Nicki Minaj - Beez In The Trap (Single)

by celebi193  |  March 23, 2012

"Beez in the Trap" is a song by Trinidadian-American hip hop artist Nicki Minaj from her second studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. It features American rapper 2 Chainz. The song got its premiere at DJ Flex's radio show at Hot 97 on March 20, 2012.

"Beez in the Trap" received generally positive reviews from music critics, with several commenting positively on Minaj's performance. Although he felt that the song "lack[ed] real substance", Adam Fleischer of XXL praised "Beez in the Trap", calling it a "memorable moment" of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, and also complimented Minaj's "unique energy and distinct personality" displayed in the song. Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork Media described "Beez in the Trap" as a "effortless, pinging schoolyard taunt", and, in a separate review of the song for the same publication, Carrie Battan complimented Minaj's "daunting swagger", writing that she "hits a spot sweet enough to render every single gripe obsolete for four and a half minutes". In her review of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded for The A.V. Club, Genevieve Koski described Minaj's performance as "relatively sedate but incredibly sharp": she called the song's production "spare" and "sonar-blip", and noted Minaj to be "at her most verbose" during the first six songs of the album.

Minaj filmed the official music video for "Beez in the Trap" on March 18, 2012 in Miami. It was directed by Benny Boom. On March 29, 2012; Minaj talked about her upcoming videos in an interview with MTV, she said that the "Starships" and "Beez in the Trap" videos will be released in April 2012. "Beez in the Trap" premiered on VEVO on April 6, 2012.