Beam Me Up Scotty (mixtape)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Beam Me Up Scotty
| type = mixtape
| artist = Nicki Minaj
| cover = Nicki Minaj - Beam Me Up Scotty.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2009|4|18}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 75:18
| label =
- Young Money
- Aphilliates
- Republic
| producer =
- DJ Holiday
- The Trap-a-Holics
| prev_title = Sucka Free
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Pink Friday
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = mixtape
| cover = Nicki Minaj - Beam Me Up Scotty (2021).png
| border =
| alt =
| caption = 2021 reissue cover
}}
}}
Beam Me Up Scotty is the third mixtape by Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj, released on April 18, 2009, by Young Money and Aphilliates. It is produced by DJ Holiday and the Trap-a-Holics, and features guest appearances from rappers Brinx, Busta Rhymes, Drake, Gucci Mane, Mack Maine, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz, Lil Wayne, Red Café, Rocko and Ron Browz, as well as vocals from singers Ricky Blaze, Bobby V, Shanell.
The mixtape received favorable reviews from music critics, and is also largely credited with establishing Minaj's fan base. Minaj reissued Beam Me Up Scotty on May 14, 2021, released by Republic Records with three bonus tracks ("Fractions", a remix of "Crocodile Teeth" with Skillibeng, and a remix of "Boss Ass Bitch" with PTAF). It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, making it the highest-charting re-released mixtape by a rapper and the highest-debuting mixtape by a female rapper in history. Four tracks charted on the Billboard Hot 100 when the reissue released, the highest-charting being "Seeing Green", which debuted at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, alongside hitting five other charts.
Background
Beam Me Up Scotty was recorded after Lil Wayne noticed Minaj's appearance on Queens-based underground rap label Dirty Money Records on "The Come Up" DVD series.{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason S|title=Nicki Minaj Catches Eyes On Lil' Wayne's Young Money Tour|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267795/nicki-minaj-catches-eyes-on-lil-waynes-young-money-tour|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2010|date= August 10, 2009}} He is credited with mentoring Minaj as she recorded Beam Me Up Scotty, two years after her appearance on "Don't Stop, Won't Stop", a track from Wayne's acclaimed 2007 mixtape. Da Drought 3 that sampled "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" by Young Gunz.{{cite web|title=Nicki Minaj red-hot as 'Pink Friday' lands|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-nov-26-la-et-nicki-minaj-20101126-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 12, 2010|date=November 26, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101206211159/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/26/entertainment/la-et-nicki-minaj-20101126| archive-date= December 6, 2010 | url-status= live}} Minaj says of her time on tour with Lil Wayne: "It made me hungry. That's what inspired me and the music for the Beam Me Up Scotty tape — the I Am Music Tour."
Minaj credits Beam Me Up Scotty with re-focusing her on her music at a time when much of her career efforts were associated with her image:
{{quote|I was OK, but I wasn't focusing on the music. I was doing pictures and stuff like that, so people knew me more for pictures than my music. But with the Beam Me Up Scotty mixtape, they have to take me seriously as an artist. So, I would say maybe a year ago, I started sharpening my skills. Recently, I've been singing more. Now it's official – it's going down like 'Town Julie Brown.{{cite web|title=Lil Wayne Introduces Nicki Minaj|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610492/lil-wayne-introduces-nicki-minaj.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718114222/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610492/lil-wayne-introduces-nicki-minaj.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2011|work=MTV|access-date=January 26, 2011|author1=Shaheem Reid |author2=Rahman Dukes|date=May 4, 2009}} |source=}}
Promotion
A music video for the song "Itty Bitty Piggy" was released for the song due to popular demand.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMZ5s7o2F88 |title=By Popular Demand!!! Itty Bitty Piggy Video!!!! |publisher=YouTube |date=September 1, 2009 |access-date=September 23, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100928180001/https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=PMZ5s7o2F88| archive-date= September 28, 2010 | url-status= live}} The video is shots of Nicki performing the song live at a club concert and behind the scenes of the Beam Me Up Scotty photo shoot. The video was premiered on Hoodaffairs on Demand who also had a part in shooting the clip.{{cite web |url=http://hoodaffairsondemand.com/?p=375 |title=Blog Archive » Nicki Minaj – Itty Bitty Piggy |publisher=Hood Affairs On Demand |access-date=September 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210156/http://hoodaffairsondemand.com/?p=375 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }} "Go Hard", featuring Lil Wayne, was promoted with a music video shot by director Koach K. Rich.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
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| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Fred|author-link=Fred Thomas (rock musician)|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/beam-me-up-scotty-mw0002016830|title=Beam Me Up Scotty – Nicki Minaj|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 21, 2021}}
| rev2 = MSN Music (Expert Witness)
| rev2score = A−{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|url=http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=e29d9a48-0214-493b-b4aa-2f5cf5a5d568|title=Girl Talk/Nicki Minaj|website=MSN Music|date=January 18, 2011|access-date=January 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130184057/http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=e29d9a48-0214-493b-b4aa-2f5cf5a5d568|archive-date=January 30, 2011|url-status=dead}}
| rev3 = PopMatters
| rev3score = 8/10{{cite web|last=Ribeiro|first=Ana Clara|url=https://www.popmatters.com/nicki-minaj-beam-me-up-scotty|title=Nicki Minaj's 'Beam Me Up Scotty' Makes Even More Sense in 2021|website=PopMatters|date=June 17, 2021|access-date=June 25, 2021}}
}}
Beam Me Up Scotty was well received by critics and fans alike receiving an average score of 78.{{cite web|url=http://media.www.rwcactivist.com/media/storage/paper248/news/2009/10/19/ArtsAndEntertainment/Music.Bad.B.Mentality.From.Minaj-3800052.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110715215807/http://media.www.rwcactivist.com/media/storage/paper248/news/2009/10/19/ArtsAndEntertainment/Music.Bad.B.Mentality.From.Minaj-3800052.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |title=Music: Bad B**** Mentality From Minaj – Arts and Entertainment |publisher=Media.www.rwcactivist.com |date=May 28, 2010 |access-date=September 23, 2010 }} MTV's Mixtape Daily chose Beam Me Up Scotty as its weekly pick on May 4, 2009, giving the album positive reviews: "Yeah, you are going to hear a bunch of more-than-just-friendly shout-outs to the ladies – Nicki says she loves the girls and has no problem surrounding herself with "bad bitches." Mixtape Daily favored tracks such as "I Get Crazy", "Kill the DJ" & "Envy".{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610492/20090501/lil_wayne.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507065811/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610492/20090501/lil_wayne.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 7, 2009 |title=Lil Wayne Introduces Nicki Minaj – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=May 4, 2009 |access-date=September 23, 2010}} Beam Me Up Scotty is credited with helping distinguish Minaj as a popular female figure in a male-dominated genre.
BET.com's SoundOff TV gave Minaj a positive review on her mixtape while commenting on impressions of Minaj herself: "I'm not going to front, when Nicki first hit my 'new rapper radar' I immediately hit the 'I'll pass' button since the parallels between her and Lil' Kim were extremely similar. Light skin cutie with long hair rapping about explicit issues we only talk about behind closed doors – yeah, I'd say she was a carbon copy. But after removing the stubborn sticker from my forehead, I sat down and dissected shorty's material and the parallels didn't exist like I once thought."{{cite web |url=http://blogs.bet.com/music/soundOff/soundoff-tv-one-on-one-with-lowkey-nicki-minaj/ |title=SoundOff TV: One On One With LowKey & Nicki Minaj | Sound Off |publisher=BET |access-date=September 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101093114/http://blogs.bet.com/music/soundOff/soundoff-tv-one-on-one-with-lowkey-nicki-minaj/ |archive-date=January 1, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
Writing for MSN Music in 2011, critic Robert Christgau identified Beam Me Up Scotty as the release that convinced "hards" that Minaj "was street enough", noting her "highly unsisterly, rabidly materialistic" persona on the mixtape. According to Rob Molster of The Cavalier Daily, Beam Me Up Scotty "garnered [Minaj] a reputation for delivering vicious lyrics with a fresh style...[and] also revealed Minaj to have a knack for invoking alternative personalities, adding another layer to her already complex persona."{{cite web|last=Molster|first=Rob|title=Minaj makes statement with debut 'Pink Friday'|url=http://www.cavalierdaily.com/2010/12/02/minaj-makes-statement-with-debut-‘pink-friday’/|access-date=December 12, 2010|date=December 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823013651/http://www.cavalierdaily.com/2010/12/02/minaj-makes-statement-with-debut-%E2%80%98pink-friday%E2%80%99/|archive-date=August 23, 2016|url-status=dead}} The recording is credited with helping to create Minaj's fanbase.{{cite web|last=Ziegbe|first=Mawuse|title=Nicki Minaj Uncovers Onika Miraj, Embraces Fame In 'My Time Now'|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1653118/20101127/minaj__nicki.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129212950/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1653118/20101127/minaj__nicki.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 29, 2010|publisher=MTV News|access-date=December 12, 2010|date=November 28, 2010 }} Shortly after its release, Minaj, along with other Cash Money/Young Money artists, appeared on MTV.com's Mixtape Daily to discuss the recording.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090507075959/http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/378290/lil-wayne-introduces-nicki-minaj.jhtml#id=1610495 Mixtape Daily (video)][https://web.archive.org/web/20090507065811/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610492/20090501/lil_wayne.jhtml Mixtape Daily (text)]
=Retrospective analysis=
{{Quote box
| quote = In Beam Me Up Scotty, there are early signs of the relevance and empire Minaj would build in the upcoming years. She is prophetizing it all over the record, displaying her determination in tracks like "Gotta Go Hard", but also disclosing her vulnerable side in "Can Anybody Hear Me?" and "Still I Rise" [...] Never had the lines between rapping and singing been blurrier, and never had melodic vocals been more important for hip-hop.
| source = — PopMatters writer Ana Clara Ribeiro on Beam Me Up Scotty
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| width = 300px
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In a 2021 review of the mixtape's reissue, The Daily Californian writer Kelly Nguyen noted that back in 2009 when the tape was first released, "Minaj's rise as ruler of rap was sensational" and that her "clear talent was matched with her copious charisma—all wrapped up in the bait-and-switch of her personas".{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailycal.org/2021/05/21/beam-me-up-scotty-rerelease-is-perfect-nostalgia-for-your-summer-minaj-a-trois/|title="Beam Me Up Scotty" rerelease is perfect nostalgia for your summer Minaj à trois|accessdate=June 13, 2021|website=The Daily Californian}} She added that the "nostalgia of Minaj's throwback mixtape is the reason why the album's release reignited Barbz and TikTok youth to stream it". She went on to say that beginning from this album, Minaj went "full throttle into a vertiginous verse that's built to make you feel like a Barbie-level boss. But then she's casual and carefree [...] It's how she's stayed relevant since the age of Justin Bieber prepuberty bowl cuts and Kanye's MTV VMA coup d’état. As much as the world tried to pare her down to its level, she chewed it up and spit it out, just to repeat the process on the next verse."
Complex writer Trace William Cowen also noted that "fans and industry watchers alike have pointed to the unique circumstances surrounding" the album's number two debut, "commending Minaj for bagging such a strong opening week with a project that's effectively (new cuts aside) a little over 12 years old".{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/nicki-minaj-beam-me-up-scotty-historic-chart-debut|title=Nicki Minaj Thanks 'Best Fans on Earth' for Helping 'Beam Me Up Scotty' Make Historic Chart Debut|accessdate=June 13, 2021|website=Complex}} In an analysis of the reissue, PopMatters writer Ana Clara Ribeiro stated that "Minaj might not have been a pioneer of women in rap" but it also does not "make sense anymore to describe her as a 'female rapper' when she is one of the best alive and a serious candidate to best of all time". Rolling Stone writer Mankaprr Conteh stated that with the re-release, Minaj revisited a "distant golden age".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/nicki-minaj-beam-me-up-scotty-re-release-1171681/|title=Nicki Minaj Revisits a Distant Golden Age With 'Beam Me Up Scotty'|accessdate=May 22, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone}} He went on to say that Minaj's ascent with the mixtape "came as rap made by women seemed to be on the decline. The number of women signed to major labels reportedly went from more than 40 to just three between the late eighties and 2010; after her arrival, Minaj became a singular figure in music for almost a decade". He went on to say that this mixtape "paved the way for that accomplishment". On the mixtape content, he stated Minaj "brought a more down to earth humanity to her persona with revealing spoken interludes". Conteh went on to say that,
"Twelve years after Beam Me Up Scotty, there are many more women making popular rap music and there's no doubt that Nicki Minaj's success has inspired the variety and competition that exists now [...] Women across rap explore the contours of their voices, building on a framework established by [Minaj]. They complement their raps with delicate singing. They have tapped into her over-the-top wardrobe and wigs. Many came up remaking [Minaj's] songs and at their most fortunate, they've been able to collaborate with her".
Commercial performance
In 2009, "I Get Crazy" charted at number 20 on the US Hot Rap Songs chart and number 37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=nicki minaj|chart=Rap Airplay}} |title=Nicki Minaj Chart History |work=Billboard|access-date=April 19, 2025}} The 2021 reissue of the mixtape debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling over 80,000 copies in its first week.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/24/arts/music/j-cole-off-season-billboard-chart.html|title='The Off-Season' Is J. Cole’s Sixth Straight No. 1 Album|accessdate=April 19, 2025|work=The New York Times|date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601193245/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/24/arts/music/j-cole-off-season-billboard-chart.html|archive-date=June 1, 2021|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/nicki-minaj-celebrates-success-beam-me-up-scotty/|title=Nicki Minaj Celebrates The History-Making Success Behind Her Re-Released Mixtape 'Beam Me Up Scotty'|accessdate=May 28, 2021|website=Uproxx|date=May 27, 2021 }} It became the "highest-charting re-released mixtape by a rapper and the highest-debuting female rap mixtape in history". The opening track of the reissue, "Seeing Green", debuted at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ranked as the week's best-selling song in pure sales. "Fractions" debuted at number 52, "Itty Bitty Piggy" at 82, and "Crocodile Teeth" at 100.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/05/29/nicki-minaj-olivia-rodrigo-drake-jcole-and-migos-5-songs-making-moves-on-the-hot-100/|title=Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, J.Cole And Migos: 5 Songs Making Moves On The Hot 100|work=Forbes|date=May 29, 2021|access-date=April 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420004531/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/05/29/nicki-minaj-olivia-rodrigo-drake-jcole-and-migos-5-songs-making-moves-on-the-hot-100/|archive-date=April 20, 2025|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2021/05/24/nicki-minaj-drake-other-beam-me-up-scotty-songs-also-debut/|title=Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne's "Seeing Green" Earns #12 On Billboard Hot 100 Chart; Other "Beam Me Up Scotty" Songs Also Debut|accessdate=June 13, 2021|website=Headline Planet|date=May 24, 2021}} With three new entities on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, Minaj extended her record as the female artist with the most songs charted. She also surpassed Janet Jackson as the woman with the second-most songs to reach the top 10 of the chart, with "Seeing Green" debuting at number 8.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9579327/nicki-minaj-passes-janet-jackson-top-10-rb-hip-hop-songs-chart|title=Nicki Minaj Passes Janet Jackson With 32nd Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart|accessdate=June 4, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130055508/https://www.billboard.com/pro/nicki-minaj-passes-janet-jackson-top-10-rb-hip-hop-songs-chart/|archive-date=November 30, 2024|url-status=live}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Sample(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Intro
| length1 = 1:04
| title2 = I Get Crazy
| note2 = featuring Lil Wayne
| length2 = 3:41
| title3 = Itty Bitty Piggy
| extra3 = "Donk" by Soulja Boy Tellem
| length3 = 4:07
| title4 = Kill da DJ
| length4 = 3:01
| title5 = Mind on My Money
| note5 = featuring Brinx and Busta Rhymes
| extra5 = "Live Your Life" by T.I. featuring Rihanna
| length5 = 4:31
| title6 = Nicki Minaj Speaks
| length6 = 0:19
| title7 = Slumber Party
| note7 = featuring Gucci Mane
| length7 = 3:30
| title8 = Shopaholic
| note8 = featuring Bobby Valentino, Gucci Mane, Sandman, and Lil Joe
| length8 = 5:32
| title9 = Go Hard
| note9 = featuring Lil Wayne
| extra9 = "Go Hard" by DJ Khaled featuring Kanye West and T-Pain
| length9 = 5:56
| title10 = Nicki Minaj Speaks
| length10 = 1:12
| title11 = Best I Ever Had
| note11 = featuring Drake
| length11 = 5:26
| extra11 = Best I Ever Had by Drake
| title12 = Handstand
| note12 = featuring Shanell
| length12 = 3:08
| title13 = Keys Under Palm Trees
| length13 = 2:51
| title14 = Silly
| extra14 = "Get Silly" by V.I.C.
| length14 = 1:30
| title15 = Easy
| note15 = featuring Gucci Mane and Rocko
| length15 = 4:05
| title16 = Five-O
| note16 = featuring Jae Millz and Gudda Gudda
| length16 = 4:18
| title17 = Nicki Minaj Speaks
| length17 = 0:53
| title18 = Envy
| length18 = 3:43
| title19 = Can Anybody Hear Me
| length19 = 3:26
| title20 = Still I Rise
| extra20 = "No Matter What" by T.I.
| length20 = 3:09
| title21 = I Feel Free
| note21 = featuring Ron Browz, Red Café, and Ricky Blaze
| length21 = 4:32
| title22 = Outro
| length22 = 1:39
| title23 = Beam Me Up Scotty
| extra23 = "Kill the Bitch" by Sasha
| length23 = 3:59
}}
2021 reissue
=Background=
On May 11, 2021 after a three-month hiatus from social media, Minaj shared a series of pictures on Instagram teasing the release of music on Friday, May 14th.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/nicki-minaj-beam-me-up-scotty-available-on-streaming-services-seeing-green-drake-lil-wayne|title=Nicki Minaj Releases 'Beam Me Up Scotty' Mixtape on Streaming Services With New Drake and Lil Wayne Collab|accessdate=June 4, 2021|website=Complex}} She confirmed the release of music on Instagram Live confirming that Beam Me Up Scotty would be released "on major streaming services, and would include a fresh track" called "Seeing Green" featuring rappers Drake and Lil Wayne. Drake also joined the broadcast saying,
"It didn't feel right, you not being on it. Nobody does this shit better than you. We miss your presence, we miss your bars".On May 14, 2021, Minaj re-released the mixtape on all streaming services along with a new cover and three new songs.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9572718/nicki-minaj-beam-me-up-scotty/|title=Nicki Minaj Re-releases 'Beam Me Up Scotty,' Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & More: Listen|accessdate=May 22, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} Billboard described the new mixtape artwork as Minaj going "full-retro for the revamped Star Trek-themed artwork".
In 2021, as she teased the reissue of the mixtape, Minaj posted a picture of herself wearing hot pink Croc shoes.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/9571343/nicki-minaj-crocs/|title=Nicki Minaj's Hot Pink Crocs Crash Retailer's Website|accessdate=May 28, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} According to Billboard and The Sole Supplier, "the look caused a whopping 4,900% spike in sales of pink Crocs and the retailer's website also crashed."
=Content=
In addition to "Seeing Green", the reissue includes two new tracks titled "Fractions" and a remix of "Crocodile Teeth" with Skillibeng. The mixtape also included her 2014 tracks "Chi-Raq" and "Boss Ass Bitch" with G Herbo and PTAF respectively.{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.62142/title.chi-raq-connection-g-herbo-thanks-nicki-minaj-for-putting-him-on#|title=CHI-RAQ CONNECTION: G HERBO THANKS NICKI MINAJ FOR PUTTING HIM ON|accessdate=June 4, 2021|website=Hip-Hop DX|date=May 15, 2021 }} The 2009 mixtape was also included but several tracks did not make the final cut due to sampling issues including: "I Feel Free," "Mind on My Money," "Handstand," "Five-O" and "Outro."{{Cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/nicki-minaj-mixtape-livestream-2652985290.html?rebelltitem=10#rebelltitem10|title=Today Belongs to the Barbz|accessdate=June 4, 2021|website=Paper Mag}}
=Track listing=
{{Track listing
| headline = Beam Me Up Scotty 2021 reissue{{Cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/184073231/credits|title=Beam Me Up Scotty by Nicki Minaj on Tidal|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=Tidal}}
| extra_column = Sample(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Seeing Green
| note1 = with Drake and Lil Wayne
| writer1 = {{hlist|Onika Maraj|Aubrey Graham|Dwayne Carter|Kaushik Barua|Nile Goveia|Oliver El-Khatib|Andrew Maxwell Ramsey|Shannon Sanders|Kimberly Jones|Carlos Broady||Nashiem Myrick}}
| extra1 = "In My Mind" by Heather Headley
| length1 = 5:39
| title2 = Fractions
| writer2 = {{hlist|Maraj|Joshua Goods|Kendall Taylor|Norman Whitfield|Derrick Milano}}
| extra2 = "Where I'm From" by Jay-Z
| length2 = 3:01
| title3 = Crocodile Teeth
| note3 = with Skillibeng) (Remix
| writer3 = {{hlist|Maraj|Emwah Warmington|Andreas Olov Nilsson|John Scilipoti}}
| length3 = 3:37
| title4 = Chi-Raq
| note4 = with G Herbo
| writer4 = {{hlist|Maraj|Herbert Wright III|Matthew Samuels|Anderson Hernandez|Allen Ritter}}
| length4 = 3:51
| title5 = Boss Ass Bitch
| note5 = with PTAF) (remix
| writer5 = {{hlist|Maraj|Kandise Nathan|Shontel Moore|Keyona Reed}}
| length5 = 4:08
| title6 = Intro
| writer6 = {{hlist|Maraj}}
| length6 = 1:03
| title7 = Itty Bitty Piggy
| writer7 = {{hlist|Maraj|DeAndre Way}}
| extra7 = "Donk" by Soulja Boy Tellem
| length7 = 4:06
| title8 = I Get Crazy
| note8 = featuring Lil Wayne
| writer8 = {{hlist|Maraj|Carter|Desmond Ryan|Rondell Turner}}
| length8 = 3:40
| title9 = Kill da DJ
| writer9 = {{hlist|Maraj|Turner}}
| length9 = 3:01
| title10 = Nicki Minaj Speaks
| writer10 = {{hlist|Maraj}}
| length10 = 0:19
| title11 = Slumber Party
| note11 = featuring Gucci Mane
| writer11 = {{hlist|Maraj|Radric Delantic Davis|Christopher Gholson}}
| length11 = 3:30
| title12 = Shopaholic
| note12 = featuring Gucci Mane, Bobby V and F1JO
| writer12 = {{hlist|Maraj|Davis|Gholson|Bobby Wildson|Joseph "F1Jo" Antney}}
| length12 = 5:32
| title13 = Gotta Go Hard
| note13 = featuring Lil Wayne
| writer13 = {{hlist|Andrew Harr|Jermaine Jackson|Khaled Khaled|Faheem Najm|Kanye West|Jasper Cameron|Ciara Harris|Jamal Jones|Elvis Williams}}
| extra13 = "Go Hard" by DJ Khaled featuring Kanye West and T-Pain
| length13 = 5:55
| title14 = Nicki Minaj Speaks #2
| writer14 = {{hlist|Maraj}}
| length14 = 1:09
| title15 = Best I Ever Had Remix
| note15 = with Drake
| writer15 = {{hlist|Maraj|Graham|Carter|Nakia Coleman|Samuels|Ann Marie Hamilton|Dan Hamilton}}
| length15 = 5:25
| title16 = Keys Under Palm Trees
| writer16 = {{hlist|Maraj|Gerrit Wessendorf|Thomas Kessler}}
| length16 = 2:50
| title17 = Silly
| writer17 = {{hlist|Maraj|Derrick Crooms|Michael Crooms|Jonathan Dumas|Victor Owusu|Way|Jonathan Wright}}
| extra17 = "Get Silly" by V.I.C.
| length17 = 1:30
| title18 = Easy
| note18 = featuring Gucci Mane and Rocko
| writer18 = {{hlist|Maraj|Davis|Rodney Hill Jr.|Xavier Dotson}}
| length18 = 4:05
| title19 = Nicki Minaj Speaks #3
| writer19 = {{hlist|Maraj}}
| length19 = 0:52
| title20 = Envy
| writer20 = {{hlist|Maraj|Jonathan Joyner|Jahmon Pauling}}
| length20 = 3:27
| title21 = Can Anybody Hear Me?
| writer21 = {{hlist|Maraj|James DaVaughn Lennard|James Dean|William Wooten}}
| length21 = 3:25
| title22 = Still I Rise
| writer22 = {{hlist|Maraj|Clifford Harris|Floyd Hills| Marcella Araica}}
| extra22 = "No Matter What" by T.I.
| length22 = 3:08
| title23 = Beam Me Up Scotty
| writer23 = {{hlist|Maraj|Andrew Wansel|Karen Chin|Cleveland Browne||Wycliffe Johnson}}
| extra23 = "Kill the Bitch" by Sasha
| length23 = 3:58
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from the back cover of Beam Me Up Scotty.{{cite AV media notes|title=Beam Me Up Scotty|others=Nicki Minaj|year=2009|publisher=Young Money Entertainment, Aphilliates}}
- Debra Antney – executive producer
- Onika Maraj – executive producer
waeone@aol.com – cover art
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for Beam Me Up Scotty (2021 reissue) ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|Australia|41|artist=Nicki Minaj|album=Beam Me Up Scotty|rowheader=true|access-date=May 21, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|73|artist=Nicki Minaj|album=Beam Me Up Scotty|rowheader=true|access-date=May 23, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Wallonia|134|artist=Nicki Minaj|album=Beam Me Up Scotty|rowheader=true|access-date=May 23, 2021}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|5|artist=Nicki Minaj|rowheader=true|access-date=May 25, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|43|artist=Nicki Minaj|album=Beam Me Up Scotty|rowheader=true|access-date=May 21, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Ireland3|32|date=20210521|rowheader=true|access-date=May 21, 2021}} |
scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2021-05-21|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=May 24, 2021|access-date=May 22, 2021}}
| 32 |
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{{album chart|Switzerland|71|artist=Nicki Minaj|album=Beam Me Up Scotty|rowheader=true|access-date=May 23, 2021}} |
{{album chart|UK2|19|date=20210521|rowheader=true|access-date=May 21, 2021}} |
{{album chart|UKR&B|10|date=20210521|rowheader=true|access-date=May 22, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Nicki Minaj|rowheader=true|access-date=May 23, 2021}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Nicki Minaj|rowheader=true|access-date=May 25, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for Beam Me Up Scotty (2021 reissue) ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}
| 192 |
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scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}
| 76 |
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Release history
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|+ List of release dates and formats for Beam Me Up Scotty ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Version ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope="row"| Various
| April 18, 2009 | rowspan="2"| Original | {{hlist|Young Money|Aphilliates}} |
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scope="row"| United Kingdom
| September 6, 2010 | CD | Trapaholics | align="center"| {{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beam-Me-Up-Scotty-Presented/dp/B003QZ51R8|title=Beam Me Up Scotty: Presented By DJ Holiday|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=November 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012234415/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beam-Me-Up-Scotty-Presented/dp/B003QZ51R8|archive-date= October 12, 2010|url-status=live}} |
scope="row"| Various
| May 14, 2021 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="4"| 2021 reissue | rowspan="2"| Republic |
scope="row"| United States
| rowspan="2"| August 6, 2021 | rowspan="2"| CD |
scope="row"| Brazil |
scope="row"| United States
| April 23, 2022 | LP | Republic |