The Rundown, Nicki Minaj, The PinkPrint

A track-by-track look at The Queen of YMCMB's latest opus.

Aretha Franklin - Nicki Minaj has a lot of fans, but Aretha Franklin isn't one of them. We hate to see divas fighting, so we're stuffing Aretha's stocking with a copy of Minaj's The Pinkprint. Maybe after a few listens, the Queen of Soul will come around to the First Lady of Rap?
"All Things Go" - Nicki Minaj sets off the tone of her third release getting personal over a melodic Boi-1da and Vinylz track. Looking back on life, she shares the bittersweet as she discusses her aborted child who would be 16 now, the loss of her cousin and her relationship with her family. "I'm not into fake industry parties and fake agendas," she clears up. "Rock with people for how they make me feel, not what they give me / Even the ones that hurt me the most, I still show forgiveness."(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Performing at the AMAs - Nicki went on an award tour this year, rocking the stages for music's biggest nights around the world. Still, she managed to shock fans at the 2014 American Music Awards when she came out in a floor-length white dress for a tender performance of "Bed of Lies" with Skylar Grey. The subdued mood didn't last forever. She came back with another delivery of "Bang Bang" with Jessie J and Ariana Grande.(Photo: Kevin Mazur/AMA2014/WireImage)
"The Crying Game" feat. Jessie Ware - Nicki speaks on a tumultuous relationship that could explode at any minute over a thumping bass. "Saying we don't miss each other, but it's all fictitious / Saying that we had enough, but enough of what? / Another slap to the face, another uppercut / I'm just abusive by nature, not 'cause I hate ya," she spits.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)Nicki and Ari Get Down - Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande joined Jessie J in creating one of the biggest hits of the year: "Bang Bang." Nicki surprised fans at the iHeartRadio Music Festival by bringing out 21-year-old Ariana to perform the song with her, and this cute moment was captured for the cameras.  (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

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"All Things Go" - Nicki Minaj sets off the tone of her third release getting personal over a melodic Boi-1da and Vinylz track. Looking back on life, she shares the bittersweet as she discusses her aborted child who would be 16 now, the loss of her cousin and her relationship with her family. "I'm not into fake industry parties and fake agendas," she clears up. "Rock with people for how they make me feel, not what they give me / Even the ones that hurt me the most, I still show forgiveness."(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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