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"Beez in the Trap"
Song

"Beez in the Trap" is a song by Trinidadian-American hip hop artist Nicki Minaj from her second studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. It features American rapper 2 Chainz. The song got its premiere at DJ Flex's radio show at Hot 97 on March 20, 2012.[1][2] It will be released as the third single off the album on April 24, 2012.

Critical reception

"Beez in the Trap" received positive reviews from music critics, with several commenting positively on Minaj's performance. Although he felt that the song "lack[ed] real substance", Adam Fleischer of XXL praised "Beez in the Trap", calling it a "memorable moment" of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, and also complimented Minaj's "unique energy and distinct personality" displayed in the song.[3] The song awarded her with her second Best New Track accolade (the first being Super Bass) on Pitchfork Media. Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork Media described "Beez in the Trap" as a "effortless, pinging schoolyard taunt",[4] and, in a separate review of the song for the same publication, Carrie Battan complimented Minaj's "daunting swagger", writing that she "hits a spot sweet enough to render every single gripe obsolete for four and a half minutes".[5] In her review of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded for The A.V. Club, Genevieve Koski described Minaj's performance as "relatively sedate but incredibly sharp": she called the song's production "spare" and "sonar-blip", and noted Minaj to be "at her most verbose" during the first six songs of the album.[6]

Tom Ewing, writing for The Guardian, felt "Beez in the Trap" showed Minaj's awareness of her "divided fanbase": he noted that whilst Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded contained songs that were "precision-tooled for the modern pop environment", "Beez in the Trap" places more emphasis on Minaj's rapping ability, writing that the song "throw[s] a bone to the listeners who just want to hear her rap".[7] Rob Markman of MTV News commended the performance of 2 Chainz, calling his verse in the song "charismatic", and went on to write that he "doesn't compromise a thing spitting alongside the multiplatinum rapper".[1]

Music video

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Minaj, wearing a green wig and holding a fan of money while dancing in the video for "Beez in the Trap".

Minaj filmed the official music video for "Beez in the Trap" on March 18, 2012 in Miami. It was directed by Benny Boom.[8][9]. On March 29, 2012; Minaj talked about her upcoming videos in an interview with MTV, she said that the "Starships" and "Beez in the Trap" videos will be released in April 2012. "Beez in the Trap" premiered on VEVO on April 6, 2012. Birdman, Slim Thug, and Safaree Samuels make cameo appareances. The video starts with opening credits, then a visual is made of Nicki Minaj, in a blond wig, behind barb-wire to feed off an image 'she's in the trap'. The music begins and the scene moves to a strip club, where Minaj is spotted flirting with two woman on her right and left. She, then, goes on and deliberately flashes the words "Beez" and "Trap" of gold, almost like brass knuckles. One minute into the video, guest star, 2 Chainz, performs his verse, while Minaj sexually dances next to him. His verse closes with him blowing a cloud of smoke into the camera. The words "Beez" and "Trap" are sighted again, but around Minaj's neck now, thereafter, comes Minaj playing through her hair. Dancers and party-goers continue dancing throughout the hook, while footage of Minaj, 2 Chainz, Safaree, and Young Money executives, Birdman and Slim Thug, stroll by. Minaj, then, continues to play through her hair and makes a "grab" at a dancers' behind, ending the hook. Nicki Minaj continues, with hype man, Safaree behind her, as she dances in a green bikini and wig, with the words "Beez" and "Trap", still around her neck. After her verse is finish, the center of attention turns to the confetti, however, was going throughout the entire video. Birdman is seen again, in a YMCMB hat, and Minaj's golden "brass knuckles" as well. The end of the video shows guest star, 2 Chainz dancing behind Minaj, then coming to a final stop and posing back-to-back with each other.

Credits and personnel

The credits for "Beez in the Trap" are adapted from the liner notes of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.[10]

Recording
Personnel

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 63
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 47

References

  1. ^ a b Markman, Rob (March 21, 2012). "Nicki Minaj's 'Beez in the Trap' Sparks Drama Between Rival DJs". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved April 7, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  2. ^ http://www.inflexwetrust.com/2012/03/20/ifwt-exclusive-nicki-minaj-beez-in-the-trap-you-small-djs-will-never-get-a-record-before-me-pausebuttondj
  3. ^ Fleischer, Adam (April 3, 2012). "Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded". XXL. Harris Publications. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  4. ^ Dombal, Ryan (April 6, 2012). "Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  5. ^ Battan, Carrie (March 29, 2012). "Nicki Minaj: "Beez in the Trap" [ft. 2 Chainz]". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  6. ^ Koski, Genevieve (April 3, 2012). "Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  7. ^ Ewing, Tom (April 5, 2012). "Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – review". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/#!/NICKIMINAJ/status/181553298522906624
  9. ^ http://www.rap-up.com/2012/03/19/nicki-minaj-shoots-beez-in-the-trap-video-with-2-chainz/
  10. ^ Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (Media notes). The Island Def Jam Music Group. 2012. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |albumlink= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |artist= ignored (|others= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |publisherid= ignored (help)
  11. ^ "Nicki Minaj Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  12. ^ "Nicki Minaj Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
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