HOV Lane

HOV Lane
General Information
Artist/s	Nicki Minaj
Released	April 2, 2012
Format	Digital download
Genre	Hardcore hip hop, electro hop
Lenght	3:13
Label	Young Money Cash Money Universal Republic
Writer/s	Nicki Minaj Ryan Marrone Safaree Samuels Garrick Smith
Producer/s	Ryan & Smitty

Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded track listing
"HOV Lane" is track number 5.
Previous track "Beez in the Trap"	Next track "Roman Reloaded"

"HOV Lane" is a song by Nicki Minaj from her sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, which was originally released on April 2, 2012, but was leaked along with the rest of the album in late March. The song was produced by Ryan & Smitty.

A HOV lane is a high-occupancy vehicle lane, which is to say the Minaj is saying that her ride is better and more important than all the other haters. HOV is also a nickname of Jay-Z, one of the most successful rappers of all time. By saying she's in the HOV lane, Minaj saying both that she's in the fast lane and that she's following in the footsteps of Jay-Z.

This song was generalized as a more intense, "I'm the Best" from Pink Friday. Some also called it a mid-way point between pop Nicki (tracks like "Starships") and Roman (tracks like "Stupid Hoe"). Some say that she is throwing shots at Jay-Z because he calls himself HOV. Previously before the album's release, Nicki said in a interview that wishes to take Jay-Z's spot one day in the music industry.

PopDust.com did a review of the album, and they gave each song a "Roman Rating". "HOV Lane" recieved a rating of 6/10. They called it a nice mid-way point, but it's just the spirit of Roman, and the execution is wrong.

Cross references

• The Super Bowl is also referenced in "Stupid Hoe".
• "When I Re-Up on Reloaded I'mma hurt them bad" rerferences both Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and The Re-Up.

Lyrics

"HOV Lane"

[Verse 1: Nicki Minaj] Zippin', I’m zippin', I’m zippin', soon as they come out, I’m dippin' Big ass closet, I’m trippin', big booty strippers, I’m tippin' Big ass chain, I’m heavy and it ain't cost me a penny They pay me to rock it, damn, I got n*ggas in pocket Super Bowl, Grammys, what a hell of a jammie All these bitches my sons, I’mma get ‘em a nanny Argentina for Pepsi, Orlando All-Star Fuck you said, bitch? Fuck you, porn star I don’t do shotgun, I be drivin' my own car I don’t do shots neither, I’m buyin' the whole bar Holy moly, G copped me a Rollie I ain't catchin' the puck, but iced out like a goalie, n*gga [Hook: Nicki Minaj] I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train [Verse 2: Nicki Minaj] I travel more than you walkin' with a basketball I'm out in Spain, runnin' game to the Matador I'm in my own lane, you ain't in my categor' You like a RAV4, I’m like the Aventador Birkin bags, man, I murk them ads When I re-up on Reloaded, I'ma hurt them bad Every shoot is hot, when I'm out, I'm spotted They gon' frame the receipt if I sign the dotted N-n-n*ggas on Banshees is speedin', dirt bikes is out for the season Back break wheelie and leanin', damn, a bitch late for a meetin' NYPD comin’, Belt Parkway, we gunnin’ Double R engine hummin', actin' a fool, we dumbin’ [Hook: Nicki Minaj] I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train [Bridge: Nicki Minaj] N-N-N-Nintendo and we in the end zone I don’t give a fuck, hoe, like we in the friend zone What the fuck it look like? What the fuck it’s hittin' fo'? Tell 'em bitches, "Y-y-y-y-you you ain’t about that life" Nintendo and we in the end zone I don’t give a fuck, ho, like we in the friend zone What the fuck it look like? What the fuck it’s hittin' fo'? Tell 'em bitches, "Y-y-y-y-you you ain’t about that life" [Hook: Nicki Minaj] I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train

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