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Miles' Best of 2012: Singles 7-1 Up
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Out Of My Mind, Roman Reloaded, and, best for last, Die Young Great updates!
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Strange Clouds, Freedom, Mercy
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Sorry I haven't commented on anybody's. School kicked back into high gear. I'm just gonna do the top 7 here and be done.
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Big Sean, Jay-Z & Kanye West: Clique
I thought Kanye and Co wouldn't be able to top Mercy, but they blew it out of the water with this epic song. From Big Sean's epic hook to Jay's shoutouts to Rih, Ye, and Bey to Kanye's ENTIRE freaking verse, this song is the best hip-hop track since... ****** In Paris. It seems the only ones that can top Kanye and Jay-Z are themselves.
If only Cruel Summer had been able to live up to my high expectations...
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Nicki Minaj (Feat. 2 Chainz): Beez In The Trap
The one song from PFRR that the hip-hop afficionados loved. And how could they not, this song has one of the best hooks of all of Nicki's rap songs that is just undeniable. And it can be used in so many different situations, I mean, when are we not in the trap!?
I also have to thank Nicki for introducing me to the fine, upstanding citizen known as 2 Chainz. When I first saw the tracklist I was offended that she was featuring nobodies, but after No Lie, Birthday Song, ILDS, I'm Different, and all of 2 Chainz' features, I think it's safe to say that Nicki was just one step ahead of the game in this case. 2 CHAAIIINNZZZ!!
And I absolutely love city shoutouts so Nicki's little verse at the end is heaven for me.
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Nicki Minaj (Feat. Chris Brown): Right By My Side
An instant favorite of mine after hearing PFRR. For a long time, this was my most played song off of the album, I just couldn't get enough of it. To this day, it's still one of my favorite songs of all time. It just makes me feel good. I honestly thought this song would smash HARD when it was released as a single since it was applicable to pop, RnB, and urban radio. Sadly, the backlash and the fact that Nicki was promoting 3 singles at once left RBMS in the dust.
And UNLIKE Marilyn Monroe and Young Forever, this song still feels undeniably like Nicki and not phoned in because of that perfect little verse at the end. "All them bitches is ratchet" indeed!
I DO wish this had been a solo track. Chris Brown is simply not needed. However, he doesn't detract anything from the song so I can deal with him.
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Kesha: C'mon
It was SO hard for me to not listen to this song when Kesha released it as a promo single for Warrior. I listened to the first 30 seconds probably 30 times before cutting it off after the first few lines. So when I finally heard it in full on December 3, I was in love. This is my favorite Kesha. Super catchy chorus, rappish verses, fun, lighthearted feel, and amazing bridge. I LOVE it.
Unlike most, I was thrilled to hear that it was the official second single. It sounds ten times better than Die Young did on the radio and I am FULLY expecting it to hit #1. It's Kesha's biggest-feeling single since TiK ToK and my second favorite song of hers ever, right after the ICONIC Blah Blah Blah!
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fun.: Some Nights
The biggest surprise of the year for me. I expected to love all of Nicki and Kesha's stuff along with a fair bit of rap and pop music, but this came out of left field and absolutely slayed me.
I heard We Are Young (a billion times) like everyone else and I was a casual fan. I didn't bother to check up on any of fun.'s other songs though, until I saw Some Nights posted on ATRL in a "Are They A One Hit Wonder" thread comparing fun., Carly, and Gotye.
I knew instantly that fun. wouldn't be a one hit wonder with this behind their belts. It was like nothing I'd ever heard before. Folkish, with a Lion King twist, and a hint of radio friendly poppiness, and THAT ****ING AUTOTUNE at the end! I'd never heard autotune used like that and I LOVE IT. I listened to this song on repeat over and over and over and over again this summer, and no matter how many times I heard it on the radio, I never got tired of it.
Some Nights will definitely go down in my own personal history as one of my favorite songs of all time and a defining part of Summer 2012.
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Nicki Minaj: Starships
I will confess that last winter I had a stan crisis. I loved Pink Friday because it seemlessly blended pop and hip-hop into each and every track. I'd never heard anything like it. Of course, I was beyond hyped for PFRR when Nicki announced it in November 2011, but I began to get worried after RIM, SH, and the Grammy's.
When Nicki dropped RIM as a "wack" promo single, I was okay with it. I liked it, but I said to myself, this better be the ONLY thing like this on the album.
Then she dropped Stupid Hoe. Which sucked.
And then the Grammy's happened. And I stopped stanning.
Well that lasted for exactly 28 hours. I waited up until 12:30 AM for Starships. It was Nicki's last chance to retain me as a fan and SHE DID. I couldn't even be mad that she "sold out" or "went pop" or WHAT THE **** EVER, I was just so happy that she was putting something out that I could actually listen to in public and enjoy for what it was and not have to FORCE myself to listen to.
I listened to this song 50 times on repeat the next morning and today it is far and away the most played song on my iPod. I will always love this song.
In fact, I love Pop Nicki. AS LONG AS SHE RAPS. I hate Automatic, MM, and YF simply because there's no rapping on them. As long as she raps, I'm happy.
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Nicki Minaj: Pound The Alarm
I have no shame.
My favorite song of the year, and perhaps of all time, is Nicki's Pound The Alarm. Yes, it's Starships 2.0. Yes, it's generic Redone. Yes, it's utterly lacking in substance. But ask me if I give a damn.
The 12 bars of rap at the beginning had me sold INSTANTLY. Nicki can do all the pop tracks she wants if she raps like that over them. Those 12 bars are my favorite part of the whole album. Toss in an amazing chorus, a breakdown BETTER than Starships' and the horn/alarm drop, and I just can't get enough.
If this song had a second rap verse instead of "I wanna do it for tonight... night..." I probably would have died from the overload of perfection. Even without it, it still clocks in at number one on my countdown though.
And the music video is HOT, way better than the Starships video. I really liked it.
I will forever be pressed that this didn't quite make the top 10, but at least it had teen girls everywhere yelling "I'm a bad bitch no muzzle!" so thanks Nicki!
Even though PFRR disappointed me in some ways, it also gave me PTA, Starships, HOV Lane, BITT, and RBMS. So I will forever be thankful for it and GLAD that Nicki took the time to record and release this material. But now, I'm ready for her to go back to Pink Friday era type stuff.
So Nicki ended up dominating the top 10 of the countdown. No surprise there. If I had included non-singles, HOV Lane and Whip It would have clocked in at #2 and #10 respectively, so it's for the best that that was avoided.
#POUNDTHEALARM
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Clique, C'mon and that amazing top 2
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