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Closing out the week by treating her fans to a fresh, Nicki Minaj has unveiled a sexy, zany and eye-popping video for her new track "Stupid Hoe," the second promotional song to emerge from her sophomore album, "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded," which the singer has now said won't be released until April 3. The electro hop and happycore song is an anthem to her female haters, the voluptuous rapper bounces and jiggles about and even throws in some falsetto singing in the end for good measure.
With director Hype Williams providing all the epilepsy-inducing strobes of his recent fare, the colorful and frenetic video features a handful of wild animals but none wilder than the 29-year-old eccentric rapper herself, who is in full Barbie mode and rhymes through the clip in a rainbow of pastel-hued makeup, oft-buggy eyes, assorted outfits with her signature pink wig and prosthetic body parts, and she even gets a little ferocious, morphing into a caged tiger.
Young Money's first lady gets up to her usual crazy antics, donning bright colored outfits and hair and make-up, while pulling strange faces. As she spews her rapid-fire rhymes, the shot changes to a wavy pink-wigged Minaj in the driver's seat of a hot pink convertible. Still, at least the production allows her to showcase that breathless rapping style, which is still something she does better than anyone. With the sexy, bubblegum effect of the video, it's almost easy to forget that the track throws a few harsh words at her female critics.
The animated Barbie rocks a closetful of wild and wacky looks in the explicit clip which perfectly matches for Minaj's manic stage persona. Minaj brings her signature wide-eyed facial expressions and frantic eye blinking to a brightly colored set filled with robotic female dancers. The rapper rips into any "stupid hoe" who tries to cross her while sporting pastel face paints and bending her body into contortionist poses. Minaj's gimmick is getting way past old now, but people really enjoy her music videos. The Young Money rapper will likely perform at Super Bowl alongside headliner Madonna.