Did It On'em
March 7, 2011 (Radio )
Did It on ' Em is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj from Trinidad and Tobago. It was released as the fourth single from Minaj's debut album Pink Friday. The song was produced by Bangladesh and written by Nicki Minaj, Shondrae Crawford, J. Ellington and Samuels.
Background and composition
Minaj commented on the content of the song: "This title follows on the album after Roman's Revenge and is a ballad about the arrogant habits of a diva, like me. Sometimes you just want to shit on'em lol. This arrogance is only revealed when you bring the ghetto Girl with the Queen of England together. "
Did It On'em is characterized by a strong beat, such as using it for a few songs on Minaj Pink Friday. Producer Bangladesh created hi-hats, which were referred to as superfluous. In addition, you can hear some synth sounds, with the sound of an " alarm siren " is simulated. In the song, Minaj raps on the beat and describes all female Rapperinen as her " daughters ".
Criticism
Among music critics Did It On'em was well received, most critics saw it as a connection to the "older Minaj " from their mixtape days. Scott Plagenhoef from Pitchfork Media praised the title and rated him as the best recording of the album. Tom Breihan said that Minaj's voice was always meant to rap, and it can achieve an authentic blend of rap and singing in Did It On ' Em with her little vocal performances; they belong so that the few artists who dominated something. Breihan Minaj made more compliments and praising their way to make music as well as the high re- identification value of their voice. Margaret Wappler of the Los Angeles Times described the song as " seductive aggressive" and compared it with the hit A Milli by Lil Wayne Minaj's colleagues, with Minaj's song is musically better. In the list of the "50 Best songs of 2010" Rolling Stone magazine Did It On'em ranked # 25 Marc Hogan of Spin Magazine praised Minaj's " excellent " rap.
Music Video
In April 2011, Minaj announced in an interview with KISS - FM's DJ JoJo announced that they will shoot a music video for the song, but not an exact time they called it.