Sunday, August 26, 2012

I. AM. YOUR. LEADER... Are You Now!?

Nicki Minaj is not missing a beat! Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded was released April 2, 2012 and Nicki is already on her sixth music video... I AM YOUR LEADER!

Kudos to Nicki for another street smash; we all were worried for a minute. Clearly, Nicki knows what she's doing...

"I Am Your Leader" puts a quirky, colorful spin on the genre of hip hop. Nicki's raunchy lyrics, paired with the likings of Rick Ross and Cam'ron almost presents this as a song of empowerment. The visual of a female rapper standing with two heavyweight rappers chanting "I AM YOUR LEADER" exudes the feeling of power.

Nicki opens the video in a hot pink room with lime green accents and a zebra print rug. There are oddly shaped windows and at some point we find her seated in a Barney inspired hand! Nicki is wearing a sweetheart cut latex corset, fishnet tights, stiletto boots and her crown is adorned with long, big, yet tight waves.

She then does a wardrobe change (of course!) into high-waisted black late poom-poom shorts, thigh-high studded boots, a jeweled bra top...Oh! We can't forget about her I Am Your Leader captain hat! Nicki really turned up the sex appeal with her styling in this video... It is also here where we are introduced to the self-proclaimed boss, Rick Ross aka "Rozay" and Cam'ron aka "Killa Cam".

Nicki then immerses us in a purple bathtub wearing a green Marilyn Monroe inspired wig with aqua and yellow highlights... She is covered in bubbles and rocking rhinestone platform glitter boots. They appear to be connected all the way up to her waist, almost giving the visual of an "Alexander McQueen inspired mermaid". Nicki's pink lip and purple glitter lids complete the entire look, as she spews lyrics like "I'm a Brand, b**** I'm a Brand!!"



When Rick Ross goes to spit his verse, he is stationed in a gold dining room covered in gold jewelry with women (including Nicki) covered in gold behind him as mannequins. Ross had to add his stamp on it, by performing his verse shirtless... Did we expect anything different?

Killa Cam takes us back to his roots with his smooth rap style and rhyming technique. He is stationed at the bottom of a green staricase wearing a purple shirt (which changes colors throughout his performance) and blue jeans. It was nice seeing you Cam!


When "I Am Your Leader" was first introduced, I wasn't quite a fan. However, visuals know how to bring out the best in a song! The colors, effects, staging, etc. caught my attention and I want to send a big kudos to Director Colin Tilley on a job well done!
Nicki Minaj- I Am Your Leader (Explicit)


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