" Majesty " divided music critics . In a positive review , Stephanie Smith-Strickland of '' Entertainment Weekly '' called the song " a swaggering , boastful affair , " and found that " The track 's high-energy nature spurs the duo to go bar-for-bar with the same intensity of their last collaborative song ' Roman 's Revenge ' . " She also praised Minaj 's use of word play in the song . In '' Refinery29 '' , Courtney Smith described " Majesty " as an " almost Queen-esque track , " and pointed Minaj 's " die slow " line towards the end of the song , which she felt were " heavy-handed . " '' The Atlantic '' s Spencer Kornhaber found that " Majesty " is " a clunky show of force that leans hard on Eminem , " and praised the outro stating that " It 's one of a few times on '' Queen '' where the catchiest or most intriguing bits — the ones where she seems un-miffed and ready to riff — are relegated to interludes . " Similarly , Rawiya Kameir from '' The Fader '' writes , " As usual , Nicki 's best moments come through when she 's experimenting , when it sounds like she 's not overthinking things . ... Towards the end of " Majesty " , she delivers a gently menacing lilt that is for more inventive than much of the rest of the album . " Sam Hockey-Smith from '' Vulture '' found that while the song " is not especially surprising , " Minaj and Eminem " sound great together on ' Majesty ' , " and " have a lot of chemistry , mostly because they both enjoy modulating their voices mid-verse . " '' The Guardian '' s Ben Beaumont-Thomas felt that " Perhaps Minaj 's closest analogue is Eminem , someone else who plays with persona and sometimes lets their technical excellence do the heavy lifting rather than truly interesting lyrics . " He applauded both Minaj and Eminem 's verses , but was critical of Labrinth 's " catchy chorus " , which he found " not finessed into Minaj 's verses . " Mike Neid of Idolator summarized , " Minaj and Eminem established their chemistry on " Roman 's Revenge " , but " Majesty " is another strong offering ( barring some questionable lines ) . " In a negative review , Ella Jukwey of '' The Independent '' wrote that " ' Majesty ' fails to live up the imposing title of the album . ... On paper , it should be a thrilling collaboration but in fact , it is one of the few misses of the album , running for too long and lacking a cohesiveness between its three artists . " In '' USA Today '' , Maeve McDermott stated that " ' Majesty ' is n't necessarily a bad song , but its jauntily folksy chorus and confounding Eminem verse raise more questions than answers — mainly , why does this sound like Twenty One Pilots ? " She also pointed the " classic mistake of conflating rapping that is fast with rapping that is good . " '' Forbes '' Bryan Rolli advanced that " Minaj 's lyrical ability ca n't salvage a track when she cedes it to her collaborators , " criticizing Eminem 's recent rap formula which is " scoring him pop hits but sacrificing his artistry along the way . " He concluded that " ' Majesty ' is doomed to be mediocre at best , but Minaj could 've slashed Eminem 's verse altogether and made a more serviceable track at half the length . " Jonny Coleman of '' The Hollywood Reporter '' added the song to the list of the album 's filler tracks , writing , " The song could have easily hit the cutting room floor . ... Labrinth does a poor André 3000 impression while Eminem 's lyrics , production and general inclusion feel completely misplaced . " Minaj first performed the song on August 20 , 2018 , in a medley of " Majesty " , " Barbie Dreams " , " Ganja Burn " , and " FEFE " live from the PATH World Trade Center station at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards . Minaj also frequently performs " Majesty " as her opening song on The Nicki Wrld Tour
2018 MTV Video Music Awards
2018 MTV Video Music Awards
Majesty (Nicki Minaj and Labrinth song)