I Get Crazy

"I Get Crazy" was included on Minaj's mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty (2009).{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/beam-me-up-scotty-r1842051 |title=Beam Me Up Scotty - Nicki Minaj |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2011-06-07}}{{cite web |url=http://music.aol.com/song/nicki-minaj/i-get-crazy/14378315 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713100226/http://music.aol.com/song/nicki-minaj/i-get-crazy/14378315 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 13, 2012 |title='I Get Crazy' by Nicki Minaj - AOL Music |publisher=Music.aol.com |date=2010-07-27 |access-date=2011-06-07 }} The song was later release as a "street single" prior to the mixtape's official release after charting on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts due to heavy airplay.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/minaj__nicki/artist.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223160105/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/minaj__nicki/artist.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 23, 2009 |title=Nicki Minaj | Music Videos, News, Photos, Tour Dates, Ringtones, and Lyrics |publisher=MTV |access-date=2011-06-07}}{{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=12 December 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=23 August 2016|url-status=dead}} In an interview with MTV News, Minaj described the song as a "real dope song".{{cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |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 |title=Lil Wayne Introduces Nicki Minaj - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=2009-05-04 |access-date=2011-06-07}} She revealed that after recording the track, she played it back for Lil Wayne who ended up adding his own verse into the song, causing Minaj to add an additional verse in the song. During Wayne's recording, he self-recorded his guitar back-beat, adding to the genre of the song. Discussing the songs merge of genres, Minaj stated:

{{cquote|That's kinda taboo in hip-hop to switch up your verses after [they are laid down], but he kinda bodied me and he stepped the energy up on it — so I stepped my energy up on it. The new version of 'I Get Crazy' is like a rock feel, 'cause we're just all rocked out. Being a lunatic and not caring.|author=Nicki Minaj|source=}}

Described as "bananas" by Felipe Delerme of The Fader, "I Get Crazy" features Minaj's distinct voice and powerful/aloof rap style, rapidly rapping with cocky lyrics.{{cite web|author=IN GEN F |url=http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/17/freeload-lil-wayne-f-nikki-minaj-i-get-crazy/ |title=Freeload/Gen F: Lil Wayne f. Nicki Minaj, "I Get Crazy" « The FADER |publisher=Thefader.com |date=2009-04-17 |access-date=2011-06-07}} The song incorporates a sample that resembles a signature alarm from The Bomb Squad. When asked if the song would be performed on tour via-Twitter, Minaj revealed to fans that "I Get Crazy" ranks as her least favorite collaboration with Wayne.{{cite web |last=Harper |first=Rosario |url=http://www.sohh.com/2011/03/nicki_minaj_reveals_her_worst_lil_wayne.html |title=Nicki Minaj Speaks On The Worst Lil Wayne Collabo, "That's My Least Fave Weezy Feature!" |publisher=Sohh.Com |date=2011-03-04 |access-date=2011-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827095412/http://www.sohh.com/2011/03/nicki_minaj_reveals_her_worst_lil_wayne.html |archive-date=2011-08-27 |url-status=dead }}

The song was officially released on streaming platforms, along with the rest of the mixtape and 3 new songs, in May 2021. {{Cite magazine|date=2021-05-20|title=Nicki Minaj Revisits a Distant Golden Age With 'Beam Me Up Scotty'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/nicki-minaj-beam-me-up-scotty-re-release-1171681/|access-date=2021-12-26|magazine=Rolling Stone}}

Felipe Delerme of FADER gave the song a positive review, stating that the combination of Minaj and Wayne would expectidely create a "literal, perfect and bananas interpretation of the phrase 'I get crazy'". Delerme continued praise of the track by jokingly stating "what if Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj had a rap baby? It would be super cute and by the age of 12 its voice would sound like Condoleezza Rice with a pack a day habit.{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/33716/Nicki-Minaj-Beam-Me-Up-Scotty/ |title=Nicki Minaj - Beam Me Up Scotty (album review) |publisher=Sputnikmusic |date=2009-11-29 |access-date=2011-06-07}}

"I Get Crazy" peaked on the Hot Rap Songs chart at number twenty the week ending December 26, 2009,{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=nicki minaj|chart=Rap Airplay}} |title=Nicki Minaj Album & Song Chart History |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=2011-06-07}} and peaked on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number thirty-seven the week, ending on the 23rd of January, 2010.{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=nicki minaj|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}} |title=Nicki Minaj Album & Song Chart History |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=2011-06-07}}{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=nicki minaj|chart=all}} |title=I Get Crazy - Lil Wayne |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=2011-06-07}}

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