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" &amp;quot;Even now I think, &amp;#039;Do I really want this fame?&amp;#039;&amp;quot; Nicki Minaj confesses on &amp;#039;Freedom&amp;#039; - one of seven previously-unheard tracks from her new EP The Re-Up. It serves as a continuation of her already lengthy album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, whose pop/hip-hop divide confused the public as much as her multiple personalities. Her confidence (and insistence) to carry both off on occasion suggests she is more than happy with her global status; &amp;#039;Freedom&amp;#039; blends street-slang bravado with a whispy soft-pop chorus, while Ciara-assisted &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m Legit&amp;#039; and Cassie hook-up &amp;#039;The Boys&amp;#039; both hear her straddle balls-out quips and chart-friendly hooks. However, the bulk of The Re-Up leans more towards Nicki&amp;#039;s mixtape persona of yesteryear, rather than chasing Billboard&amp;#039;s Hot 100 tally. Lil Wayne collaboration &amp;#039;High School&amp;#039; is a number about adultery that would make even the most seasoned 50 Shades reader blush, while &amp;#039;Hell Yeah&amp;#039; mixes bouncy tribal beats with Minaj&amp;#039;s braggadocio of the high life. The most radio-friendly Nicki gets is on deluxe cut &amp;#039;Va Va Voom&amp;#039;, a sultry, electro-pop thumper helmed by longtime pop hitmaker Max Martin. As the debate rages on over whether Minaj&amp;#039;s outlook on her image makes her a credible hip-hop entity, The Re-Up adds a tougher edge to the collection and largely shuns the pop-Nicki that gained her the attention she&amp;#039;s so undecided over still.  Listen to Nicki Minaj&amp;#039;s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - The Re-Up on Spotify below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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