Remember that killer verse Nicki Minaj delivered on Kanye West's Monster?
Smart, sassy, and super scary, it showed that at her best, the 32-year-old can be considered among the best rappers around.
Sadly, the follow-up to 2010's Pink Friday has too few of those moments. Packed with A-list guest spots, an expansive array of styles and some seriously dodgy R&B padding, The Pinkprint runs to nearly 70 minutes over a marathon 21 tracks.
Minaj shows she's great in small doses - try the thuggish grunt of Only, Want Some More's brilliantly comical lyrical adventures, or Four Door Aventador's old school Missy Elliott lope.
I Lied and The Crying Game add early emotional touches, and when Beyonce shows up on Feeling Myself, the pair go head-to-head like two heavyweights squaring off in a boxing ring.
