The lowdown: This dark and menacing look inside the mind of Nicki's alter ego Roman is unlike anything else on Pink Friday. Ripping into a savage beat by Swizz Beatz, a fierce and fearsome Nicki outshines even her veteran sparring partner, Eminem. Released as a promotional single before the album debuted, it reached #56 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #23 on the rap chart. Many credit the song for fueling her feud with Lil' Kim.
The vote: "Roman's Revenge" could have been a contender, but it proved to be one of the rate's most polarizing songs. Its fourteen 10's are the most until the top ten, but eight scores of 5 or below sunk its chances. It's not hard to imagine that pop fans were turned off by the lack of a real chorus.
Best moment: the visceral chants of "Ruh, ruh, like a dungeon dragon" (a reference to Busta Rhymes' guest verse on A Tribe Called Quest's "Scenario")
