The lead single from The Pink Print is a piano rap ballad that finds Minaj maintaining a positive attitude amongst all the doubters, detractors and people who have wronged her. "It feels very uplifting and it feels very soulful," she said of the song to Rap-Up.com. "It's a great indicator of what The Pink Print will feel like in terms of the storyline of that song."
Minaj wrote the song with Ester Dean, who has also co-penned many of Rihanna's hits as well as the Young Money MC's own "Super Bass." Speaking with Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club, Minaj explained: "I was just reflecting on people; people in my life who have come and gone. Just thinking like, what does it all mean? You know? What the hell does it all mean?" "I'm talking about lots of people," she added. "It's not anybody in particular. I have come across a lot of people who I've given amazing opportunities to who continue to bite the hand that fed them."
Speaking with Ryan Seacrest on his On Air with Ryan Seacrest show, Minaj broke down the concept behind the song. "I feel like it's kind of like a tragic love story," she explained. "And it doesn't even necessarily have to be like a boy and girl relationship. I just kind of feel like while I was working on the album, I started realizing how much has changed, and how people has changed, and how people come in and out of your life. I just felt like talking about that."
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