The "clattering" instrumental creates an angry tone for the most aggressive run of tracks. After the introduction, the song quickly starts with "a hiccuping series of computerized samples pushed forward by sporadic, tinny electronic drums" and only rests during "occasional baths of warm keyboards brightening." The beat of the song lays an intense dark energy with weighty knock of the drums and bass line. It is introduced with a series of digital effects and ominous strings, which Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio compared to "some old video game". "Roman's Revenge" features both rappers exchanging bars over a "spastic beat" produced by Swizz Beatz. The final version's hook sang by both Minaj and Eminem is "Rah-rah, like a dungeon dragon, like a dungeon dragon!", which is a phrase that was penned by Busta Rhymes in the song Scenario. Eminem's first verse also had a changed ending where he yelled "I feel ugly/I feel ugly/Slut don't touch me or hug me, I'm mad/And I pity/any girl who gets with me tonight!" According to Minaj, they could not use the hook due to copyright issues. The original song had a changed hook where Minaj sang "I feel pretty/I feel pretty/I feel pretty, and witty, and gay/And I pity/any girl who isn't me tonight!", which are lyrics in "I Feel Pretty" from the musical, West Side Story. He had the respect, at least, to treat me like a peer. He didn't say, I don't love it he just said, Can you send me something that's a little more me? I sent him an e-mail and thanked him for that, just having enough respect. I sent him one record, and he didn't love it. I remember I kept talking about it, and I thought, It can't hurt. We went out on a whim and put it in the air like, It'd be great if he would collaborate with us. Minaj told MTV News that she was thinking of collaborating with Eminem for a while and in the end simply asked him: Minaj revealed his feature on the track two days before it released, on Octoin an interview with MTV News. The song also marks the debut of Minaj's additional alter-ego, Martha Zolanski, who can be heard in the end of the song screaming in a British accent as Roman's mother. Minaj raps as Roman Zolanski whilst Eminem raps as his well-known alter-ego, Slim Shady. "Roman's Revenge" features both Nicki Minaj and Eminem rapping as their alter-egos. A veteran got at me, and I hit them with Roman's Revenge and then I kept on going." However, in 2021, Lil' Kim stated on the red carpet of the BET Awards that she would like to do a Verzuz with Minaj. Minaj seemingly alluded to the feud in a 2018 Genius interview, saying: "Someone got at me. Lil' Kim later suggested in an interview with 105's Breakfast Club that the song "Automatic" was similar to her unreleased material, also calling Minaj "obnoxious" and "catty". Following the release of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, critics suggested that the track " Stupid Hoe" may have contained attacks directed at Kim. Lil' Kim reignited the feud with the release of her mixtape Black Friday (a reference to Minaj's Pink Friday). Every time you in the news, it's 'cause you gettin' at somebody! Where's your music?" Minaj responded to the situation in an interview saying, "She picked a fight with Foxy, then she picked a fight with Eve, then she picked a fight with Remy, then it was Mrs. You help me, I help you" This song was believed to be a response to Kim's comments. Kim accused Minaj of copying her image, saying: "If you are going to steal my swag, you gonna have to pay. Minaj has had a feud with rapper Lil' Kim since her success with Pink Friday. Eminem is featured on the song as his alter-ego Slim-Shady created during his 1997 effort Slim Shady EP.
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