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The song received generally mixed reviews. Calling it trap song, Nathan S of the music review site DJ Booth said Minaj "put aside her usually schizophrenic rhyme style in favor of a mellow, almost spoken style." Critical reception During the verses and bridge, her vocals are "biting and caustic", while in the choruses, her vocals are "matter-of-fact and almost bubbly" according to Jessica Sager of Popcrush. Throughout "Beez in the Trap", Minaj changes and adapts her vocal delivery to specific areas of the song. The song's musical structure is characterized by its ultra minimalistic production, devoid of any hooks and often veering on nothing but empty space, with the exception of a "bubble-pop" beat and a "growling" sub-bass. Its permutable soundscape incorporates a retro 1980s gangsta rap production, which consists of effects such as finger-snaps, sparse instrumentation, ricocheting sonar blips, "drip drip" synths, and features elements of dubstep and grime music. The music is built around a spacious and echoed beat, complemented by sparse hollow drums, and heavy-bass. "Beez in the Trap" is an electro- hop and hardcore hip-hop slow jam set in common time. In an interview with Graham Norton, Minaj stated "It just means, 'I am always.' you know, that's our slang way of saying, 'I beez doing such-and-such-and-such.' So it's really like, 'I am always in the trap.' Now, the trap, ladies and gentlemen, relates to anywhere where you get your money." Composition The song premiered on DJ Flex's radio show at Hot 97 on March 20, 2012. Kenoe said that the song's musical concept was simplicity as he didn't want "a million and one things going on in it", and credited it as being distinctive from the others included on the album. Later that same day, Minaj's A&R Mack Maine informed him that she was looking for "some rap shit", so he submitted more aggressive, urban songs in hopes of inclusion on the record. Originally, Kenoe began sending both pop and hip-hop songs to Minaj when he heard that production of her sophomore album had begun.
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Mixing of the song was done by Chabaz with additional help from Sher at Conway Studios. It was recorded at Conway Studios in Los Angeles, California by Ariel Chabaz and Finis "KY" White with assistance from Jon Sher. "Beez in the Trap" was written by Minaj, Maurice Jordan, and 2 Chainz, while production was handled by Kenoe. Minaj recruited rapper 2 Chainz for "Beez in the Trap". An accompanying music video for the track was released on Vevo on April 6, 2012. Musically, "Beez in the Trap" is primarily an electro- hop and hardcore hip hop song which features a retro 1980s gangsta rap production and elements of dubstep, grime, and trap. The track was released as the album's third single on following " Starships" and " Right by My Side". It was written by Minaj, Maurice Jordan, and 2 Chainz, who contributed a guest verse to the song, while production was handled by Kenoe. This is my hood video, obviously." Beez in the Trap" is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj for her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012). "He's an amazing dude, very hard worker," Nicki said of the bubbling Atlanta MC. The 2 Chainz-assisted track definitely falls in the latter category. The album, which is expected to hit #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart later this week, features an even distribution of pop tracks like the RedOne-produced "Starships" and more street-oriented material. "Beez" is the second video from Nicki's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. "I hit up Benny Boom like, 'Yo, I need a sexy video right now.' I knew 2 Chainz wasn't gonna be mad." "When I see the strippers and all of that, they always show me love, so I wanted to kinda make a video around them," the reigning rap queen said.
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Minaj sports a leopard-print catsuit and shakes her tail feather alongside "Beez in the Trap" guest 2 Chainz. The Benny Boom-directed clip, which was released Friday, follows Nicki as she struts through the nudie bar counting hundreds and working her money-maker in some very flattering outfits.