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===Recognition and accolade===
===Recognition and accolade===
Within 24 hours of the video's release, the music video broke the [[Vevo]] record for the most views with 4.8 million views. However, the video has also received very negative critical response from viewers, with over 300,000 dislikes as of February 2012..<ref>http://ryanseacrest.com/2012/01/25/nicki-minajs-stupid-hoe-breaks-vevo-records-video/</ref>
Within 24 hours of the video's release, the music video broke the [[Vevo]] record for the most views with 4.8 million views.<ref>http://ryanseacrest.com/2012/01/25/nicki-minajs-stupid-hoe-breaks-vevo-records-video/</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 00:35, 2 February 2012

"Stupid Hoe"
Song

"Stupid Hoe" is a song by Trinidadian-American hip hop artist Nicki Minaj. It was released on December 20, 2011 as the single from her sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. It was produced by Diamond Kuts, credited as T. Dunham. The song got generally mixed reviews from critics, most of which complimented the songs production and lyrical assist by Minaj, but disregarded the song as a weak diss track stating that it stands weak against past releases such as "Roman's Revenge" and the leaked "Tragedy". The song takes directs jabs at long time rival Lil Kim.

A music video for the song was shot and directed by Hype Williams. The video went to break the record for the most views by a single artist within 24 hours of its release. The week following the song's release, it peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number eighty-one.

Background and composition

"Stupid Hoe" was released as the second taster to be made available from Minaj's second LP, two weeks following the release of "Roman in Moscow".[1] The song features production by Tina Dunham and was written by Dunham and Minaj.

"Stupid Hoe" is described as an anthem to Minaj's female haters.[2] In the song, Minaj hints at her performance at the 2012 Superbowl in the lines "Put ya cape on, you a super hoe/2012, I’m at the Super Bowl."[2][3] Minaj also references Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston.[4] Compared to previous mixtape release "I Get Crazy" by Erika Ramirez of Billboard, Minaj takes jabs at long time rival Lil' Kim, stating "Bitch talkin' she the queen when she looking like lab rat," only to later sing in the songs outro "Stupid hoe is my enemy/ Stupid hoe is so wack/ Stupid hoe should have be-friended/ Then she could have probably came back."[5] Minaj growls "ferociously" as she states "These bitches is my sons and I don't want custody!"[2] The song features Minaj singing the words "stupid hoe" in falsetto vocals.[2] Vocally, Minaj performs her verses in different pitches, slowing down and speeding up her bars and stretching out some syllables, similar to the remix of Big Sean's single "Dance (A$$)."[6] The song ends with Minaj stating "I am the female Weezy,"[2] a line borrowed from her past feature "Y.U. Mad" with Lil Wayne and Birdman. The songs production features double-quick drum claps and strange squeaking sound effects, allowing Minaj to tackle her breathless rapping styles.[4]

Critical reception

Rap-Up stated that Minaj comes out with "guns blazing" in the single, noting the thinly-veiled shots at Lil Kim, stating "the fire has been reignited."[7] Describing the song as a diss track, Robbie Daw complimented Minaj's "rhyming acrobatics" as "interesting" and joked about daring to call the song "cute".[8] Erika Ramirez of Billboard gave the song a positive review, comparing it to Minaj's previous mixtape sounds such as "I Get Crazy".[5]

Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly described the song as "twitchy" and "minimalist."[9] Michael Cragg of The Guardian states that "Stupid Hoe" features one-liners that "tend to work well as part of a frantic cameo on someone else's song, but here it sounds more like she's run out of ideas."[4] While commenting that the songs sounds like something from an early mixtape, Cragg favored the songs production.[4] Mike Barthel of The Village Voice described the song as "weak" while taking into account that the song stands as a diss track.[10] Barthel went on to compliment the track itself as minimal, loud, and aggressive, but showed a disregard for the songs structure as a diss track towards Lil Kim, stating that past features and leaked tracks stand strong against "Stupid Hoe".[10] Demetria L. Lucas of Vibe Vixen negatively described the song as "just plain… stupid," when compared to stronger tracks such as "Monster" and the Eminem assisted "Roman's Revenge".[11]

Music video

The music video for "Stupid Hoe" was directed by Hype Williams[12][13] and was shot on December 19 and December 20, 2011. It was released via Minaj's VEVO on January 20, 2012.[14] Prior to the videos release, Minaj revealed via Twitter that the videos premiere should be viewed in its explicit form, stating "Can’t premiere on a network b/c its important that my art is not tampered with, or compromised prior to you viewing it for the 1st time."[15] Minaj's longtime partner and hype man Safaree Samuels, also known as S.B., makes a cameo in the video.[2][16]

Minaj, closed in a cage, dressed in leopard style in the music video, after transforming.

Synopsis

The video begins with a close-up of Minaj's mouth syncing the words of the song as the background and color of her lips change to the song beat. Scenes of dancers jump roping with Minaj's and Hype Williams' name are spastically interlaced into the scene. Minaj is then shown flexibly pulling her leg over the back of her head as she begins the song in extreme blue eye make-up.[17] Minaj is then shown sitting in a hot pink Barbie-mobile, noticeably avoiding eye-contact with the camera.[18] As the song chorus begins, continuous spastic slips are again interlaced into each other, featuring Minaj angrily growling at the camera and a plastic doll with a more than voluptuous figure.[2] Adorned in pink attire, Minaj continues to angrily rap the songs lyrics in pink wigs including a curly banged style, and a tight ponytail. As the second verse starts, a leopard is shown in a cage which later transforms into Minaj, also in the cage. To coincide with Minaj's transformation, she is adorned in "huge fake eyelashes."[17] As Minaj continuously transforms back and forth between a large predator cat and back into herself she strikes advanced yoga poses.[18] As the video ends, Minaj is seen adorned in child-like clothing while standing on an over sized pink chair. As the camera pans closer to Minaj, her eyes begin to grow in an animated way, referencing Lady Gaga in "Bad Romance".[18] Sarah Bull noted that Minaj takes inspiration from Bratz dolls in the scene.[19] As the video ends, the clip spastically shows a "Superbowl 2012" ad[2] and closes with Minaj siting in the cage calmly after finishing an eccentric dance.

Reception

A writer of Complex said that the video was Nicki "colorfully animated" and "explicitly wild".[20] Rap-Up favored Minaj's wild and wacky looks in the explicit clip.[13] Andrew Martin of Prefix Magazine described the video as "over the top," negatively stating that the video is nothing short of entertaining."[21] Jokingly commenting that the video resembles Grace Jones getting lost in one of Katy Perry's wonkafied adventures, Christopher R. Weingarten of Spin showed disdain for Hype Williams' "epilepsy-inducing strobes".[22] The Boombox stated that Minaj has outdone herself with the visuals for her Diamond Kuts-produced track, later describing it as the "perfect match for Minaj's manic stage persona."[23] Consequence of Sound described the video as "schizophrenic as the lady rapper herself," adding that "in just under four minutes, Minaj presents a visual tour de bizareness, a feast for the eyes of the most insane things floating around in her brain, all wrapped in a nice Dayglo sheen."[24]

The Huffington Post described the video as eccentric as well as pointless and mind-numbing, yet favored Minaj's booty-dancing, writhing in a cage and wearing all sorts of different makeup.[25] Billboard commented on Minaj's use of animals, stating that none are "wilder than the rapper herself."[26] Sam Lansky from MTV gave the video a negative review, stating that Minaj does no favors in honoring your recent predecessors while striking uncanny resemblances to Shakira's "She Wolf" and Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance."[27] Describing Minaj's ass-clapping and pelvic thrusting as 'joyless," he adds "you've perfected the art of the goofy, theatrics in your videos, but there ain't no whimsy in "Stupid Hoe." In fact, it feels decidedly un-fun for a pastel-hued video with lots of OOC costumes, set to a track that features one of the nastiest beats ever".[27]

Due to its explicit content, Black Entertainment Television (BET) refused to air the video.[28]

Recognition and accolade

Within 24 hours of the video's release, the music video broke the Vevo record for the most views with 4.8 million views.[29]

Track listing

Digital single[30]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stupid Hoe"Onika Maraj, Tina DunhamT. Dunham3:16

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 81 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[31]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[32] 63
UK R&B Singles Chart[33] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[34] 81

References

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  5. ^ a b Up for Discussion Jump to Forums. "Is Nicki Minaj Throwing Shots at Lil Kim on 'Stupid Hoe' Single? - The Juice". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
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  8. ^ "Nicki Minaj Shoots Down A "Stupid Hoe" With New 'Roman Reloaded' Track | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on". Idolator.com. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
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  21. ^ "Nicki Minaj: 'Stupid Hoe' (Video) | Prefix". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  22. ^ "Hoe Patrol: Nicki Minaj Drops First 'Roman Reloaded' Video". SPIN.com. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  23. ^ Posted Jan 20th 2012 6:35PM by Contessa Gayles Comments. "Nicki Minaj 'Stupid H-' Video Debuts, Leg Hits Weird Height". The Boombox. Retrieved 2012-01-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  33. ^ "2012-02-04 Top 40 UK R&B Singles Archive". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  34. ^ Grein, Paul (2011-12-28). "Week Ending Dec. 25, 2011. Songs: Bringing "Sexy" Back | Chart Watch (NEW) - Yahoo! Music". Music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
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