The lowdown: Brought to Nicki late in the recording process, this J.R. Rotem production—featuring hip-hop's go-to hook girl, Rihanna—became the final track added to Pink Friday. Before the album's release, Nicki touted it as one of her favorites, proudly declaring it a motivational anthem for "an entire generation." Serving as the eighth and final single for the album, it confirmed her crossover status, reaching #9 on the rap chart and #16 on pop radio.
The vote: Though "Fly" received decent scores overall, they weren't high enough to soar on this countdown. Only seven voters awarded the song a 9 or 10, whereas ten rated it in the 7 range.
Best line: "'Cause I am not a word, I am not a line/I am not a girl that can ever be defined"
As someone who actually likes Nicki, I'm not sad to see this one go. It's fine, but it's probably one of the more bland offerings on Pink Friday. Songs like "Blazin'" and "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" and "I'm the Best" were the real victims.
Let's face it. "Fly" is pretty basic itself and Rihanna's hook is weak. However, Nicki's verses are remarkable, especially the second one, so it's indeed sad this one is gone.
As someone who actually likes Nicki, I'm not sad to see this one go. It's fine, but it's probably one of the more bland offerings on Pink Friday. Songs like "Blazin'" and "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" and "I'm the Best" were the real victims.
Yeah, it's also sad that a lot of her more basic songs were the ones voters identified with more.
Poor Nicki.
