Wanna know why Nicki named her sophomore album Roman Reloaded? Well the majority of it is obvious, her infamous alter-ego Roman Zolanski has re-fueled and is ready to come back even stronger than "he" appeared. The first track of this album entitled "Roman Holiday" kind of explains why Roman took a vacation. It's as good as an explanation that Roman and Martha, Nicki's second alter-ego can give. As you progress through the first six tracks of Roman Reloaded, after a while you realize the musical content is merely a facade, and Roman is essentially just screaming into a microphone with "his" trademark attitude and flare. Some tracks do offer alot of promise ("Roman Holiday" and "I am your leader"), while some are just downright hilarious, and embarrassing ("Come on a cone" and "HOV Lane"). After airing the dirty laundry, Roman calms down for tracks 7-9, all of which are highlights (especially "Sex in the lounge", for obvious reasons). And Roman essentially exits after track 9, because as soon as you hit "Starships", the whole direction of the album switches completely. Now we dive into the brighter, pop-py side of Nicki Minaj. The second half is where she manages to balance attititude with fun. Tracks 10-18 are all stand-outs and very good assests to this album. After the musical ear-garbage of the first half, Nicki offers songs you just can't skip. Now there's one thing left to cover, the greatly-panned and commerically hated closing track, "Stupid Hoe". Immediately upon its release, the overhwhelmingly negative response came from her fans, most of which said she was a stupid hoe for creating that song. It seems that this vicious attack on her rival is underappreciated. Believe it or not, "Stupid Hoe" is one of the most catchy and musically sound tracks on Roman Reloaded, and it offers a good story book ending. Roman Reloaded ended just like it began, with the harsh persona of this character. Long story short, if you cut the fat from this album, you are left with the very lean and mean beats that only Nicki/Roman/Martha can deliver.
Recommended Tracks in Bold:
1. Roman Holiday 2. Come on a Cone 3. I Am Your Leader
4. Beez in the Trap 5. HOV Lane 6. Roman Reloaded
7. Champion 8. Right by my Side 9. Sex in the Lounge
10. Starships 11. Pound the Alarm 12. Whip It
13. Automatic 14. Beautiful Sinner 15. Marilyn Monroe
16. Young Forever 17. Fire Burns 18. Gun Shot
19. Stupid Hoe
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