2010Released
4:39

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Interesting facts and trivia about Moment 4 Life. By Songfacts®.

This song features Minaj's labelmate Drake. Having previously expressed his feelings for the New York MC on his track "Miss Me," the Toronto rapper continues to express in his lyrics a wish to tie the knot with her on this song. "F--- it, me and Nicki getting married today," Drake raps. "And all you bitches hating can catch the bouquet." Alicia Keys' Drake assisted track, "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)" was also partly inspired by the Canadian lyricist's love for Minaj.

Minaj explained this song's meaning on her website: "[The song] is about 2 kids that grew up on the same block. They shared their dreams of making it as rappers," the lyricist writes. "They laughed together, they cried together. One day they realize that their dreams have come to fruition. Though they know all things come to an end, they celebrate. They wish that they could have this moment 4 LIFE."

Minaj told MTV News that it was Drake who provided her with the instrumental. "Drake came to the studio one night and he brought me a whole bunch of beats when I was wrapping up the [Pink Friday] album. This 'Moment 4 Life' was one of the beats, and he was like, 'Just do whatever. Whatever you pick, I'm just gonna rock with you.' I had the beat for a while, maybe, like, over a month, and I was just sitting on it — pause — and next thing you know, I was shooting [the video for] 'Right Thru Me' and I played this beat for everybody in my dressing room, and I was like, 'Do you like this beat?' Everybody said, 'Yeah.' And I just went to the studio the next day, and I laid the hook and I sent it to Drake and I didn't know if he was gonna like it, blah blah blah, and he was like, 'I love it.'"

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Moment 4 Life.
BKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
98BPM

Album

The album Moment 4 Life is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Moment 4 Life.
Nicki Minaj/Cash Money
© 2010 Young Money/Cash Money Records
℗ 2010 Young Money/Cash Money Records

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