Hey everyone, after almost two months due to lack of new music, I'm back with a new review, this time featuring one of the Hottest MCs in the Game, Nicki Minaj.
After reining in the New Year freestyling over PTAF's Boss Ass Bitch (at the same time garnering them a record deal), she continued her stream of guest features on Young Thug's Danny Glover, proclaiming that she has a mixtape and an album in the works for 2014. It seems as if these works are going to see the light of day quicker than we thought, as the new track Lookin' Ass Ni--a, expected to be a single off her 2014 album, The Pink Print, also appearing on Young Money's Rise of an Empire, was released Wednesday, the 12th. This adds another song to her current stream of new tracks, all strengthening the fact that The Queen's back, and she's "back on the prowl", in her own words. So, is this new track worth all the hype that it's been released to? Find out below.
Warning, video is definitely NSFW.
The song actually starts off pretty well... ok, with the first 40 seconds being predominantly focused on the word ni--a being repeated over, and over, and over again, within the first verse of the song. While this would be ok, the fact that the song doesn't even clock in at 3 minutes makes it take away from the song to a degree. However, after that we move into the second verse, featuring hard, rapid fire lines delivered by Minaj, coupled with an equally hard, bass led instrumental track. The energy doesn't drop off until the end of the verse, but we quickly jump back into the second verse, featuring the same intensity as the previous verse, at some points containing the most intense parts of the song. However, shortly after that and an about 30 second instrumental outro, the song ends.
While the song's good, its short duration is upsetting. However, given the other tracks and verses we've been given in the past few months, we have been getting a consistent stream of solid new tracks, with this being no exception. The instrumental and vocal tracks blend well together, making overall a hard rap track that is reminiscent of her early works, something her fans are sure to love.
Feel free to download the track below on iTunes or Amazon, and I'll see you all in my next review!
