Nicki Minaj and Rihanna survive a plane crash, battle ninjas and evolve with their surroundings in their long-overdue clip for "Fly," premiered during VMA pre-show on Sunday night. The slow and tickling number is the last cut from 28-year-old Trinidadian hip hop queen's debut project "Pink Friday," has its inspirational feeling, and is set to be released to US rhythmic radio today and officially released on September 11.The New York MC talked more in depth about the song: "'FLY' is one of my absolute faves. I wanted to work with Rihanna for a long time. I'm very proud of her accomplishments; especially since she was born on an island like me. This song is a female empowerment song. But then again, its not specific to just women. It speaks about flying, soaring high in the face of every single solitary adversity that comes your way. I speak about how the media has attempted to box me in and how that has made me feel suffocated. After years of being dragged thru the mud, I've mustered up the courage to re-define myself. I believe that I represent an entire generation. My fans have become my family; and together we have become a movement. Get ready for it. We came to win."
The song is inspired by the emotion of soaring above and overcoming all stereotypes and negativity, only to have come out victorious. Even though her roots are elsewhere, Minaj sounds better on the "Pink Friday" tracks that are more squarely in the club R&B vein, which she almost always spikes with enough rap to remind anyone that she isn't another Beyoncé or even Sasha Fierce, not by any stretch. "Fly" makes good work out of its Rihanna cameo, while the dark glamour bird soars, Minaj skitters around her with her vulnerable but choppy rhymes, equal parts tough woman and big softie. The inspirational tone has her charismatically colorful, larger-than-life personality all over them.
The pair of beauties are going to save the world in more ways than one with this gloomy Sanaa Hamri-directed clip, which was shot back in early January, and it ironically starts out with ominous footage of a downed airplane. It opens with Minaj pulling up to the wreckage in a very luxurious ride. Rihanna eventually shows up to provide angelic vocals while the two walk through the smoking, apocalyptic wreck. A crew of mysterious ninjas shows up to assault our rapping beauty, as Minaj defeats the powerful ninjas with her moves, the world begins to revive itself as flowers are seen growing around them. The sun shines down on everyone as the video closes.
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