 " Freedom " is a song by Trinidadian recording artist Nicki Minaj , for the reissue of her second studio album Pink Friday : Roman Reloaded , subtitled The Re @-@ Up ( 2012 ) . It was written by Minaj , Matthew Burnett , and Matthew Samuels . Production was helmed by Samuels under his stage name Boi @-@ 1da . The song was released for digital download by Cash Money Records in the US and Canada on November 2 , 2012 and in other countries on November 6 , 2012 . It was serviced to US urban radio on November 27 and to mainstream radio in the United Kingdom the following day . " Freedom " is a downtempo hip hop and R & B song that features a " sonically breezy " soundscape , complied with ambient riffs , pop @-@ inspired synths , and soft pop choruses . 
