looks like!" a great line and one that shows her humor is intact, as well as Weezy's. We go to the first, or second, poppy song called "See Right Thru Me" which is about a dysfunctional relationship where the love is runninhg on empty, but those caught in the relationship just cannot leave each other for some reason. The next song is one of my favorites, it is called "Fly," and features Rihanna. The keys are in the background and the beat is in the forfront, as it should be because the synergy of the instrumentaion gives the feeling of floating in the clouds if one closes their eyes, awesome, great vocals by Rihanna, and delivery from Minaj! Next song is another awesome one called "Save Me" Which has a great beat in the back, that gives the feel of a heartbeat going normal pace and then speeds up at the bridge. The other instrumentals reinforce this musical allusion to a heartbeat monitor. She sings in this one, and does well, she has a great voice. ANother awesome song follows with a great beat, flow, and message. It is almost as if her call for help from the last has been answered, and her flow is revived. Drake comes in to work with Nicki on this song, and they make an awesome team as well. This is probably one of the most popular singles from the album. As for the message, it is living in the moment, and how she feels as if she is on cloud nine and would love to stay in this "Moment 4 life"...sorry had to do it! Another favorite is "Check it Out" with Will i Am that addresses haters, but is very positive. The sample of 1979 hit "Video Killed the Radio Star" give the song it's positive vibe. The chorus is kind of repetitive, but it doesn't matter the song puts a smile on my face, as it is a fun song to listen to. The beat hits it stride at the last minute and works well. Kanyeezy is in the buildin' and is "Blazin," which is the title of the next song, a great one. The flow of Minaj is quick and is performed with conviction! One of my favorite lines is between "before the storm come the calm, hope you can take the heat like Lebron" or " as long as I am in the game/you'll never win/ i'm on a different type of high /heroin/put on my cape and hit the sky/heroine" both by Minaj and one of my favorites from Kanye is "hello all my bad girls this just in/ Weezy heard the beat like he f---ed a best friend/ and she let 'em back in, and he just did it again/ he crazy, he blazin' he off the deep end." Another short song with great instrumentals is "Here I Am" following the smoke of the last track, and calling her haters to come for her, she's here, and ready! She tells the haters to take her as she is because she will not change for their sake. Now it's time for "Dear Old Nicki"to listen to her newfound self in a heartfelt shout-out that reads as a letter to her old self in interpersonal fashion; this delivery really makes a song such as this more interesting, and works well. "Your Love" is another one of the poppy songs which is about her love for her samurai in golden yoroi, kind of cutesy but heartfelt, and not there just for airplay, or is it? I'm just kidding, I can hear the sincerity! "Last Chance" featuring Natasha Bedingfield has great instrumentals and a positive tone. Good way to finish a record! But if you had bought the deluxe version, you would have the awesome new single "Super Bass," which is very poppy, but is one that oozes sincerity as she speaks of a love that causes her heart to work as drumbeat going away. I love "Blow Ya Mind" which starts with a nice little guitar, slow tempo, and then the beat kicks it up a notch with a dance hall beat and vocals saying "nobody" there are several beats/tempos in this song, and her delivery is good.The chorus is kind of silly to make it rhyme i'll end with billy. Actual chorus: She said her name was nicki, she came to play and her body was sicken/ she get what she wants, so sexy when she talks/ you know she gon' to blow ya mind." The next song talks about the almighty green, but is called "Muny"; not a bad song, in fact, all three bonus songs should have been added to the record, they were all good enough to be on the original album. Best Songs: Roman's Revenge, Fly, Save Me, Moment 4 Life, Check It Out, Blazin, Here I Am, Dear Old Nicki, Super Bass, Blow Ya Mind, Muny.
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