'' Beam Me Up Scotty '' was recorded after Lil Wayne noticed Minaj 's appearance on Queens-based underground rap label Dirty Money Records on " The Re Up " DVD series . He is credited with mentoring Minaj as she recorded '' Beam Me Up Scotty '' , two years after her appearance on " Do n't Stop , Wo n't Stop " , a track from Wayne 's acclaimed 2007 mixtape '' Da Drought 3 '' that sampled " Ca n't Stop , Wo n't Stop " by Young Gunz . Minaj says of her time on tour with Lil Wayne : " It made me hungry . That 's what inspired me and the music for the '' Beam Me Up Scotty tape '' — the '' I Am Music Tour '' . " Minaj credits '' Beam Me Up Scotty '' with re-focusing her on her music at a time when much of her career efforts were associated with her image : " I Get Crazy " , featuring Lil Wayne , charted on the U.S. R&B charts due to heavy airplay . A music video for the song " Itty Bitty Piggy " was released for the song due to popular demand . The video is shots of Nicki performing the song live at a club concert and behind the scenes of the '' Beam Me Up Scotty '' photo shoot . The video was premiered on Hoodaffairs on Demand who also had a part in shooting the clip . " Go Hard " , featuring Lil Wayne , was promoted with a music video shot by director Koach K. Rich
I Am Music Tour
I Am Music Tour
Beam Me Up Scotty (mixtape)