 Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club praised the guest picks on the album , musing that West trades verses with the " few superstars fit to breathe his rarified air , including Jay @-@ Z , Rick Ross , and Nicki Minaj , who single @-@ handedly justifies her deafening buzz with her verse on the song . " Kitty Empire of The Guardian praised West 's performance on the song describing it as " brilliant " , but also noted that on the particular song Minaj and Jay @-@ Z were superior to him , citing Minaj 's verse as her career 's best . Dan Vidal of URB stated that West milks the potential of his guest rappers to the most impressive degree , reporting that Jay @-@ Z 's generally relaxed performance was " with a fiery growl on " and that it " features Nicki Minaj going even more bonkers with her flow than we ’ re accustomed to . " Sputnikmusic 's Channing Freeman echoed the consensus about Minaj stating that her verse was the most memorable part of the song , though felt that Bon Iver 's appearance didn 't add up to much . 
