However, during the final sessions of the recording for the album M.O., Nelly invited Nicki Minaj ( right) to be featured on the track. Nelly (left) and Pharrell Williams ( center) recorded the song as a duet in 2012. Jenna Hally Rubenstein of the same publication noted that it sounds very similar to other songs produced by Williams. Rob Markman from MTV News noted that the song initially was similar with Nelly and Pharrell's collaborations on " Hot in Herre" (2002) " Flap Your Wings" (2005) and further compared it with songs produced by The Neptunes. She also sings about the things she has accomplished throughout her career mentioning her Beats By Dr. Minaj echoes his sentiments singing: "Get their own speakers and some pros like me/ When I'm at the game, all the pros like me." Minaj sings the lines "You should follow my example, bitch I.E./ 'Cause I'm front row Isaac Miz-ra-hi," putting "extra emphasis" on her words, by breaking down her rhymes into simple syllables. Nelly sings about how everyone tries to steal his shine, "See the whole rap game/ They sounding like me". Lyrically, it is a self-pride song, further described as "an ode to Nelly's dope-ness". "Get Like Me" is a drum-driven song with sparse and percussive beat. Williams commented, “When we get together, we like to do a song that evokes as much energy as possible.” Composition Speaking of "Get Like Me", Nelly stated, "Actually, me and Pharrell did the record maybe about a year ago and we were coming back to the records that we did, closing out the album and putting everything together and I was just like, 'Yo I think Nicki might be dope on this'. The song was recorded in 2012 originally as a collaboration between Nelly and Williams. In June, 2013, Nelly made the announcement on Twitter, writing "New NELLY FT ‘GET LIKE ME’ produce by dropping the 18th". Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS)."Get Like Me" was written by Nelly, Nicki Minaj and Pharrell Williams while the production was handled by Williams.
Album Around the World3.Ciroc & Simply Lemonade4.Get Like Me5.Give U, Massachusetts10.Mo's Focused11.Mos Focused12.My Chick Better13.Rick James14.Shake Whatever15.U Know U Want To16.Walk AwayNelly Lyrics provided by Go around my nigga, puts me close to hand cuz So she wanna bring her partner, okay the sound like 3 Put that on the drums but it sounded like P Wanna know if she can do me, Shawty yes you may Now they wanna play dumb like they from the Bay It was Air Force 1’s then I took em all to J's Yea I was rocking waves when them niggas had braids Matter of fact, put your number in my phone Tell your boyfriend you stayin with Simone On the back of the bike, these stunts be comfy
My nigga spend money like the coke price free When I'm at the game, all the pros like meīitches ain't stuntin' in the cold like me Get their own speakers and some prose like me You should follow my example - bitch, i.e.
Om the arm and I’m outshining all of y'all Just sayin that you can’t do it small is all You can ball and ball, do it wall to wall Then tell her that you down for something else yeaĭon’t worry, she straight like a actress nose I said and if you feel like something else there Surrounded by bitches that look like theseĪnd then count the bitches, nigga - 1, 2, 3