My Everything (Ariana Grande album) by no means painful; there are even moments of fun, including the thigh-high-boot swagger of summer smashes 'Problem' and 'Bang Bang,' both of which borrow their strut from coheadliners Iggy Azalea and Jessie J with Nicki Minaj, respectively." Mikael Wood, writing on behalf of the "Los Angeles Times", finds Grande in impressive form because she is "deeply cheerful yet with guns blazing, an innocent newcomer no more." Elysa Gardner, on behalf of "USA Today", writes that Grande "digs into ballads and more emotionally earnest fare" simultaneously, doing so with a "girlish playfulness... and a sense of growing confidence", and she
Freedom (Nicki Minaj song) Freedom (Nicki Minaj song) "Freedom" is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj, for the reissue of her second studio album "", subtitled "" (2012). It was written by Minaj, Matthew Burnett, and Matthew Samuels. Production was helmed by Samuels under his stage name Boi-1da. The song was released for digital download by Cash Money Records in the US and Canada on November 2, 2012 and in other countries on November 6, 2012. It was serviced to US urban radio on November 27 and to mainstream radio in the United Kingdom the following day. "Freedom" is a downtempo