When Nicki Minaj released her first debut album, ‘Pink Friday’ in 2010, she embarked on a musical journey to become of of the most influential figures in hip-hop culture.
In a 2009, interview with MTV, Minaj stated “for my first album I want to have fun. I don’t want to put pressure on myself because I feel like my musical ability becomes great when I am just having fun in the studio”. The first album Nicki Minaj expected in having a wonderful musical continuity. ‘Pink Friday’ is a musical piece that delivered the right amount of surprises, but surprises that didn’t make you feel lost while listening to the album.
while, listening to certain tracks on the album I know that certain songs like “Save Me”, “Here I am” and “Girls Fall Like Dominos” are all tracks that fit into the fourth and final musical attribute Aptness of task. The reason the music tracks fit into the category is that it enhances the listener’s experience making the album more enjoyable to listen to swaying away from the hardcore rap genre we are introduced to techno beats and more playful lyrics making the listener far from bored.
The producer sets the tone for the musical clarity by setting up the music creation and capturing the production value while clearing up any imperfection that may affect the music clarity.
Sharif James 