New Song: Nicki Minaj – ‘Pills N Potions’

Published: Wednesday 21st May 2014 by Sam
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It’s here!

Nicki Minaj‘s hotly anticipated comeback single ‘Pills N Potions’ premiered on radio literally minutes ago.

The haunting cut, which was produced by hitmaker Dr. Luke, serves as the first song to be lifted from the rapper’s third studio album – ‘The Pink Print’.

So what degree of heat is Nicki bringing this go round? You be the judge below…

Fire!

Proving that she’s re-branded more than her look, Nicki serves up a single that is as full-bodied as she is.

‘Potions’ delivers in that it manages to authentically appeal to Minaj’s the many facets of her fanbase; it’s gritty, it’s witty, it’s edgy, and has a message. Put simply, the Young Money maestra has a multi-format hit on her hands.

Needless to say, welcome back Onika!

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  1. FutureCIARA May 21, 2014

    Very radio friendly…..

    Far from what I expected…. It throws you off when it starts… But when she starts spittin it comes together and makes sense…. The beat is simple and not overbearing with over-produced background noise…..

    I really like it all in all….. Will have to play it again when the lyrics are released.

    • truth May 21, 2014

      Who gives a f** about your opinion…look who U stan for…57k. Honey, The b**** is a flop and Iggy killed her like she says she killed Kim(LIES chile). #TeamIggy

      • CJ May 21, 2014

        Iggy is a terrible rapper. Her lyrics are like WTF?! Her delivery is good but the most interesting about her is the fact that she’s white. If she wasn’t white no one would even be paying attention.

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      • Someone May 21, 2014

        @CJ ^THIS. Iggy will be a fad.

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  2. truth tea (take a sip) May 21, 2014

    Sounds like Rihanna’s “We All Want Love”

    • FAF May 21, 2014

      No lmao not at allllll

    • eric May 21, 2014

      It does sound like a reworking of the same song.

    • Someone May 21, 2014

      Somewhat.

  3. Ben May 21, 2014

    sounds boring to be honest…

    • CJ May 21, 2014

      I agree. It’s very safe. I hate safe sounding records.

      • Someone May 21, 2014

        True. I wish she woulda did more with the vocal
        arrangement. But it’s ok.

  4. Cicis goodies May 21, 2014

    FLOP 🙁

    • Minaj21 May 21, 2014

      Who ciara? Ok

      • Cicis goodies May 21, 2014

        Stincki Garbaj!!!

  5. Minaj21 May 21, 2014

    Omg this b**** nicki just slayed my life. I love it so much. It’s so emotional and really good.

    • truth May 21, 2014

      Sissy

  6. @draejerome May 21, 2014

    queen…… nuff said

  7. Cicis goodies May 21, 2014

    Iggy is officially the Queen!!!!

    • Barb B**** May 21, 2014

      Shut up

    • Parker May 21, 2014

      I am f****** weakkkk and totally agree

  8. unbiased May 21, 2014

    …is that it?

  9. RoyalKev May 21, 2014

    This is why I F**ks with Nicki! She’s dope! Drop this damn album already!

    • truth May 21, 2014

      Drop that smell comn from you kat. She will flop harder than yo mammys marriage to yo absentee dad. Yo fatherless h**!

      • royalkev May 21, 2014

        Lol. Just hush! Nicki’s album will be major End of!

  10. Minaj21 May 21, 2014

  11. RihNaj May 21, 2014

    OMG go Onika!!! She killed it, didn’t expect
    This at all!!

  12. Minaj21 May 21, 2014

    @Cici goodies has Ciara’s album sold 200k yet WW?

    • Cicis goodies May 21, 2014

      Yes d***

  13. Hmmm May 21, 2014

    Nicki Minaj has been getting some great beats lately, i.e., Chiraq. Outside of that, this song is no Right Thru Me. It doesn’t solidify Hip Hop. She has single-handidly sold out the genre. It’s weak to be honest. She’s trying to replicate Pink Friday. But after Young Money throw all their money into it and it gets repeated on the radio, it’ll grow on us. But weak, yasss Bish.

  14. Stephy Tha Lambily May 21, 2014

    I liked the song. But ummm I was expecting something more upbeat & popping for the LEAD single. Wait, is this her LEAD single or not?

  15. ehhh May 21, 2014

    I see this growing on me, but ughh @ this fake ass Sia b*******. I was expecting a rude knock, she buttered us up with LAN, Danny Glover, Boss Ass B**** etc for this?
    We’ve already heard this with Freedom, Fly, Save Me etc.

    • Hmmm May 21, 2014

      She intends Yass Bish to be the urban single and this to be the Top 40. But it sounds like some type of Ballerina song. I’m not interested in seeing doves fly, unless it’s Prince’s doves.

      • musicMatters101 May 21, 2014

        Yasss bish to that Prince comment!

  16. musicMatters101 May 21, 2014

    I cannot believe Nicki just served up something so bland. As a LEAD single.

    I love Nicki fun, uptempo music. And I am the biggest Dr. Luke fan. “Va Va Voom,” was better than this! I can’t get into this minimalistic Dr. Luke beat. And then just the overall fell is so downer. It sounds like a track from the re-release of Roman Reloaded album.

    Ugh. Yeah, even as a BIG Nicki Minaj fan, I can say, Iggy you will NOT have chart competition with “Fancy” by the likes of “Pills N Potions.”

    *Sigh*

    • Beygency May 21, 2014

      Yea I don’t hate it.. But it really does nothing for me.. I expected something way different TBH. Oh well. Her fan base is crazy though so it’s gonna still sell, I don’t think is not gonna do any crazy numbers.

  17. Fancee May 21, 2014

    Boring!!! *listens to fancy *

  18. Julian May 21, 2014

    This is boring as f***, and Nicki STILL has a horrible singing voice. That b**** has to come a lot harder if she really wants to be the queen of anything.

  19. Barb B**** May 21, 2014

    Yesss yessss yeassss! Slay me Onika!!!

  20. ontherun May 21, 2014

    OMG this song is great and works on so many levels,the production is great, her vocals have I prved and there’s a perfect balance in this song. You haters need to fall back

    • ontherun May 21, 2014

      *improved

    • truth May 21, 2014

      U fall in a tub and bathe h**. This shyt is GARBAGE!!

      • ontherun May 21, 2014

        STFU you crusty refrigerator built b****!! this is her strongest first single thus far and this new album will consolidate Nicki as part of raps uppers echeleon

  21. CherylSoldierr May 21, 2014

    Much much much better than fancy. Love it. People were saying the same thing when
    rihanna released diamonds. And that slayed
    .

    • musicMatters101 May 21, 2014

      “Diamonds” remained her worst single to date pretty much tho. Def her worst # 1 hit.

      • Stephy Tha Lambily May 21, 2014

        “Diamonds” is NOT Rihanna’s worst number 1 hit! That honor goes to “S&M” remix crappy song with S****** Spears…

      • P**** Juice Lover May 21, 2014

        Diamonds her worst? Cuntt are u f***** deaf its one of her best songs EVER , the melody, the lyrics everything!

      • CherylSoldierr May 21, 2014

        The point is that it still went number 1. Diamonds is one of Rihanna’s best number 1s. It’s much better than only girl, what’s my name, s&m, etc

    • Mark111 May 21, 2014

      Why are y’all so up and arms by a soldier of a nobody.

      • CherylSoldierr May 21, 2014

        That’s worth 100 times as much as ur avi. Seethe with the tired shade.

  22. Stephy Tha Lambily May 21, 2014

    I still like the song tho! I was just expecting a banger since its starting to become HOT outside & its her FIRST single but I guess she wanted to change it up! Congrats great song…

  23. P**** Juice Lover May 21, 2014

    I expected something more upbeat but i like it anyway, very different from anything she’s done. Kinda reminds me of Rih’s We All Want Love and Diamonds.

    • CherylSoldierr May 21, 2014

      I immediately thought of diamonds too! It’s nice to see an artist grow and take risks because she could’ve easily released a fancy part 2 with a pop artist as a feature.

      • P**** Juice Lover May 21, 2014

        Yeah i agree

    • Katycat May 21, 2014

      Yeah but diamonds was released in fall this is summertime we need a good ass banger uptempo since pettyoncé won’t released Blow

  24. Minaj21 May 21, 2014

    Anyways Onika is back bitchess.

  25. ImManicured May 21, 2014

    FLOP B****! Go have a seat next to Kim, Foxy, Eve, and Trina. You are done just like all them other rap b******. Iggy is the new queen of hip-hop.

    • P**** Juice Lover May 21, 2014

      I like iggy but call me when her album sells more than 100k. Nicki opened with 300+ on her debut. Have a sit heaux.

      • Julian May 21, 2014

        well if she keeps coming with those weak ass songs she’s not gonna do the same numbers with “The Pink Print”, so I wouldn’t brag too much if I were you

  26. Kween Ebony May 21, 2014

    Did you guys forget that “Your Love” was the LEAD for Pink Friday and “Right Thru Me” was the follow up?! She usually save the stronger singles until “AFTER” her album drops to give her albums longevity. She strayed away with “Roman Reloaded” by putting starships first and you see what happened?!

    • musicMatters101 May 21, 2014

      Well since you want to try and state facts, actually “Massive Attack” was set to be the lead single but it flopped so hard they went to other songs.

      The only reason why “Super Bass” was even released as a single was because Taylor Swift” promoted the song and allowed it to receive worldwide exposure and then they decided to release it as a single.

      These are just facts. Please do not attack me, for stating facts.

      • Hmmm May 21, 2014

        That’s the truth. And Nicki did not even plan to release Your Love because she didn’t like the song. It was leaked to radio and received great feedback so she hurried to make a video and it became the single. Notice how she has never really sung the entire song live? She use to let it play in the background while she threw t-shirts to the audience. To this day, she doesn’t really care for the song.

      • Someone May 21, 2014

        @Hmmm that’s ashame she doesn’t like it becuz it’s
        one of her best songs to date. The chorus and verses flow
        together so nicely.

  27. CherylSoldierr May 21, 2014

    I don’t think it’ll beat problem though…

  28. Kween Ebony May 21, 2014

    Also, IDK why people are comparing her to IGGY. Iggy has ONE top 10 hit, that might go number 1 idk. But, her album FLOPPED! Nicki had 7 singles charting at the same damn time with Pink Friday, while SELLING 1M units in 4weeks. What’s the comparison?! Its been almost 4 weeks and IGGY barely sold 100K. She’s nothing more than a female FloRida! Sells singles, but struggles for album certifications!

  29. Troy May 21, 2014

    This is a SMASH welcome back Onika !

    • Um, No. May 21, 2014

      LOL. What the f*** kind of name is “Onika?” Her mama was trippin….

  30. RDK May 21, 2014

    Beautiful song,Keep doing your thing Nicki Minaj.

  31. Ashton May 21, 2014

    I think it will do well. Its a slow breakup song, plus…it feels very summery with the “I still love, I still love, I still love, I still looooove” part AND this is the extended version. It’s going to be shortened up for the radio so it’ll seem less dragged out like it does now. She should’ve only done two choruses instead of having it at the beginning too. And at least she is putting out a single with substance.

  32. RihIcon(Navy Comm) May 21, 2014

    It’s a good song, it’s grow on me . And I agree that the fact that her leads from pink Friday were like this but the album was dope

    • Stephy Tha Lambily May 21, 2014

      You betta support & buy the album!

      • RihIcon(Navy Comm) May 21, 2014

        I brought all her albums except for reloaded but then I brought the re up

  33. RihIcon(Navy Comm) May 21, 2014

    But I’m still getting my life from this Mariah album stream

  34. did you say bieber,one direction,gaga,j.cole,miley,rita ora YMCMB austin mahone,or bey(my faves are in my name…drag stan) katy perry fans are shiit May 21, 2014

    iggy,i aint know how i be feeling about this .iggy iggy iggy pop

  35. Yoncé May 21, 2014

    Great song nice melody !!!! but like 3rd single or maybe around the wintertime
    Still love me some Nicki

  36. NICKI IS QUEEN May 21, 2014

    I LOVE IT!

    • Stephy Tha Lambily May 21, 2014

      You are a very nice Barb. I like you. *Smooches*

  37. xedos May 21, 2014

    This song is not a summer song.

  38. K May 21, 2014

    i need this on itunes asap #PillNPotions.

  39. HeadBarbInCharge May 21, 2014

    I don’t hate it, but I don’t LOVE it. I expected her to come with a crossover banger that would slay the summer. With that being said, it’s a nice track and it will grow on me. I see it doing well on radio. Can the Iggy stans please be seated and get that h*** sales to 100k?

  40. H2O May 21, 2014

    I wanted a generic ass euro dance pop track like but I like this. Still needs to grow on me though.

    • Katycat May 21, 2014

      I wanted a dirty ratchet song A la drunk in love it’s summer for good sake

  41. Mark111 May 21, 2014

    Kinda boring, beay, hook and rap. It doe sound like We All Want Love and it’s another case of Nicki killing features, but missed the mark on her own songs. Yawned…

  42. BubblePopElectric May 21, 2014

    I love it. Nicki through us all for a loop and created something meaningful. I hope the video is a good, plot-driven piece.

  43. Rihboy May 21, 2014

    Great hook, clever verses, but still nothing phenomenal. I dont see this song impacting the charts too heavy. Slightly disappointed.

  44. S****** Blonde May 21, 2014

    You can’t really compare the other rap girls with her, she literally has no competition IMO.

    • Stephy Tha Lambily May 21, 2014

      *Kisses*

  45. yessssssssssss Gawdddddd May 21, 2014

    yes Nicki i like,this song will grow on us !

  46. Robyn May 21, 2014

    She should’ve done a Starships, Super Bass, Pound the alarm, Va Va Voom type song to catch people’s attention, then she could do urban stuff…. But that’s just my take

  47. #Poorshitiemanaj May 21, 2014

    Poor Shitie representing her voodoo & devil worshiping side your career is over gurl RIP
    The game hates you and your pop s***!

  48. Question Of The Day Barbz May 21, 2014

    Stans answer this for me -do you think she will win a grammy, or sell 400k first week go multiplatinum and or have some #1’s???
    Let Me Know!!!

  49. BEYFLAWLESS May 21, 2014

    i like … but i think radio only play her when she ratchet strip club music

    • P**** Juice Lover May 21, 2014

      Just like they did with beyonce (drunkinlove)

      • BEYFLAWLESS May 21, 2014

        i didnt throw shade .. sit down u know that with all rapper they play bands to make her dance but no NAS

  50. Robyn May 21, 2014

    I hate hot 97 for telling her that she was selling out. Only crabs in a barrel say things like that.

  51. Robyn May 21, 2014

    Hot 97 are crabs in a barrel for telling her she was selling out

  52. Realest May 21, 2014

    Decent but forgettable. No shade. The chorus is the best part the versus are just ok, nothing to go brag home about. Is this a classic barbs?

    • P**** Juice Lover May 21, 2014

      Better than pretty hurts tho

      • Hush May 21, 2014

        Better than What Now, Right Now, Stay and any other random, piece-of-stool Riherpes nonsense. That wh(o)re’s forehead is huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge like whoa! Birth defect? We all know she comes from a 3rd world SLUM and that her parents were bums who probably couldn’t afford a decent doctor but still that head ain’t right!

      • P**** Juice Lover May 21, 2014

        Lol you dont even believe what u said who u foolin f***

      • Realest May 21, 2014

        Pretty hurts? Stay on topic stop being remedial

      • Realest May 21, 2014

        And Idk why you’re bringing up Beyonce like I’m a “Stan” of hers. Although she’s light years ahead of Rihanna (vocally, artistically, musically) I stan for no1 so your comments are null and void.

    • RihIcon(Navy Comm) May 21, 2014

      LIESSS DETECTED

  53. Me. I am Cake like Lady GaGa May 21, 2014

    Its a grower.. I give it 9/10

    • Realest May 21, 2014

      Growers aren’t 9/10 dear. If you’re giving it 9/10 you’re saying you pretty much love it. Smh get it together

      • Tasha May 21, 2014

        lol!

  54. Proctor May 21, 2014

    Working with Dr. Luke? She should know better…

  55. Me. I am Cake like Lady GaGa May 21, 2014

    But I am disappointed, I wanted it to be more urban. It sounds more pop than urban to me, but whatever, I still like it

  56. UMo May 21, 2014

    WTF is this??? Nicki is a sell out. She’s “pop rap” for the Katy Perry crowd. I’ll save my support for a real hip hop queen instead of some fence walking teeter totter who wishes she were white.

  57. sleazy May 21, 2014

    DEAL Its dope!! all these male rap artist using pop sounds I dont see yall complaining about that? yall just haters you guys say she has bubble gum raps she gives you a dope rap with meaning you complain? bye! haters

  58. sleazy May 21, 2014

    iggy no queen those first week sales are not that of a queens

  59. L21480 May 21, 2014

    What happened to real female emcees: MC Lyte, Latifah, Yo-Yo, Da Brat, Missy, Kim, Foxy, Rah Digga, MC Trouble, Boss, Mony Love, Eve, hell even Salt N Pepa? I’m tired of all these Hip-Pop rappers today acting like Ke$ha and LMFAO. Nobody comes hard anymore. Everything is showy, braggy, corny, childish or frankly gay. Everything today is about “swag”, “ratched” or acting like a cast off from RuPaul’s Drag Race. It’s lame. These soft, p**** rappers who are celebrated now would have been run off stage back in days of Biggie/Brat.

    • ontherun May 21, 2014

      WTF does that have to do with this song? none of those modern day corny terms can be applied to this song.

  60. sleazy May 21, 2014

    people expected a ratchet bop! im glad she didnt cus if she did release something like that yall would be on here attackn her

  61. RihHive May 21, 2014

    This will chart well n set Nicki up perfectly for when she drops the hardcore rap beats. i like it.

  62. Sherock May 21, 2014

    I don’t like that she worked with Dr. Luke. Something about that just leaves a sour taste in my mouth and makes me not wanna take it seriously.

  63. MsThing485 May 21, 2014

    It’s OK but I wouldn’t buy it.

  64. Bey-Minaj May 21, 2014

    My life has been given back to me!!! #1 single

  65. iBobbyDeluxe May 21, 2014

    Umm…..Nicki we WILL NOT start this era with this song…….so bland and boring the only ones co signing this are the barbs ….I was expecting some real aggressive s***

  66. Molly May 21, 2014

    Thats the best she had to offer?? my god how underwhelming.

  67. NICKI IS QUEEN May 21, 2014

    You ppl are asking for pop smash now?? Byee! You can never be pleased ever

    • Molly May 21, 2014

      Sorry but the song is dry & sounds so unoriginal she could have came better.

      • CherylSoldierr May 21, 2014

        But you stan for iggy lmao. What’s her meta critic score?

  68. Bey-Minaj May 21, 2014

    All I need now is a banging video.

  69. CzarM May 21, 2014

    Not won over, but since Dr. Luke produced it I was expecting worse. At least it’s not some ridiculously gay euro dance/pop song, ala “Starships” (which is what I was actually expecting.)

  70. Rosie May 21, 2014

    This song is so basic and unoriginal though. Not surprising.

    • Molly May 21, 2014

      Hey hun fancy just hit number 2 this week.

      • Rosie May 21, 2014

        Yass.
        Why do people on here keep denying its the song of the summer? Not to mention it just outpeaked Super Bass.

      • NICKI IS QUEEN May 21, 2014

        Super bass > fancy
        Btw this song will do better then the flop known as west coast.

      • Molly May 21, 2014

        It really is tho & wait so your telling me Nicki basically has never had a song hit #2 on the hot 100? What a kiiii do you think pills & poison will do aswell? Lol

      • Rosie May 21, 2014

        No one cares about how WC is charting anymore. Lana isn’t a singles artist.
        We’ll see how hard Nicki is “slaying” when the Pink Print’s first week comes in.

      • Rosie May 21, 2014

        @Molly Super Bass peaked at #3. IDK how this song will do. I don’t even know if anyone except the Bratz care about her anymore.

      • Molly May 21, 2014

        @Rosie thats kinda embarrassing seeing as tho Nicki has been on so many songs smh What do you think the follow up single to Fancy should be? Im thinking black widow with rita whora.

      • NICKI IS QUEEN May 21, 2014

        Sis whatever the PinkPrint sells first week will be higher then what lana will sell

      • Rosie May 21, 2014

        @Molly She should re-release Work since it recently re-charted and people are showing interest in it again. The basic white girl crowd will love it and it will chart high with enough promo and airplay.
        And I don’t see Nicki selling 150K at this point.

      • Molly May 21, 2014

        @Rosie True im surprised work started re charting i think it can definitely hit the top 20. I agree i dont see it for Nicki she’s had her time its Iggy turn to slay these h*** now .

      • NICKI IS QUEEN May 21, 2014

        And at this point I see lana doing 60k

      • NICKI IS QUEEN May 21, 2014

        @molly why isn’t her album rising tho? What people only like one song?

      • Rosie May 21, 2014

        Kii Lana’s album is still charting after two years and her tour sold out on an hour and WC’s first week alone shows she has a loyal fanbase. She’s doing at least 125K-150K which is great for how horribly Interscope has handled her single and how bad sales are now.

      • NICKI IS QUEEN May 21, 2014

        So loyal they stopped buying it altogether right after

      • Rosie May 21, 2014

        Just like everyone except for a few broke drag queens abandoned Nicki after 2012.

      • RihIcon(Navy Comm) May 21, 2014

        I’m sure it’ll be higher than 57k first week sis.the barbs are loyal, unlike the csquad

  71. B**** I Can’t Even Spell Welfare May 21, 2014

    I see you Nicki!

    It’s a great blend of “wall of sound” pop & urban. Like others have said, I don’t know if it will be a major hit but I like it a lot!

    & why are we even talking about Iggy? She’s utterly ridiculous.

    Pretty, great model, bad artist.

  72. The Boy Toy May 21, 2014

    I like it, but it’s not first single material IMO.

  73. BEYHIVE_MINAJ May 21, 2014

    I like it. It will have to grow on me tho. I just hope the next single is aggressive and goes hard. *Plays Warning*

  74. HELL NO May 21, 2014

    I think Nicki is smart when it come to how she can succeed. Very similar to Katy Perry in terms of choosing singles. Like with “Roar” it was a single that everybody could relate to and it was uplifting so everyone enjoyed it no matter the demographic. Pills N Potions is the exact same, its relate able and uplifting so every person will enjoy it. I was just hoping for something I could dance to like Superbass or Beez in the Trap but I think it will do well on the Pop charts.

  75. music-lover22 May 21, 2014

    This song is radio friendly but it brings hope for this new era. Hey Team Minaj! Have you checked out the brand new article on Nicki? yousicworld. com/site/a-musical-profile-on-nicki-minaj-her-new-single/

  76. iBobbyDeluxe May 21, 2014

    This is definitely a grower but HOWEVER this still doesn’t deserve to be the leadings single from the album. Nicki will easily redeem me when she releases another hot song before the album’s release.

  77. i die for nicki May 21, 2014

    first of, look at my King’s single cover. God, I wanna marry this woman. Damn she fine as amazing f***. 2nd, this is my jam. I’m telling U my King is gonna slay everyone. Slay me king! Slaaaay meee! Chanteuse what? Beyfat(s****)(thigh)(p**)ce what! The king is back.

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