 HitFix 's Melinda Newman called the video both " chilling " and " raw " and stated that the video captured the concept of the song well , expressing that it was a " brutal reveal of West ’ s psyche " . Simon Vozick @-@ Levinson of Entertainment Weekly stated that the video should have been more creative and called it offensive , stating that Minaj 's appearance was the best part . Matthew Perpetua of Rolling Stone commented that the video was morbid , comparing it to " Thriller " , though noted that " instead of dancing zombies , he gives us undead , barely dressed and occasionally dismembered models " . Perpetua called Minaj 's appearance " cameo of the year " describing her appearance in the video : 
