I Am Your Leader

"I Am Your Leader" is a song recorded by Trinidadian rapper and singer Nicki Minaj for her second studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012).

[5] The production consists of a "chilled-out, humming beat punctuated on the chorus with a blunted fake-horn hook—halfway between classic-era Neptunes and Look At Me Now" according to Andrew Unterberger of Popdust.

[6] "I Am Your Leader" makes use of sparse beats, frills, minimal instrumentation, and allows Minaj's rhymes to be the focal point, all of which gives the song "something of a mixtape feel" according to Joe Rivers of No Ripcord.

[7] In his review of the song, Unterberger of Popdust noted Hit-Boy's modern hip hop production, saying "Diplo and Bangladesh might have to watch their back after the up-and-comers contributions to this album.

Andrew Unterberger of Popdust gave it a 4-star rating, complimenting Minaj's rapping as well as the guest verses of Cam'ron and Rick Ross.

[6] Andrew Hampp of Billboard echoed Unterberger's sentiments, saying "The nostalgia of Cam's return trumps the overall catchiness of the song.

"[9] XXL Magazine stated that "Though many of the early songs [on the album] lack real substance, the records remain generally exciting – “I Am Your Leader," alongside Rick Ross and Cam’ron, "Beez In The Trap" with 2 Chainz, and the triumphant "Champion" featuring Nas, Drake and Young Jeezy are all memorable moments".

[7] Stephen Deusner of Paste Magazine said that "On the nursery rhyming "I Am Your Leader," [Minaj] spits yet another dick joke like a playground jeer, slyly undermining hip-hop's traditionally male-centric braggadocio.

[11] Matthew Cole of Slant Magazine stated that "'I Am Your Leader' and 'Beez in the Trap' [are] two excellent tracks which manage to sound both bubbly and heavy as Minaj delivers her most effortlessly entertaining shit-talk to date".

Minaj raps her first verse in a spacious room filled with antler heads and wacky windows and is seen standing on a zebra print carpet.