 The song was named the " Collaboration of the Year " 2010 by HipHopDX . Minaj 's verse for the song was named " Verse of the Year " by the same website . Rolling Stone ranked it number 10 on its list of the Best Singles of 2010 . Rap @-@ Up declared the song the third best of 2010 . MTV News declared the track the 14th best of the year , with other West singles " Power " and " Runaway " making the top 10 . In October 2011 , NME placed it at number 53 on its list " 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years " , with the site 's staff stating that while West had a good performance on the song , it was " star turns from Jay @-@ Z ( channeling his world @-@ weary hip hop legend who just needed a cuddle ) and Nicki Minaj ( a show stealing turn from the heir apparent who was battling herself as much as the haters ) that took this track over . " In 2013 , Complex Magazine gave Minaj 's Monster verse the title " Best Rap Verse of the Past 5 Years " . In January 2011 , The Village Voice 's Pazz & Jop annual critics ' poll named " Monster " the sixth @-@ best single of 2010 ; West 's other singles " Power " and " Runaway " were ranked at numbers five and four , respectively on the same poll , with their parent album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy ranked the best album of 2010 as well . It was ranked at number 69 by Rolling Stone on their list of " 100 Greatest Hip @-@ Hop songs of all time " . 
