It's a bit odd for a song as iconic and seminal as The Buggles' "Video Killed The Radio Star" to be sampled simply for its melody. You'd think a song about the changing of the music industry, the twilight of the old, the birth of the new, would be sampled to make a similar statement about today's quickly changing world.
But on will.i.am and Nicki Minaj's new single, "Check It Out," all we get is a "ohh-woah-oh," and that famous keyboard line.
Which is fine! I mean, it's Nicki Minaj for Barbie's sake. With chief Black Eyed Pea, Will.i.am, Miss Harajuku tells her haters to kill themselves, while riding a steady, dance-pop beat. It might be a pretty harsh sentiment, but frankly, over a track this downright jaunty, Minaj could be talking about the 40 percent chance there will be another recession, and it would still sound like a party.
Nicki Minaj's highly anticipated debut album, Pink Friday, is due out November 23.
Check out the song below.
+ Listen to will.i.am and Nicki Minaj's "Check It Out" (NSFW LANGUAGE) here.