| 词条 | Lookin Ass | ||
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| name = Lookin Ass | cover = Nicki Minaj Lookin Ass Nigga.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Young Money featuring Nicki Minaj | album = Rise of an Empire | released = March 11, 2014 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Hip hop | length = 2:41 | label = {{flatlist|
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}} | producer = {{hlist|Detail|Choppa Boi}} | chronology = Young Money | prev_title = Trophies | prev_year = 2014 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Nicki Minaj | type = singles | prev_title = Clappers | prev_year = 2013 | title = Lookin Ass | year = 2014 | next_title = Pills n Potions | next_year = 2014 }}{{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = single | cover = NickiMinajLookinAssNiggaCover.png | border = yes | alt = | caption = Original artwork released by Minaj }} }} "Lookin Ass" (originally titled "Lookin Ass Nigga") is a song by American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj. It was produced by Detail and Choppa Boi. It was recorded by Minaj for the Young Money Entertainment compilation album Rise of an Empire (2014). The music video for the track was released on February 14, 2014. The track is a hip hop song whose lyrics criticize stereotypical behaviors commonly associated with men. Its cover also generated controversy for placing an image of activist Malcolm X, next to the derogatory term "nigga".[1] On March 11, 2014, "Lookin Ass" was serviced to urban contemporary radio in the United States as Young Money: Rise of an Empire{{'}}s third official single.[2] It was sent to US rhythmic radio stations on March 18, 2014,[3] two weeks after its predecessor, "Trophies". BackgroundIn May 2013, Minaj announced that her then-untitled third studio album would "focus on rap", whereas her previous record Roman Reloaded (2012) explored more prominent elements of pop music. She further stated that she would begin writing material for the project later that year, after production was completed for her first feature film The Other Woman (2014).[4] Minaj discussed in an interview how the song "Lookin' Ass" was conceived: {{quote|"I was in New York, and I don't know if [Detail] was out there," said Nicki of Detail. That was for the BMI thing. They had given me all these awards, and they honored Cash Money, and we went out to eat, and Detail was out there acting crazy, getting mad drunk. So Safaree went outside and spoke to him like, 'Yo...Nicki's about to start working on her album heavy,' and he [said], 'Oh word? I've been trying to get in the studio with her.' So they set it up, we came about to L.A. ...and 'Lookin' Ass' was the first thing I did with him. It took a minute because I wanted to perfect every line... and it came out really good."[5]}} The album was mentioned in Minaj's freestyle of "Boss Ass Bitch" by PTAF (Pretty Taking All Fades),[6] and was officially announced to be titled The Pinkprint with the premiere of "Lookin' Ass" on February 12.[7] The track will additionally be featured on Rise of an Empire, a compilation album by Minaj's label Young Money Entertainment.[8] Composition"Lookin Ass" is a hip hop song; it commences with "a persistent piano thump and auto-tuned wail", after which Minaj begins rapping about her criticisms of the male gender,[9] which are referred to as "lookin' ass niggas".[10] Her verses highlight particular distastes of men fixating over her buttocks, embellishing their financial stability, and overemphasize their connections with drug-dealing.[9] Latifah Muhammad from HipHopWired suggested that Minaj "feverishly protects her rap crown spitting a furious flow of angry bars" in response to earlier criticisms she had received for experimenting with pop music. She additionally noted that Minaj followed a "similar rhyme pattern throughout" and "[stacked] multisyllabic bars ending each bar with the controversial N-word."[12] Critical reception"Lookin Ass" has received generally good reviews from music critics. Rob Markman from MTV News joked that "someone forgot to tell Nicki Minaj" that rap music is traditionally led by men, and complimented that "this 2014 version of Nicki is far more menacing than anything we've seen" with her earlier projects.[9] Complex listed the second verse of the song as the fifth best rap verse of 2014.[11] The song also was on Spins list of "The 101 Best Songs of 2014".[12] ControversyThe unofficial single cover for "Lookin Ass" features a picture of the late activist Malcolm X holding an M1 carbine in his Queens, New York residence in 1964. The placement of the derogatory term "nigga" beside his image generated controversy; Alvin Aqua Blanco of Blanco from HipHopWired suggested that "to equate a man that literally died for his cause — the advancement of human rights for people of color — is just wrong on multiple levels."[13] Latifah Muhammad from the same website made an additional note of its release during Black History Month.[14] Minaj apologized through her Instagram account, commenting that the image was not intended as the official cover:[15]
Music videoIn February 2014, Minaj uploaded pictures of herself through Instagram during production of an unannounced project; she was dressed in "a black see-through leotard and star-shaped nipple covers". She later implied that she had been filming a music video, commenting "Behind the scenes. Shot by @grizzleemusic {{sic}}" on another picture uploaded on the service.[17] The final product was directed by Nabil Elderkin,[18] and was released through hip hop website WorldStarHipHop on February 12, 2014.[7] The monochrome video takes places in a vacant section of land near a mountain range. Minaj is seen suggestively posing throughout the clip and holding an assault rifle on several occasions. Close-up footage of men staring at her is interspersed throughout the clip; Minaj shoots at them at the end of the video.[19] {{clear}}Charts
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PTAF - Boss Ass Bitch Remix|publisher=MyPinkFriday|date=January 8, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2014}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhCBBlBm0S8jCdjaY9|title=Nicki Minaj - Lookin' Ass|publisher=WorldStarHipHop|date=February 12, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/5901274/nicki-minaj-debuts-video-for-new-song-lookin-ass-ni-a-watch|title=Nicki Minaj Debuts Video For New Song, 'Lookin' Ass': Watch|author=Erika Ramirez|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=February 12, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2014}} 9. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1722221/nicki-minaj-lookin-ass-video.jhtml|title=See What Nicki Minaj Does With Machine Guns In 'Lookin' Ass' Video|author=Rob Markman|publisher=MTV News|date=February 12, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2014}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.15523/title.nicki-minaj-lookin-ass-nigga|title=Nicki Minaj - Lookin' Ass|publisher=HipHopDX|date=February 12, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2014}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/12/best-rap-verses-2014/nicki-minaj-lookin-ass|title=The 14 Best Rap Verses of 2014|author1=Angel Diaz |author2=Zach Frydenlund |author3=Justin Davis |work=Complex|accessdate=December 27, 2014}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=The 101 Best Songs of 2014|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/12/101-best-songs-2014/?page=9}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://hiphopwired.com/2014/02/12/nicki-minaj-uses-malcolm-x-image-artwork-offends-many/|title=Nicki Minaj Uses Malcolm X Image For Artwork, Offends Many|author=Alvin Aqua Blanco|publisher=HipHopWired|date=February 12, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2014}} 14. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://hiphopwired.com/2014/02/12/lookin-nia-15-responses-nicki-minajs-new-single-photos/#sthash.XXs1Hd9H.dpuf|title=Lookin' Ass Ni**a: 15 Twitter Reactions To Nicki Minaj's New Single|author=Latifah Muhammad|publisher=HipHopWired|date=February 12, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2014}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://instagram.com/p/kXxSthL8Vv/|title=Photo by nickiminaj|publisher=Instagram. Facebook|date=February 13, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2014}} 16. ^http://www.nme.com/news/nicki-minaj/75511 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/509393/nicki-minaj-shares-super-sexy-bts-pics-on-instagram-take-a-look|title=Nicki Minaj Shares Super-Sexy BTS Pics on Instagram—Take a Look!|author=Alyssa Toomey|publisher=E! NBCUniversal|date=February 10, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2014}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pedestrian.tv/news/arts-and-culture/overly-talented-wielder-of-bw-nabil-has-directed-n/2dea0d61-abfe-4ae0-8a3b-97e1e6689689.htm|title=Overly Talended Wielder Of B&W Has Directed Nicki Minaj's New 'Lookin Ass Video Clip|publisher=Pedestrian.tv|date=February 13, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2014}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/nicki-minaj-pulls-out-the-big-guns-for-lookin-ass-n-a-clip-20140212|title=Nicki Minaj Pulls Out the Big Guns for 'Lookin' Ass Clip|author=Korey Grow|work=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media, LLC|date=February 12, 2014|accessdate=February 13, 2014}} External links{{YouTube|2mwNbTL3pOs|"Lookin' Ass"}}{{Young Money Entertainment}}{{Nicki Minaj singles}} 14 : Cash Money Records singles|Nicki Minaj songs|Universal Records singles|Music videos directed by Nabil Elderkin|Songs written by Detail (record producer)|Song recordings produced by Detail (record producer)|2014 songs|2014 singles|Songs written by Nicki Minaj|Songs with feminist themes|Black-and-white music videos|Obscenity controversies in music|African-American-related controversies|Young Money Entertainment singles |
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