Nicki Minaj | Bad For You
On the surface, it’s a sultry, R&B-tinged power ballad. It is slow, sensual, and produced by the legendary Hit-Boy. It sounds like falling in love on a summer night.
Let’s be real for a second. If you were a teen in the mid-2010s, The Pinkprint era was a religious experience. You had the gut-wrenching vulnerability of "Pills n Potions," the vengeant scream of "Feeling Myself," and then... you had "Bad for You" featuring Meek Mill. bad for you nicki minaj
Look at the pre-chorus: "I know you wanna wife me / But I'm not the right type / You might wanna swipe left." She literally swipes left on marriage in a song that sounds like a wedding first dance. Nicki is warning the listener: I will ruin your credit, your sleep schedule, and your peace of mind, but you will thank me for it. On the surface, it’s a sultry, R&B-tinged power ballad
