Rob Markman of MTV News commended the performance of 2 Chainz, calling his verse in the song 'charismatic', and went on to write that he 'doesn't compromise a thing spitting alongside the multiplatinum rapper'. Tom Ewing, writing for The Guardian, felt 'Beez in the Trap' showed Minaj's awareness of her 'divided fanbase': he noted that whilst Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded contained songs that were 'precision-tooled for the modern pop environment', 'Beez in the Trap' places more emphasis on Minaj's rapping ability, writing that the song 'throw a bone to the listeners who just want to hear her rap'. Club, Genevieve Koski described Minaj's performance as 'relatively sedate but incredibly sharp': she called the song's production 'spare' and 'sonar-blip', and noted Minaj to be 'at her most verbose' during the first six songs of the album. In her review of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded for The A.V. Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork Media described 'Beez in the Trap' as an 'effortless, pinging schoolyard taunt', and, in a separate review of the song for the same publication, Carrie Battan complimented Minaj's 'daunting swagger', writing that she 'hits a spot sweet enough to render every single gripe obsolete for four and a half minutes'. Although he felt that the song 'lack real substance', Adam Fleischer of XXL praised 'Beez in the Trap', calling it a 'memorable moment' of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, and also complimented Minaj's 'unique energy and distinct personality' displayed in the song.

The song received generally mixed reviews. Calling it trap song, Nathan S of the music review site DJ Booth said Minaj 'put aside her usually schizophrenic rhyme style in favor of a mellow, almost spoken style.' Critical reception During the verses and bridge, her vocals are 'biting and caustic', while in the choruses, her vocals are 'matter-of-fact and almost bubbly' according to Jessica Sager of Popcrush. Throughout 'Beez in the Trap', Minaj changes and adapts her vocal delivery to specific areas of the song. The song's musical structure is characterized by its ultra minimalistic production, devoid of any hooks and often veering on nothing but empty space, with the exception of a 'bubble-pop' beat and a 'growling' sub-bass. Its permutable soundscape incorporates a retro 1980s gangsta rap production, which consists of effects such as finger-snaps, sparse instrumentation, ricocheting sonar blips, 'drip drip' synths, and features elements of dubstep and grime music. The music is built around a spacious and echoed beat, complemented by sparse hollow drums, and heavy-bass.

'Beez in the Trap' is an electro-hop and hardcore hip-hop slow jam set in common time. In an interview with Graham Norton, Minaj stated 'It just means, 'I am always.' you know, that's our slang way of saying, 'I beez doing such-and-such-and-such.' So it's really like, 'I am always in the trap.' Now, the trap, ladies and gentlemen, relates to anywhere where you get your money.' Composition The song premiered on DJ Flex's radio show at Hot 97 on March 20, 2012. Kenoe said that the song's musical concept was simplicity as he didn't want 'a million and one things going on in it', and credited it as being distinctive from the others included on the album. Later that same day, Minaj's A&R Mack Maine informed him that she was looking for 'some rap shit', so he submitted more aggressive, urban songs in hopes of inclusion on the record. Originally, Kenoe began sending both pop and hip-hop songs to Minaj when he heard that production of her sophomore album had begun. Mixing of the song was done by Chabaz with additional help from Sher at Conway Studios.

It was recorded at Conway Studios in Los Angeles, California by Ariel Chabaz and Finis 'KY' White with assistance from Jon Sher. 'Beez in the Trap' was written by Minaj, Maurice Jordan, and 2 Chainz, while production was handled by Kenoe. Minaj recruited rapper 2 Chainz for 'Beez in the Trap'. An accompanying music video for the track was released on Vevo on April 6, 2012. Musically, 'Beez in the Trap' is primarily an electro-hop and hardcore hip hop song which features a retro 1980s gangsta rap production and elements of dubstep, grime, and trap. The track was released as the album's third single on following ' Starships' and ' Right by My Side'. It was written by Minaj, Maurice Jordan, and 2 Chainz, who contributed a guest verse to the song, while production was handled by Kenoe. ' Beez in the Trap' is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj for her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012).

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