"Roman's Revenge"

Single by Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Wayne
from the album Pink Friday (UK iTunes Store Version)/(UK Reissue)
Released	January 19, 2011
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2010
Length	3:49
Label	Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Motown
Writer(s)	Kaseem Dean, Dwayne Carter, T. Smith, Onika Maraj
Producer(s)	Swizz Beatz

"Roman's Revenge" is a song by Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj, featuring American rapper Eminem, from Minaj's debut studio album Pink Friday. It was written by Minaj, Eminem, Kaseem Dean and Trevor Smith, and was produced by Swizz Beatz. It was released exclusively on October 30, 2010 through the US iTunes Store, as a promotional release preceding the album's release. The song initiated a feud between Lil' Kim and Minaj, where several critics felt the song was directed at Lil' Kim and regarded around her feelings towards Minaj's rise to fame. The song references Minaj's alter-ego, Roman Zolanski, and Eminem's alter-ego, Slim Shady.

An official remix featuring Minaj's mentor, Lil Wayne, was released to the US iTunes Store on January 19, 2011.

"Roman's Revenge" features both Nicki Minaj and Eminem rapping as their alter-egos. Minaj raps as Roman Zolanski whilst Eminem raps as his well-known alter-ego Slim Shady. The song also marks the debut of Minaj's additional alter-ego, Martha Zolanski, who can be heard in the end of the song screaming in a British accent as Roman's mother. Minaj told MTV News that she was thinking of collaborating with Eminem for a while and in the end simply asked him:

We went out on a whim and put it in the air like, It'd be great if he would collaborate with us. I remember I kept talking about it, and I thought, It can't hurt. I sent him one record, and he didn't love it. He didn't say, I don't love it; he just said, Can you send me something that's a little more me? I sent him an e-mail and thanked him for that, just having enough respect. Sometimes people don't respond. He had the respect, at least, to treat me like a peer.

The original song had a changed hook where Minaj sang "I feel pretty/I feel pretty/I feel pretty, and witty, and gay/And I pity/any girl who isn't me tonight!", which are lyrics in "I Feel Pretty" from the musical, West Side Story. Eminem's first verse also had a changed ending where he yelled "I feel ugly/I feel ugly/Slut don't touch me or hug me, I'm mad/And I pity/any girl who gets with me tonight!" When listened to, it is still possible to hear Nicki say "I feel..." at the beginning of the first chorus.

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