On the plus side: Amazing and pleasingly barmy intro. On the down side: Will make zero sense to anyone not fully immersed in Nicki’s already over-elaborate self-mythology. On the plus side: Commercial-sounding pop record with great crossover potential. On the down side: Limp sub-Rihanna fluff. On the plus side: Predictably amazing visuals and colour palette. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘nicki minaj’
Video: Nicki Minaj ft. Drake – Moment 4 Life
Posted: 31st January 2011 by instanthits in Uncategorized, VideosTags: drake, nicki minaj
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Why a Nicki-only Monster is pointless
Posted: 6th January 2011 by MV in UncategorizedTags: cherries, edits, kanye west, kingdom, nicki minaj, remixes
So let me get this straight… Kanye West is a misogynistic prick and now everyone hates him. Apparently some people’s resolution for 2011 is to set records for rapidly changing their minds about something they very recently declared to be Amazing. Revisionism 2011 ™ seems to be on the verge of declaring Minaj’s verse in [...]
New Video: Kanye West ft. Nicki Minaj et al – Monster
Posted: 30th December 2010 by MV in VideosTags: bon iver, jay-z, kanye west, nicki minaj, rick ross, videos
It’s finally here! And it’s pretty much as messed up and brilliant as expected. Fittingly, the Minaj section is incredible, and sort of puts the controversy-courting remainder of the video in the shade. You can only take so much of Kanye and his mates hanging around dead models like bored creeps, after all. The song [...]
Top 75 Tracks 2010: THE TOP TEN
Posted: 22nd December 2010 by MV in Future HitsTags: delorean, hope sandoval, james blake, kanye west, katy b, massive attack, nicki minaj, niki & the dove, robyn, sky larkin, sleigh bells, underworld
Yes, it’s here, the actual top ten. I felt like expanding my annual top 50 to 75 was a clever move. I now feel like I’ve been writing about songs pretty much FOREVER. It’s a good job doing so is such fun. Anyway, as this is the top ten, you will not be surprised to [...]
Top 75 Tracks 2010, part 3
Posted: 17th December 2010 by MV in Future HitsTags: avicii, caribou, clock opera, hot chip, hurts, kisses, miami horror, netsky, nicki minaj, ratatat, sean garrett, the golden filter, tim berg, top 75, top singles 2010, top tracks 2010
I’m loving the fact that each and every batch of tracks I run through this year is making me thing “um, shouldn’t this be further up the list?” What a great year for tunes. If you’re enjoying this as much as I am, here’s a Spotify playlist containing the tracks so far (from 75-31) – [...]