Nicki Minaj at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, where she took part in a fitness-inspired, pink-filled performance of Ariana Grande’s “Side to Side.” (Photo : Getty Images/ Larry Busacca)
Nicki Minaj is back and she released a braggadocios new song titled, "The Pinkprint Freestyle" on SoundCloud on Sunday, Sept. 4.
She has used the work to breathe new life into the memory of a deceased gorilla while shouting out fellow rapper Lil Wayne before getting into the bass-heavy hip-hop jam's quick-fire verses - and Twitter users completely freaked out.
In "The Pinkprint Freestyle," the rap songstress sings, "I'm dragging these hoes like Harambe did the kid," raising up the gorilla's high profile to new heights.
Harambe, the deceased gorilla was killed in May by a Cincinnati Zoo worker, after he was seen grabbing a 3-year-old who had fallen into his enclosure. Since then, Harambe has become an internet legend.
Harambe memes inundated the Cincinnati Zoo's Twitter page resulting to the decision of deleting the account.
According to New York Daily, Minaj is not the first artist to be inspired by Harambe's legacy. In late August, Young Thug released a song named after the gorilla, though he neglected to actually say "Harambe" in the work itself.
Returning to her rap roots, the 33-year-old rappper, reminded her fans that she owns the crown on the six-minute track, which is an extract from "OOOUUU," Young M.A's recent hit.
"Young M.A, it's the female Jay," Minaj raps. "I'm a brand, according to what retail say / Yeah, my tour she selling out on pre-sale day / Plus I got the Tidal queen stream, press replay."
In "The Pinkprint Freestyle" song, the "Truffle Butter" rapper gives shoutouts to fellow MCs including Lil Wayne, Foxy Brown and her boyfriend, Meek Mill, USA Magazine reported.
"Testify for my n---a to the D.A.'s face," she raps, in reference to her appearance during Mill's December 2015 probation hearing.
The song abruptly shifts gears at the end of the tune, closing with a dancehall beat after Minaj spits a few lines from the chorus of M.I.A.'s 2007 hit single "Paper Planes" in her signature affected British accent.
The Trinidadian's six-minute track was posted Saturday on Minaj's Soundcloud page featuring her trademark rapid-fire delivery, sating fans still buzzing after she used same stage with Ariana Grande at the 2016 MTV VMAs last month for a live performance of "Side to Side".
Watch Nicki Minaj new song, "The Pinkprint Freestyle" here:
