After enticing her Barbz with behind-the-scenes vlogs and teaser videos dripping with sexuality, Nicki Minaj has finally unleashed the raunchiest video of the year via her Twitter account at the stroke of midnight Wednesday for her much-hyped, Sir-Mix-A-Lot sampling "Anaconda," which has simply taken the social media world by storm since its arrival. It has garnered praise from some fans, while others are left scratching their heads. The clip, which also finds the "The Pink Print" rapstress giving rapper Drake a lap dance, has opened up a slew of questions, too.
The song was originally recorded by Missy Elliott in 2012, but the rapper decided to shelf the track so it was re-recorded by Minaj two years later. The second single from Minaj's "The Pink Print" album, this drew some criticisms for its bootylicious cover art revealing a great deal of the Queen Barbz's rear. Set in a steamy jungle setting, the song is built around a sample of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, hon" line from the elder rapper's 1992 ode to women with large posteriors, "Baby Got Back." Minaj adds a heavy dose of raunchy sexual innuendos to the mix.
To expect anything else from this video would have been naive. Whichever side you're on, this video certainly has people talking and likely will for a little while. And we can't stop thinking about Sir Mix-a-Lot's 1992 rap classic "Baby Got Back" while watching. This video has all the butts you could ever want in a music video. Minaj might not be breaking a sweat, but that outfit certainly is. Minaj, an avid student of the "show, don't tell" approach to narrative, has made ample use of visual imagery in order to convey the central themes of "Anaconda."
The tropical-themed clip, directed by Colin Tilley, stars the Young Money Queen in the Amazon jungle in all her voluptuous glory, surrounded by buxom women who gyrate like it's a bodily function, and it is exactly what you'd expect (and more) from the cheeky twerk anthem: Scantily-clad girls shaking their butts in the steamy jungle, Minaj "working out" her assets in a pink thong and then giving Drake that much-anticipated lap dance of a lifetime. Mesmerized by all the booty-shaking, the video for "Anaconda," is Minaj's tribute to all the women who "ain't missing no meals," while also denouncing all "the skinny bitches in the club."
The song was originally recorded by Missy Elliott in 2012, but the rapper decided to shelf the track so it was re-recorded by Minaj two years later. The second single from Minaj's "The Pink Print" album, this drew some criticisms for its bootylicious cover art revealing a great deal of the Queen Barbz's rear. Set in a steamy jungle setting, the song is built around a sample of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, hon" line from the elder rapper's 1992 ode to women with large posteriors, "Baby Got Back." Minaj adds a heavy dose of raunchy sexual innuendos to the mix.
To expect anything else from this video would have been naive. Whichever side you're on, this video certainly has people talking and likely will for a little while. And we can't stop thinking about Sir Mix-a-Lot's 1992 rap classic "Baby Got Back" while watching. This video has all the butts you could ever want in a music video. Minaj might not be breaking a sweat, but that outfit certainly is. Minaj, an avid student of the "show, don't tell" approach to narrative, has made ample use of visual imagery in order to convey the central themes of "Anaconda."
The tropical-themed clip, directed by Colin Tilley, stars the Young Money Queen in the Amazon jungle in all her voluptuous glory, surrounded by buxom women who gyrate like it's a bodily function, and it is exactly what you'd expect (and more) from the cheeky twerk anthem: Scantily-clad girls shaking their butts in the steamy jungle, Minaj "working out" her assets in a pink thong and then giving Drake that much-anticipated lap dance of a lifetime. Mesmerized by all the booty-shaking, the video for "Anaconda," is Minaj's tribute to all the women who "ain't missing no meals," while also denouncing all "the skinny bitches in the club."
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