Time to check out Nicki's sophomore album
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When you see the title 'Pink Friday - Roman Reloaded' you could be forgiven for thinking that Nicki Minaj was just re-releasing a(nother version) of her debut album 'Pink Friday'. That's certainly what I thought she was doing; but given that Super Bass was already off the Deluxe edition and there had been quite a few new tracks around I was beginning to wonder how long this track list was going to be! There are in fact 22 tracks (including bonuses) on 'Roman Reloaded'. Any album which features a snippet of 'Oh Come Oh Ye Faithful' in the opening track is guaranteed to deliver you plenty of WTF moments.
In one sense it is an album of two halves. To begin with we get a weak follow-up for the R&B rapper Nicki we grew to love in her debut. With plenty of guest features from the likes of Beenie Man, Lil Wayne, Cam'ron and Rick Ross to name but a few there is definitely a deliberate attempt to stick to her roots. However the beast has been somewhat tamed; listening to Roman's Revenge with Eminem on her debut scared me a bit to begin with but you could really sense the passion and fight within Miss Minaj. The best feature on the album once again comes courtesy of Drake -Champion is easily the bast track in the first half of the album and makes a great follow up to their Moment 4 Life.
After the awful Sex In The Lounge we hit the second half of the album with Starships blowing up as track #10. Given Nicki's success with both Super Bass and Til The World Ends you can't blame her for going down the route that definitely sells but my has she camped it up from here! As Starships is currently enjoying a great chart run in the UK, I can see this album delivering her some rather large HITS! I almost feel at times she has stolen a few Ke$ha demos here and hired the likes of RedOne to boost the production. After Starships we get Sound The Alarm, which really gets all guns blazing and throws literally everything at you. I didn't think you could ramp up the production much more than on Starships but this does put it to shame!
Just like David Guetta's Nothing But The Beat, the second half of Roman Reloaded is absolutely packed with huge songs and brimming with energy. Once we reach track 19 we unfortunately reach the annoying Stupid Hoe to spoil things a bit. But if you've invested in the Deluxe Edition you'll get the massive Turn Me On (feat. Guetta), the proposed lead single Va Va Voom and the lovely Masquerade to end on a high.
So whatever your feeling towards Nicki Minaj, you can definitely take this track listing and get yourself a nice EP of music to your taste: whether you want to camp it up to max, dance to party pop hits or just enjoy the R&B rapping Nicki does so well. It may come as no surprise that this album is expected to debut at #1 in the US next week with some rather large numbers!
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