hopscotch

with "roman in moscow," finding its hyperactive voice on the billboards charts, this apparent non-single was released a couple of days ago and already seems to be following the trend of nicki trailing back to her mixtape roots. primarily a diss track over an "itty bitty piggy"-esque beat, the song reflects the inner bitchiness of (one of) nicki's famously spastic alter-ego roman zolanski, a gay fireball who embodies the artist's inner angst, boostin, flossin, and throwin shade to all the wannabes. it's colorful, playful, and jumpy and the repetitive chants of "you a stupid hoe/you a you a stupid hoe" remind me of ghetto junglegym insults. after her pop-rap cornucopia of pink friday, nicki seems to be treading in new territory, a mix between brash and hiccups. if this is the direction of roman reloaded, i may just have to pre-order.