"Roman Reloaded" is a song by American rapper and singer

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. The song, featuring American rapper

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, is from Minaj's second studio album '' Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded''. After being premiered on February 23, 2012 on

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radio, "Roman Reloaded" was released to digital outlets the next day as a promotional single. It was produced by

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Background

Minaj premiered the song on February 23, 2012 on radio station

. It later released for digital download on February 24, 2012 as a promotional single from '' Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'', following " Roman in Moscow" and " Stupid Hoe". It was produced by

. Minaj takes jabs at her rival Lil' Kim and at

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crying in the locker room after his team lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals. Additionally, Minaj drops references to former NBA player

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who is featured on VH1's '' Basketball Wives'', the Columbine High School massacre, the Nicki Minaj

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in December 2011, and to her role in the 2012 computer-animated film '' Ice Age: Continental Drift''.

Critical reception

The song has received positive reviews from music critics. MTV said that "Roman Reloaded seems to be a return to the hard-core rap style Nicki first entered the game with on mixtapes like ''Beam Me Up Scotty''......How the title track will fit on ''Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'' remains to be seen, but as a standalone, it proves that when it comes to simply spewing rap bars, Nicki Minaj is still the queen bee." '' Billboard'' said that "Unlike the RedOne-produced dance-pop candy of ' Starships' or the Grammy-premiered exorcism drama of '

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', 'Roman Reloaded' is a more traditionalist hip-hop offering, featuring hard-hitting production and guest verses from Lil Wayne."

Live performances

Minaj performed "Roman Reloaded" for the first time on ''

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'' on April 3, 2012, along with "

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Right by My Side "Right by My Side" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj, released as the second single from her second studio album, '' Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'' (2012). The song also features additional vocals from R&B artist Chris Brown. "Right by My Side" was ...

" and "Fire Burns". "Roman Reloaded" was also performed on the European and American legs of Minaj's

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. The song is also included on Minaj's Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour setlist.

Track listing

;Digital download # "Roman Reloaded" (featuring

) – 3:16

Charts

Release history

References

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