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Beez in the Trap
"Beez in the Trap" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj, featuring American rapper 2 Chainz, from her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012). It was released on May 29, 2012, by Young Money, Cash Money, and Universal Republic as the album's third single. It was written by both artists, alongside producer Kenoe.
Musically, "Beez in the Trap" is primarily electro-hop and hardcore hip hop with minimalist production and elements of trap music. The song peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the hot rap charts. An accompanying music video for the track was released on Vevo on April 6, 2012.
"Beez in the Trap" was written by Minaj, Maurice Jordan, and 2 Chainz, while production was handled by Kenoe. It was recorded at Conway Studios in Los Angeles, California by Ariel Chabaz and Finis "KY" White with assistance from Jon Sher. Mixing of the song was done by Chabaz with additional help from Sher at Conway Studios. Originally, Kenoe began sending both pop and hip-hop songs to Minaj when he heard that production of her second album had begun. Later that same day, Minaj's A&R Mack Maine informed him that she was looking for "some rap shit", so he submitted more aggressive, urban songs in hopes of inclusion on the record. Kenoe said that the song's musical concept was simplicity as he didn't want "a million and one things going on in it", and credited it as being distinctive from the others included on the album. The song premiered on DJ Flex's radio show at Hot 97 on March 20, 2012. In an interview with Graham Norton, Minaj stated "It just means, 'I am always...' you know, that's our slang way of saying, 'I beez doing such-and-such-and-such.' So it's really like, 'I am always in the trap.' Now, the trap, ladies and gentlemen, relates to anywhere where you get your money."
"Beez in the Trap" is a hypnotic electro-hop, hardcore hip-hop, southern hip hop and trap slow jam set in common time. The music is built around a spacious and echoed beat, consisting of sparse, hollow, "bubble-pop" drums with finger-snaps, a "growling" sub-bass, ricocheting sonar blips, and synthesized drips. According to Brandon Soderberg of Spin, the track echoes the minimalism of 1980s gangsta rap. It's devoid of a hook, with production described as "all empty space" while "sounding wholly alien". While still girlish and cheeky, Minaj's delivery deviates from the schizophrenic rhyme style of her Roman character present on the rest of Roman Reloaded for a more mellow, talkative style.
The song received generally positive reviews. Although he felt that the song "lack[ed] real substance", Adam Fleischer of XXL praised "Beez in the Trap", calling it a "memorable moment" of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded; he also complimented the "unique energy and distinct personality" Minaj displayed in the song. Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork Media described "Beez in the Trap" as an "effortless, pinging schoolyard taunt", and, in a separate review of the song for the same publication, Carrie Battan complimented Minaj's "daunting swagger", writing that she "hits a spot sweet enough to render every single gripe obsolete for four and a half minutes". In her review of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded for The A.V. Club, Genevieve Koski described Minaj's performance as "relatively sedate but incredibly sharp": she called the song's production "spare" and "sonar-blip", and noted Minaj to be "at her most verbose" during the first six songs of the album.
Tom Ewing, writing for The Guardian, felt "Beez in the Trap" showed Minaj's awareness of her "divided fanbase": he noted that while Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded contained songs that were "precision-tooled for the modern pop environment", "Beez in the Trap" places more emphasis on Minaj's rapping ability, writing that the song "throw[s] a bone to the listeners who just want to hear her rap". Rob Markman of MTV News commended the performance of 2 Chainz, calling his verse in the song "charismatic", and went on to write that he "doesn't compromise a thing spitting alongside the multiplatinum rapper". No Ripcord stated that "I Am Your Leader and Beez in the Trap are thrilling and make good use of cameos". Slant Magazine stated that "I Am Your Leader and Beez in the Trap [are] two excellent tracks which manage to sound both bubbly and heavy as Minaj delivers her most effortlessly entertaining shit-talk to date".
Complex named the song No. 9 on their list of the best 50 songs of 2012, while Pitchfork Media ranked it No. 18. Rolling Stone ranked it as the 44th best song of the 2010s decade, while Pitchfork named it the 150th best song of the decade.
Minaj filmed the official music video for "Beez in the Trap" on March 18, 2012, in Miami. It was directed by Benny Boom. The video, which featured 2 Chainz, was premiered on April 6, 2012, on Minaj's official VEVO account. The video was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. As of August 2021, the video has more than 206 million views.
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Beez in the Trap
"Beez in the Trap" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj, featuring American rapper 2 Chainz, from her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012). It was released on May 29, 2012, by Young Money, Cash Money, and Universal Republic as the album's third single. It was written by both artists, alongside producer Kenoe.
Musically, "Beez in the Trap" is primarily electro-hop and hardcore hip hop with minimalist production and elements of trap music. The song peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the hot rap charts. An accompanying music video for the track was released on Vevo on April 6, 2012.
"Beez in the Trap" was written by Minaj, Maurice Jordan, and 2 Chainz, while production was handled by Kenoe. It was recorded at Conway Studios in Los Angeles, California by Ariel Chabaz and Finis "KY" White with assistance from Jon Sher. Mixing of the song was done by Chabaz with additional help from Sher at Conway Studios. Originally, Kenoe began sending both pop and hip-hop songs to Minaj when he heard that production of her second album had begun. Later that same day, Minaj's A&R Mack Maine informed him that she was looking for "some rap shit", so he submitted more aggressive, urban songs in hopes of inclusion on the record. Kenoe said that the song's musical concept was simplicity as he didn't want "a million and one things going on in it", and credited it as being distinctive from the others included on the album. The song premiered on DJ Flex's radio show at Hot 97 on March 20, 2012. In an interview with Graham Norton, Minaj stated "It just means, 'I am always...' you know, that's our slang way of saying, 'I beez doing such-and-such-and-such.' So it's really like, 'I am always in the trap.' Now, the trap, ladies and gentlemen, relates to anywhere where you get your money."
"Beez in the Trap" is a hypnotic electro-hop, hardcore hip-hop, southern hip hop and trap slow jam set in common time. The music is built around a spacious and echoed beat, consisting of sparse, hollow, "bubble-pop" drums with finger-snaps, a "growling" sub-bass, ricocheting sonar blips, and synthesized drips. According to Brandon Soderberg of Spin, the track echoes the minimalism of 1980s gangsta rap. It's devoid of a hook, with production described as "all empty space" while "sounding wholly alien". While still girlish and cheeky, Minaj's delivery deviates from the schizophrenic rhyme style of her Roman character present on the rest of Roman Reloaded for a more mellow, talkative style.
The song received generally positive reviews. Although he felt that the song "lack[ed] real substance", Adam Fleischer of XXL praised "Beez in the Trap", calling it a "memorable moment" of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded; he also complimented the "unique energy and distinct personality" Minaj displayed in the song. Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork Media described "Beez in the Trap" as an "effortless, pinging schoolyard taunt", and, in a separate review of the song for the same publication, Carrie Battan complimented Minaj's "daunting swagger", writing that she "hits a spot sweet enough to render every single gripe obsolete for four and a half minutes". In her review of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded for The A.V. Club, Genevieve Koski described Minaj's performance as "relatively sedate but incredibly sharp": she called the song's production "spare" and "sonar-blip", and noted Minaj to be "at her most verbose" during the first six songs of the album.
Tom Ewing, writing for The Guardian, felt "Beez in the Trap" showed Minaj's awareness of her "divided fanbase": he noted that while Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded contained songs that were "precision-tooled for the modern pop environment", "Beez in the Trap" places more emphasis on Minaj's rapping ability, writing that the song "throw[s] a bone to the listeners who just want to hear her rap". Rob Markman of MTV News commended the performance of 2 Chainz, calling his verse in the song "charismatic", and went on to write that he "doesn't compromise a thing spitting alongside the multiplatinum rapper". No Ripcord stated that "I Am Your Leader and Beez in the Trap are thrilling and make good use of cameos". Slant Magazine stated that "I Am Your Leader and Beez in the Trap [are] two excellent tracks which manage to sound both bubbly and heavy as Minaj delivers her most effortlessly entertaining shit-talk to date".
Complex named the song No. 9 on their list of the best 50 songs of 2012, while Pitchfork Media ranked it No. 18. Rolling Stone ranked it as the 44th best song of the 2010s decade, while Pitchfork named it the 150th best song of the decade.
Minaj filmed the official music video for "Beez in the Trap" on March 18, 2012, in Miami. It was directed by Benny Boom. The video, which featured 2 Chainz, was premiered on April 6, 2012, on Minaj's official VEVO account. The video was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. As of August 2021, the video has more than 206 million views.