Nicki Minaj – Young Forever (Prod. Dr. Luke)

The Two Nicki Minajs. “Young Forever” is more of the “Super Bass”, appearances on “Ellen”, emulated on YouTube by 10 year olds Nicki that became a pop star last year. That fierce Nicki, that Nicki that reps Young Money (you know Slim, Baby) that chews up just about every rap track she’s featured on, (“Monster”, “All I Do Is Win”, “Bottoms Up”, etc) is all but bottled up on this Dr. Luke produced track. Is this a sustainable dynamic for her? For certain, “Young Forever” is a huge Top 40 track. Like it doesn’t have that instant hookiness or cool uniqueness (like nothing else sounds like it on radio) that “Super Bass” had. “Young Forever” sounds like EVERYTHING on radio right now. This track though will get ramrodded so hard into Hot Hip hip/R&B/Pop radio rotation; the breaking of its’ audience is nothing short of certain. We’re calling a peak at Billboard #4.

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Rating 8.2

Reviewed by b3