So...Nicki Minaj....

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The Pinkprint came out today. Kind of pissed that the Target deluxe edition is defective. Anaconda is an instrumental track. How the fuck does a record company fuck up that bad?

Anyway, album is alright. I can understand why she doesn't want to do pure pop tracks but damn, one or two "Starships/Super Bass" wouldn't have been bad. You can do only do so much ghetto trap/surreal hip-hop songs and have my attention.

EDIT: wrote a quick review of the album

Spoiler:

If you’re a music fan, then you know who Nicki Minaj is. It doesn’t matter what genre you like, you will know her name. How does Minaj’s music fare for her third release, “The Pinkprint?” It’s a mixture of disappointment and good jams.

One of the reasons I really liked “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” is because Minaj was able to incorporate pop and rap into an album that flows seamlessly. The first sections of “Roman Reloaded” were rap tracks that had Minaj rapping about her fame, power, and loss. Then the pop section of the album was all about having fun, being yourself and learning that sometimes love ends early or through the means of a shitty person. Then the album ended with Stupid Hoe. Basically, “Roman Reloaded” flows so well and shows that Minaj is able to handle many different genres of music.

Minaj stated that for “The Pinkprint” she wanted to go back to her roots. It’s not a bad thing, but it leaves for a very plain album. The first few tracks are amazing, however. “All Things Go” and “I Lied” show vulnerable sides of Minaj that hit the heart. Other hard-hitting tracks that stand-out are “Pills and Potions” and “Bed of Lies (feat. Skylar Grey).” Now, I know what you’re wondering: “Nintendo! What about the collaboration with Beyoncé!?” Unfortunately, “Feeling Myself (feat. Beyoncé)” is one of the weaker tracks. I do enjoy it when Beyoncé acknowledges her flawlessness but the song itself is very weak and unmemorable.

The only other tracks to stand-out were “The Night Is Still Young” and “Get On Your Knees (feat. Ariana Grande).” The former track is reminiscent of the pop sounds from “Roman Reloaded,” while “Get On Your Knees” shows a sexual side to Grande that I haven’t heard yet. Grande should do more stuff like this because she killed it with Minaj. Another track I liked was “Anaconda” but that’s more of a guilty pleasure track. “Grand Piano” didn’t stick to me but the end of that song has a beautiful string section, something I wouldn’t have expected from Nicki Minaj.
I would say more about the other songs on this album, but they all meshed together to the point where I couldn’t differentiate between songs. The only one that I can differentiate is “Only (feat. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown),” and that’s only because the beat in that song is on fire. The collaboration between other rappers on this album was weak.

Basically, I’m disappointed. The singles were all pretty good (Pills, Anaconda, Only); and the emotional tracks are stellar (Bed of Lies, All Things Go, I Lied) and a select songs here and there (Night Is Still Young, Get On Your Knees) but then everything else is mediocre or unmemorable; or both. Minaj wants to show growth, but I feel like she stayed in place with “Pinkprint;” do I dare say, she may have even went back a step or two? It’s not an awful album, it was worth the listen and the bass in all the aggressive songs make for good turn up music; but there weren’t many tracks amongst the 21 songs to keep me coming back.