On June 6, 2012, Minaj announced through her official Twitter that "Champion" would be the next urban single. "Champion" had the most votes and won the poll "HOV Lane" came in second, and "I Am Your Leader" came in third. The poll was divided into three categories: The second category asked fans to choose between " Champion", "HOV Lane", and "I Am Your Leader". On May 24, 2012, a poll was posted on Minaj's official website asking fans to choose the next single(s). The album focuses on Roman Zolanski, one of Minaj's alter egos that was first featured on Pink Friday. In November 2011, Minaj announced on Twitter that the album would be released on February 14, 2012, though it was later delayed to April 3, 2012. Rick Ross ( pictured) and Minaj are long time collaborators.įollowing the success of Minaj's debut album, Pink Friday, Cash Money co-CEO, Brian " Birdman" Williams announced to Billboard that Minaj was aiming to release her second album within the first quarter of 2012. Minaj briefly performed a part of the song on The Today Show's summer concert series. Despite not being released as a single, "I Am Your Leader" peaked at number 71 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Fellow rapper Tyga also makes a brief cameo appearance. It features Minaj inside a brightly colored playhouse dressed in eccentric clothing, while sequences show Minaj, Ross and Cam'ron in different rooms such as the bathroom, the staircase, and the dining room. To promote the song, an accompanying music video for the song was released on August 24, 2012. "I Am Your Leader" garnered praise from contemporary music critics, with the majority praising the song's production, Minaj's vocal delivery, and the appearances of Cam'ron and Ross. Lyrically, Minaj "dishes boast-heavy verses about how she’s better than all these other bitches", according to Adam Fleischer of XXL Magazine. Musically, "I Am Your Leader" is a midtempo hardcore hip hop and electro hop song that contains sparse beats, minimal instrumentation, repetitive, high-pitched, off-pitch synth hooks, and a booming, static bass. Production of the song was handled by Fernando Garibay & Chauncey "Hit-Boy" Hollis, with writing coming from Minaj, Garibay, Hollis, Ross, and Cam'ron. The song features additional rap vocals from hip hop artists Rick Ross and Cam'ron. " I Am Your Leader" is a song recorded by American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj for her second studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012).
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