Beam Me Up Scotty [2 LP]

by Nicki Minaj

Overview

When Nicki Minaj's third mixtape, Beam Me Up Scotty, was released in 2009, it signaled her move from promising rapper to soon-to-be superstar. At that point, the rapper's razor-edged lyricism and overflow of personality had prompted Lil Wayne to sign her as quickly as possible, and the electric Beam Me Up Scotty took the hunger, wit, and charisma already exhibited on her first two mixtapes to new dimensions. By the end of the following year, Minaj would be a mainstream success, refining the raw force of her early material with a pop sheen that landed her in the top of the charts. As her fame grew, however, many fans looked to the diamond-sharp performances on Beam Me Up Scotty as Minaj's most essential material, capturing an unbridled intensity that would experience some generation loss as she grew more popular with the masses. Eleven years after its original release, a 2021 update of Beam Me Up Scotty reshuffles the track listing somewhat, cutting some of the original tunes and replacing them with a few new songs. Still intact are era-defining tracks like a remix of Drake's then-ubiquitous "Best I Ever Had" with Minaj inserting a circular flow and new hooks of her own, as well as the high-impact Lil Wayne collaboration "I Get Crazy." The difference between the rough and rugged 2009 material and the newly recorded tracks is noticeable in terms of production and energy. New songs "Fractions" and "Seeing Green" aim for the unvarnished dazzle of the original release, yet fall short when compared to the unstoppable push of tracks like "Gotta Go Hard" and the lo-fi character of "Still I Rise." On the whole, however, the revamped edition of Beam Me Up Scotty loses none of the original's strengths. Listening back to Minaj just before her ascent to global fame, it's easy to hear a dexterous talent that sounds not just from another time, but strange and vibrant enough to sometimes sound beamed in from another planet. ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	07/29/2022
Label:	Republic
UPC:	0602438969821
Rank:	33803

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Seeing Green
2. Fractions
3. Crocodile Teeth [Remix]
4. Chi-Raq
5. Boss Ass Bitch [Remix]
6. Intro
7. Itty Bitty Piggy
8. I Get Crazy
9. Kill Da DJ
10. Nicki Minaj Speaks
11. Slumber Party

Disc 2

12. Shopaholic
13. Gotta Go Hard
14. Nicki Minaj Speaks #2
15. Best I Ever Had [Remix]
16. Keys Under Palm Trees
17. Silly
18. Easy
19. Nicki Minaj Speaks #3
20. Envy
21. Can Anybody Hear Me?
22. Still I Rise
23. Beam Me Up Scotty

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nicki Minaj   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bobby V   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Lil Wayne   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Rocko   Primary Artist,Vocals
Gucci Mane   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Drake   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
PTAF   Primary Artist,Vocals
G Herbo   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
F1jo   Primary Artist,Vocals
Skillibeng   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jae Millz   Featured Artist
Rihanna   Featured Artist
Shanel   Featured Artist
Busta Rhymes   Featured Artist
Gudda Gudda   Featured Artist
DJ Holiday   Vocals
Brinx   Featured Artist
Jaquin Royale   Vocals
Bobby Valentino   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Andrew Ramsey   Composer
Drumma Boy   Producer,Programming
Chris Athens   Mastering Engineer
Drew Ramsey   Composer
Carlos Broady   Composer
Shannon Sanders   Composer
Johnny Wonder   Producer,Programming
Mr. Collipark   Producer,Programming
Jermaine Jackson   Composer
Xavier Dotson   Composer
Kanye West   Composer
Andreas Nilsson   Composer
Boi-1da   Producer,Programming
Ron Browz   Producer,Programming
Nate Hills   Composer
Ann Marie Hamilton   Composer
Jamal Jones   Composer
Gucci Mane   Composer
X-Plosive   Producer,Programming
The Runners   Producer,Programming
Thomas Kessler   Composer
Clifford Harris   Composer
Joshua Berkman   A&R
Dwayne Carter   Composer
Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson   Composer
Govi   Producer,Programming
Elvis Williams   Composer
Danja   Producer,Programming
Norman Whitfield   Composer
The Package Store   Producer,Programming
Derrick Crooms   Composer
Radric Davis   Composer
Aubrey Graham   Composer
Rondell Turner   Composer
ChopHouze   Producer,Programming
Desmond Ryan   Composer
Michael Crooms   Composer
Noah Shebib   Mixing,Engineer
Gee Futuristic   Producer,Programming
Dan Hamilton   Composer
Jasper Cameron   Composer
DeAndre Way   Composer
Andrew Harr   Composer
Zaytoven   Composer,Producer,Programming
Khaled Khaled   Composer
William Wooten   Composer
Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Faheem Najm   Composer
Soulja Boy   Producer,Programming
Onika Maraj   Composer
Gerrit Wessendorf   Composer
James Dean   Composer
Christopher Gholson   Composer
Noel Cadastre   Recording
Matthew Samuels   Composer
Nakia Coleman   Composer
Marcella Araica   Composer
Ciara Harris   Composer
Safaree Samuels   Composer
Karen Chin   Composer
Cleveland Browne   Composer
Rodney Hill, Jr.   Composer
Jahmon Pauling   Composer
Jonathan Wright   Composer
Allen Ritter   Composer,Producer,Programming
Anderson Hernandez   Composer
Vinylz   Producer,Programming
Victor Owusu   Composer
Jonathan Dumas   Composer
Kandise Nathan   Composer
Keyona Reed   Composer
PTAF   Composer
Shontel Moore   Composer
Kimberly Jones   Composer
Walter Lloyd Whitney   Composer
Kendall Taylor   Composer
Tate Kobang   Producer,Programming
Adde Instrumentals   Producer,Programming
Joseph "F1jo" Antney   Composer
Bobby Wilson   Composer
Joshua Goods   Composer
Herbert Wright   Composer
Derrick Milano   Composer
Nashiem Myrick   Composer
James Davaughn Lennard   Composer
Jonathan Joyner   Composer
Chophouze Jay   Producer,Programming
Nile Goveia   Composer
Emwah Warmington   Composer
Davaughn   Composer,Producer,Programming
Amina Diop   A&R
Bryan Montesano   A&R
John Scilipoti   Composer
Kaushik Barua   Composer
Kid Masterpiece   Producer,Programming
LadyTinyFameSix   Producer,Programming
Wycliffe Johnson   Composer
YM! Beats   Producer,Programming
Stone Deonte   Composer