French Montana ft. Nicki Minaj "Freaks" Video Review

By: Alex L.

After teasing his fans with clips of his new video, Bronx rapper, French Montana, officially released the Eif Rivera directed video “Freaks” featuring our favorite “Barb,” Nicki Minaj this past Thursday.

The song is self explanatory as Montana and Minaj rap about needing a sexual deviant. The song also samples two 90’s reggae hits, Lil’ Vicious “Freaks” and Chaka Demus and Pliers “Murder She Wrote.” The song has a island vibe which is accurately portrayed in the video.

Set in an underground dance-hall club scene where the club goers grind and whine to the upbeat hip-hop hit, Nicki Minaj seems to steal much of the thunder in this four minute visual. She prances around and seductively dances while wearing gold pasties and skin tight multi-colored, leopard leggings. French Montana takes a more of demure role in the video which could lead viewers to think that Minaj is the main attraction.

In all, “Freaks” is a decent video and if you are a fan of French Montana or Nicki Minaj the video will hold your attention from beginning to end. “Freaks” is the fourth single off French Montana’s upcoming album, Excuse My French, set to be released May 21, 2013. Check out “Freaks” right here on LUCID. Enjoy!

Nicki Minaj: 2010’s Break-through Artist

By Alex L.

It’s hard to deny the eccentric talent of Nicki Minaj. Ever since her debut in late 2009, people have been more than interested to see what the New York native had to offer in 2010-- it’s safe to say she showed us that she is a force to reckoned with.

Nicki started off 2010 strong, she jumped on many tracks with Diddy-Dirty Money, Ludacris, Young Money, DJ Khaled, and Sean Kingston, delivering hot verses which proved her to be 2010’s most sought after artist.

With the early 2010 release of her first single “Massive Attack” not doing so well, prospects of Nicki’s debut album seemed bleak. By the time summer rolled around, her second single “Your Love,” was a winner and her follow up singles “Right Thru Me” and “Roman’s Revenge” solidified her spot in hip-hop royalty.

In a short amount of time the Harajuku Barbie gathered a strong fan base of Barbs and Ken Barbs, graced the cover of magazines from Vibe to Billboard, and of course featuring on everyone else’s song, but Nicki wasn’t quiet done yet.

On Nov. 22, 2010 Nicki’s highly anticipated album, Pink Friday finally dropped like an overdue baby! She pulled all the right guns on this album, it features Drake, Rihanna, Eminem, and Will.I.Am.

There were mixed reviews about Pink Friday but after it’s release it quickly shot to #1 before settling for #2 after Kanye West took the spot.

If 2010 was any indication of Nicki Minaj’s future, she won’t be slowing down anytime soon and 2011 is bound to have more in store her. Nicki Minaj is LUCID’s 2010 break-through artist.

If you haven’t already, make sure to pick up Pink Friday, in stores and on iTunes now!