- I'm the Best
- Roman's Revenge
- Did It On'em
- Right Thru Me
- Fly
- Save Me
- Moment 4 Life
- Check It Out
- Blazin
- Here I Am
- Dear Old Nicki
- Your Love
- Last Chance
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0602527541846
Lloyd Primary Artist
Drake Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Young Money Primary Artist
Lil Wayne Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Kanye West Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Natasha Bedingfield Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
will.i.am Primary Artist,Vocals,Synthesizer,Featured Artist
Rihanna Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Eminem Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Tyga Vocals
Jae Millz Vocals
Kevin Hissink Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Jabba Vocals
John B. Keyboards,Co-Producer,Multi Instruments
Lyttleton "Cartwheel" Carter Asheiko
J.R. Rotem Multi Instruments,Various Instruments
Gudda Gudda Vocals
Ester Dean Vocals
Shaz Sparks Vocals
Danny Boy Styles Vocals
Safaree Samuels Vocals
DJ Ammo Synthesizer
Diddy Management
Kasseem Dean Composer
Kamaal Fareed Composer
Winston Thomas Composer
J.R. Rotem Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Dwayne Carter Executive Producer,Composer
Ronald Williams Executive Producer
Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson Composer
Swizz Beatz Producer
Keith Forsey Composer
Chris Bellman Mastering
Chris Gehringer Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Warren Felder Composer,Producer
Nicki Minaj Composer
Finis "KY" White Recording
Bryan Williams Executive Producer
Kevin Hissink Composer
Brian Higgins Composer
Makeba Riddick Composer
Tony Campana Engineer,Recording
Aubrey Graham Composer
S. Crawford Composer
D. Schofield Composer
Noah Shebib Engineer,Recording
Michael Stevenson Composer
James Jackson Composer,Composer
Jonathan Davis Composer
T. Williams Composer
Trevor Horn Composer
The Blackout Movement Producer
Milo Cordell Composer
Kane Producer,Producer
David Freeman Composer,Composer
Clemm Rishad Composer
D. Johnson Composer
D. Freeman Composer
James Brown Composer
First Born Additional Production
Eminem Mixing
Dylan Dresdow Mixing
W. Felder Composer
Geoff Downes Composer
John B. Composer,Producer,Programming
John Davis Composer
W. Thomas Composer
Wayne Armond Composer
Lil Wayne Composer
Robbie Bronnimann Composer
Kanye West Composer
John B. Williams Composer
Onika Maraj Composer
Noel Cadastre Assistant,Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Mike Strange Mixing,Engineer
Daniel Johnson Composer,Composer
Andrew Wansel Composer,Producer
Michael Wallace Composer
Jarvis Mills Composer
Danny Schofield Composer
Drew Money Producer
Ed Shapiro Legal Counsel
G.L. Wood Photography
Joseph Patrick Hughes Composer
Lyttleton "Cartwheel" Carter Mixing,Assistant,Recording,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Padraix Kerin Engineer
Busta Rhymes Composer
Natasha Bedingfield Composer
Malik Taylor Composer
Timothy Mosley Composer
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner Mastering Engineer
Ester Dean Composer
Joshua Berkman A&R
Justin Ellington Composer
Nikhil Seetharam Composer
Stephen Hacker Composer
J. Rotem Composer
L. Nacht Composer
will.i.am Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
James Cruz A&R,Management
Steve Schiff Composer
Joe Satriani Composer
Bruce Woolley Composer
Fabian Marasciullo Mixing
Neil Pogue Mixing
Safaree Samuels A&R,Composer
Seandrae Crawford Producer
Tyler Williams Composer
Greville Gordon Composer
Neal H. Pogue Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Steven Mitchell Composer,Composer
Roahn Hylton Composer
Jonathan Rotem Mixing,Composer,Producer
Clemmie Penton Composer
William Jordan Composer
Cleveland Browne Composer
William Adams Composer
S. Samuels Composer
Larry Nacht Composer
A. Muhammad-Jones Composer
Carl Lilly Composer
Trevor Smith Composer
Winston "BlackOut" Thomas Composer
"Oak" of the Knightwritaz Producer
Lawrence Nacht Composer
Pop Wansel Producer
Stephen Garrett Composer
Nikhil Seetheram Composer
Neal Pogue Mixing
Ariel Chobaz Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Charles Moniz Engineer,Recording
Andrew Thielk Composer
David Edwards Composer
Robbie Furze Composer
Kane Beatz Producer
Jeremy Coleman Composer
Will Adams Composer
Bryan Higgins Composer
Ashanti Floyd Composer
Sandy Brummels Art Direction
Padraic Kerin Engineer
Marshall Mathers Composer
Kenny Meiselas Legal Counsel
Joseph Hughes Composer
Joel Geddis Composer
Brandon "Bizzy" Hollemon Composer
Geoffrey Downes Composer
T-Minus Producer
Elizabeth Gallardo Mixing Assistant
Michael "Banger" Cadahia Recording
Olivia Smith Package Design
Shondrae Crawford Composer,Producer
Edward "Jewfro" Lidow Assistant Engineer
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By the time 2010 rolled around, debuts like Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday could still fall into the "highly anticipated" category, but the reasoning was different. Two years of strong mixtapes and guest appearances meant the hip-hop faithful already knew this sometimes dirty debutante could take that gutsy Lil' Kim style to another level, and that both the single and the full-length format were at her command. The only question left is how this versatile artist would present herself to the general public, and the answer is a Gwen Stefani-meets-Baz Luhrman-meets-Young Money-type affair that both dazzles and disappoints. Feed off the production, the great musical ideas, and Minaj's keen sense of her surroundings, and Pink Friday is an outstanding success. It's chock-full of new wave textures and diva attitude, creating the kind of atmosphere where will.i.am stops over while you tell the haters to kill themselves over a "Video Killed the Radio Star" sample ("Check It Out"). More grand moments come when Kanye West and Minaj mack together on the great, Simple Minds-sampling "Blazin," or when "Your Love" waltzes out of the speakers with a unique brand of hood majesty, but when "Dear Old Nicki" comes round with "In hindsight, I loved your rawness and I loved your edge," Minaj suggests that her growth as an artist requires the sacrificing of all Trina-like qualities. Confusingly, the key track, "Romans Revenge," finds her winning while acting as savage as ever, standing up to Eminem -- who is in gross-mode -- and literally roaring like a tiger to get the job done. This is the Nicki the mixtape crowd fell in love with, and you only need check out 2009's mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty for examples of how the Barbie (read: pop and R&B) and the bitch (read: hip-hop) sides of Minaj can be sensibly presented together. In the end, Pink Friday is an ambitious, glossy stunner if fashion week is your favorite time of year, but Minaj didn't earn her diva status this way. Longtime fans familiar with her underground work won't even consider this her debut, just an extravagant coming out party, the kind where the invite mentions "no sneakers or athletic apparel." ~ David Jeffries
Product Details
Release Date: | 11/22/2010 |
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Label: | Cash Money |
UPC: | 0602527541846 |
Rank: | 36000 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Nicki Minaj Primary Artist,VocalsLloyd Primary Artist
Drake Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Young Money Primary Artist
Lil Wayne Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Kanye West Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Natasha Bedingfield Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
will.i.am Primary Artist,Vocals,Synthesizer,Featured Artist
Rihanna Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Eminem Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Tyga Vocals
Jae Millz Vocals
Kevin Hissink Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Jabba Vocals
John B. Keyboards,Co-Producer,Multi Instruments
Lyttleton "Cartwheel" Carter Asheiko
J.R. Rotem Multi Instruments,Various Instruments
Gudda Gudda Vocals
Ester Dean Vocals
Shaz Sparks Vocals
Danny Boy Styles Vocals
Safaree Samuels Vocals
DJ Ammo Synthesizer
Technical Credits
Ali Shaheed Muhammad ComposerDiddy Management
Kasseem Dean Composer
Kamaal Fareed Composer
Winston Thomas Composer
J.R. Rotem Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Dwayne Carter Executive Producer,Composer
Ronald Williams Executive Producer
Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson Composer
Swizz Beatz Producer
Keith Forsey Composer
Chris Bellman Mastering
Chris Gehringer Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Warren Felder Composer,Producer
Nicki Minaj Composer
Finis "KY" White Recording
Bryan Williams Executive Producer
Kevin Hissink Composer
Brian Higgins Composer
Makeba Riddick Composer
Tony Campana Engineer,Recording
Aubrey Graham Composer
S. Crawford Composer
D. Schofield Composer
Noah Shebib Engineer,Recording
Michael Stevenson Composer
James Jackson Composer,Composer
Jonathan Davis Composer
T. Williams Composer
Trevor Horn Composer
The Blackout Movement Producer
Milo Cordell Composer
Kane Producer,Producer
David Freeman Composer,Composer
Clemm Rishad Composer
D. Johnson Composer
D. Freeman Composer
James Brown Composer
First Born Additional Production
Eminem Mixing
Dylan Dresdow Mixing
W. Felder Composer
Geoff Downes Composer
John B. Composer,Producer,Programming
John Davis Composer
W. Thomas Composer
Wayne Armond Composer
Lil Wayne Composer
Robbie Bronnimann Composer
Kanye West Composer
John B. Williams Composer
Onika Maraj Composer
Noel Cadastre Assistant,Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Mike Strange Mixing,Engineer
Daniel Johnson Composer,Composer
Andrew Wansel Composer,Producer
Michael Wallace Composer
Jarvis Mills Composer
Danny Schofield Composer
Drew Money Producer
Ed Shapiro Legal Counsel
G.L. Wood Photography
Joseph Patrick Hughes Composer
Lyttleton "Cartwheel" Carter Mixing,Assistant,Recording,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Padraix Kerin Engineer
Busta Rhymes Composer
Natasha Bedingfield Composer
Malik Taylor Composer
Timothy Mosley Composer
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner Mastering Engineer
Ester Dean Composer
Joshua Berkman A&R
Justin Ellington Composer
Nikhil Seetharam Composer
Stephen Hacker Composer
J. Rotem Composer
L. Nacht Composer
will.i.am Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
James Cruz A&R,Management
Steve Schiff Composer
Joe Satriani Composer
Bruce Woolley Composer
Fabian Marasciullo Mixing
Neil Pogue Mixing
Safaree Samuels A&R,Composer
Seandrae Crawford Producer
Tyler Williams Composer
Greville Gordon Composer
Neal H. Pogue Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Steven Mitchell Composer,Composer
Roahn Hylton Composer
Jonathan Rotem Mixing,Composer,Producer
Clemmie Penton Composer
William Jordan Composer
Cleveland Browne Composer
William Adams Composer
S. Samuels Composer
Larry Nacht Composer
A. Muhammad-Jones Composer
Carl Lilly Composer
Trevor Smith Composer
Winston "BlackOut" Thomas Composer
"Oak" of the Knightwritaz Producer
Lawrence Nacht Composer
Pop Wansel Producer
Stephen Garrett Composer
Nikhil Seetheram Composer
Neal Pogue Mixing
Ariel Chobaz Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Charles Moniz Engineer,Recording
Andrew Thielk Composer
David Edwards Composer
Robbie Furze Composer
Kane Beatz Producer
Jeremy Coleman Composer
Will Adams Composer
Bryan Higgins Composer
Ashanti Floyd Composer
Sandy Brummels Art Direction
Padraic Kerin Engineer
Marshall Mathers Composer
Kenny Meiselas Legal Counsel
Joseph Hughes Composer
Joel Geddis Composer
Brandon "Bizzy" Hollemon Composer
Geoffrey Downes Composer
T-Minus Producer
Elizabeth Gallardo Mixing Assistant
Michael "Banger" Cadahia Recording
Olivia Smith Package Design
Shondrae Crawford Composer,Producer
Edward "Jewfro" Lidow Assistant Engineer
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