Roman Holiday is a song by American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj , the opening track from her second album , '' Pink Friday : Roman Reloaded '' . It was written by Nicki Minaj , Larry Nacht , Winston Thomas and Safarree Samuels , and produced by Blackout ( Thomas ) and Pink Friday Productions . Two months prior to the album 's official release , Minaj performed what many viewed as a controversial rendition of the song at the 54th Grammy Awards ceremony on February 12 , 2012 before its release , which received generally unfavorable reviews from critics . Reviewing the album , Jessica Hopper of '' Spin '' called the song itself " pure theater , the closest hip-hop 's gotten to its own " Bohemian Rhapsody " , full of thrilling crescendos and twitchy verses that verge on the ridiculous , but always shift toward the triumphant . In 2019 , the song received a renewed popularity due to internet memes
54th Grammy Awards ceremony
54th Annual Grammy Awards
Roman Holiday (song)