nelly sang the song it's getting hot in here.
who sings the song it's getting hot in here?
nelly
"get like me" is a drum-driven song with sparse and percussive beat. lyrically, it is a self-pride song, further described as "an ode to nelly's dope-ness". nelly sings about how everyone tries to steal his shine, "see the whole rap game/ they sounding like me". minaj echoes his sentiments singing: "get their own speakers and some pros like me/ when i'm at the game, all the pros like me." minaj sings the lines "you should follow my example, bitch i.e./ 'cause i'm front row isaac miz-ra-hi," putting "extra emphasis" on her words, by breaking down her rhymes into simple syllables. she also sings about the things she has accomplished throughout her career mentioning her beats by dr. dre endorsement deal. rob markman from mtv news noted that the song initially was similar with nelly and pharrell's collaborations on "hot in herre" (2002) "flap your wings" (2005) and further compared it with songs produced by the neptunes. jenna hally rubenstein of the same publication noted that it sounds very similar to other songs produced by williams.
get like me (nelly song)
"bottoms up" features a "bass-thumping" beat. nicki minaj appears in the song as her alter-ego, roman zolanski and delivering her lines in cartoonish voices and inimitable baby-talk, distorting her voice in parts to sound tipsy. minaj also sings breathily and references anna nicole smith, and biblical figures mary and joseph. like his previous song, "say aah", according to chris ryan of mtv buzzworthy, "is about the joys of enjoying a frosty beverage at the nightclub of your choosing." ryan also said the song had an r. kelly vibe to it. ryan also gave the song a positive review, stating, "trey songz, sex inventor. nicki minaj, harajuku barbie. a duet between the two. it's getting hot in herre." werq-fm gave the song a positive review, commending minaj's cameo. bet sound off said, "two of the hottest things in the industry have teamed up for what might be a contender for the hottest joint of the 2010 summer", commenting, "this ish right here is the perfect anthem for happy hour, the end of a hard day at work or even a stressful situation. maybe it's the pounding kicks that keep my head nodding. or, maybe it's the infectious hook 'bottoms up, bottoms up.'" andy kellman of allmusic called it "shamelessly mindless". mariel concepcion of "billboard" gave the song a positive review, praising minaj's role, stating, songz' part "fades in to the background" and that "minaj steals the spotlight with a layered, almost cartoonish 16-bar verse that injects the track with much-needed liveliness and creativity", showing "more personality in 45 seconds than most rappers do in an entire song, balancing an aggressive attitude with her gentler side." "the washington post"s sean fennessey described the song as "gleeful, kinetic" and viewed that songz is outperformed by minaj, writing "[she] supplies a brilliant extended cameo on the song, and as she has on nearly all of her guest appearances this year, changes tempo, tone and persona in thrilling flashes".
bottoms up (trey songz song)