“I understood what it was at the time, and it was music that was popular at that time as well, but I was never a huge fan of that song.Young Money, Nicki Minaj, Justin Verse 1: F G Am C Show you off, tonight I wanna show you off F G Am C What you got, a billion could've never bought Pre-Chorus: F G We gonna party like it's 3012 tonight G C I wanna show you all the finer things in life F G So just forget about the world, we young tonight G C I'm coming for ya, I'm coming for ya Chorus: F G Am Cause aaaaallllll I need C F Is a beauty and the beat G Am C Who can make my life compleeeeeete F G Am And it's aaaaaalllll bout you C F When the music makes you move G Am C Baby do it like you doooooooooooooo. “I never really liked ‘Beauty and a Beat,'” Bieber answered quickly. The host asked him for an example of a song that he had been pressed to do in the past that didn’t fit his image. The interview came out in 2016, and it featured Bieber opening up about having more control over his own music and what kinds of projects he would take on. Minaj’s rapped verse features some of her signature raunchy style - including a rhyme between “wiener” and “Selener,” a reference to Bieber’s then-girlfriend Selena Gomez.Ī few years later, Bieber was speaking on The Bert Show to reflect on his career path, and he had some regrets about how “Beauty and a Beat” turned out. But Braun thinks Justin still needs guidance.”
It seems like his manager, Scooter Braun, is well aware of the Biebs’ eagerness to play with the big boys. OK! Magazine pointed to it as a place of maturation: “The new song, which features Nicki Minaj, continues Justin’s quest to grow up and be taken more seriously as an artist. The work represented one of Bieber’s early works as an adult, and it received mixed reviews. The two worked together on a song called “Beauty and a Beat,” which released in 2012. One of Bieber’s collaborations was with rapper Nicki Minaj. Justin Bieber has done a lot of collaborations All told, the star is worth more than $260 million. His work has earned him multiple awards and accolades - including a Grammy - and he’s branched out through television appearances and lucrative endorsement deals. He had chart-topping hit after hit, and his fan base - overly represented by young girls - became fervent in their devotion, dubbing themselves “Beliebers.” Bieber also made history when, in 2017, he had the top three hits on the music charts simultaneously. Eventually, Usher signed the young star to RBMG Records.įrom there, Bieber’s career just took off like a rocket. He was just 12 years old when his YouTube videos got him noticed by people in the right places. Bieber was one of the earliest stars to do so, however, and his very young age made it even more noteworthy. Today, it’s not all that unheard of for someone to get discovered on social media and make it big. RELATED: Hailey Bieber Says Justin Had a ‘Way Crazier’ Childhood Than She Did