搬运译Pitchfork评10年代200张最佳专辑第166名：Nicki Minaj: The Pinkprint (2014)

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原文链接：https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/

翻译：Ryan-Chopin

校对：Lynn Liu

推送：Lynn Liu

On her third studio album, The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj came closest to putting it all together: rapping and singing, EDM and hip-hop, seriousness and ridiculousness. She pared back her straight pop overtures like “Starships” and put her audacious versatility on full display. The Pinkprint’s all-you-can-eat buffet includes the raw autobiography of “All Things Go,” the campy raunch of “Anaconda,” and the Ariana Grande-featuring “Get On Your Knees,” as well as riotous flow showcases like “Want Some More.” Eccentric production is her co-star: There’s the Enya-inspired minimalist synth pop of “I Lied,” the fiery pan-Caribbean groove of “Trini Dem Girls,” and the feel-good dubstep-pop of “The Night Is Still Young.” No one will mistake The Pinkprint for a tightly-constructed masterpiece like its namesake, Jay-Z’s 2001 album The Blueprint, but the album helped add depth and dimension to Minaj’s image and blaze a stylistic trail for future rappers like Cardi B. It would also prove to be the creative high point in Minaj’s decade. –Jason King

Nicki Minaj在她的第三张录音室专辑《The Pinkprint》中，将说唱和歌唱、EDM和嘻哈、严肃和滑稽全部融为一体。她减少了像“Starships”这样的流行序曲的数量，向我们展现出一个能大胆把玩自己才华的她。《The Pinkprint》这份豪华曲目自助餐里有“All Things Go”这样的全方位自传文字、“Anaconda”的野性露骨的粗话、与Ariana Grande的合作曲目“Get On Your Knees”，以及“Want Some More”这般狂野且流畅的表演。非常规的制作也大显其光彩:“I Lied”是受Enya启发而创作的极简主义合成派流行曲；“Trini Dem Girls”是泛加勒比海地区风格的流行曲；“The Night Is Still Young”是舒畅的达步舞曲式流行乐。没有人会把《The Pinkprint》当成和2001年Jay-Z的专辑《The Blueprint》一样结构紧凑的大师之作，但这张专辑增强了Minaj的形象深度和维度，为后来的新人说唱歌手（例如Cardi B）开辟了创新风格之路。这张专辑也被证明为Minaj本十年的创作高峰。