Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded--the Re-Up
- Nicki Minaj
- Band Name: Nicki Minaj
- Record Label: Universal Music
- Release Date: Nov 19, 2012
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Nov 27, 201288Special note to the freakazoids who think "Starships" killed hip-hop: the rapper who rhymes "fri-vo-lous" with "po-ly-ga-mist" is X-Acto sharp as ever.
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Nov 21, 201275Sure, she flirts with dance pop and R&B balladry, but you can forgive her for wanting to satisfy different tastes. Here, it actually works.
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Nov 27, 201270On most of these tracks, Minaj rises to the occasion.
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Nov 21, 201270Good news is, the too-pop Roman Reloaded now feels more balanced once this eight-track EP worth of material tips the scales.
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Nov 21, 201270It is most definitely worth your time, money and investment and whilst the Re-Up section isn't particularly mind-blowing, it is definitely an intelligent addition that rectifies certain initial errors
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Nov 30, 201260An extra eight-track CD of new material, which is our primary concern here. [It does not] adds much to the Minaj experience.
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Nov 26, 201260As its own EP, The Re-Up would help provide balance to the pop chart aspirations from last year. But as a tack-on for Roman Reloaded, it plays like a band-aid over a shotgun wound.
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Nov 21, 201260The original Pink Friday was a competently crafted blend of rap and pop that, even when it skewed to one extreme or the other, did so with style and skill. Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - The Re-Up appears to try to replicate that formula, and with predictably mixed results.