Lyrically, unlike the former who rapped about his attraction to popular female R&B singers, Minaj playfully insults prominent male rappers and athletes, who are mostly friends and collaborators of hers, with a few of them even featured on the album. The song marks the second time Minaj rapped on B.I.G.'s "Just Playing (Dreams)" beat, as she previously used it on her track "Dreams" from her debut mixtape, Playtime Is Over (2007). interpolations and samples from "Blues and Pants", written by Brown and Wesley, as performed by Brown. It contains interpolations from " Just Playing (Dreams)", written by Christopher Wallace and Smith, as performed by The Notorious B.I.G. "Barbie Dreams" is a hip hop song that is four minutes and thirty-nine seconds long.
Problems playing this file? See media help. She often dresses to portray a Barbie-like image, using Barbie as one of her alter egos.
The song's title “Barbie Dreams” also connects to Nicki Minaj's Barbie persona. Four days later, as announced by Young Money, the song was sent to Rhythmic contemporary radio stations as the third single from the album, following " Bed", which features American singer Ariana Grande. To promote it as well as the 18 other tracks, Minaj played the song live on her Beats 1 Queen Radio show with Zane Lowe, and explained the message behind it. It premiered a few hours later as part of the album on all major music platforms. On August 10, 2018, Minaj revealed the final tracklist for her fourth studio album, Queen, that included a track titled "Barbie Dreams" at number three. In a June 2018 Elle magazine interview, Minaj lamented the death of rap beef, something she loved and felt had dissipated, so she wanted to bring that energy back in a fun spirit. For promotion, Minaj debuted the track on her Queen Radio show on Beats 1, and performed the song live at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. Commercially, the song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and entered the charts in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It also received public recognition from many of the male rappers "roasted" in the song. "Barbie Dreams" received widespread critical acclaim. The song was written by Minaj, Rashad "Ringo" Smith, Alexander Roland, the duo Mel and Mus composed of Melvin Hough II and Rivelino Raoul Wouter, Christopher Smith, James Brown, and Fred Wesley while its production was done by Ringo, and Mel and Mus. It was released on August 14, 2018, to radio stations through Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records as the third single from the album.
" Barbie Dreams" is a song recorded by Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj for her fourth studio album Queen (2018).
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