Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj

Justin Bieber’s collaboration with Big Sean, ‘As Long As You Love Me’, was released yesterday and now we get to hear his work with another Urban artist. Nicki Minaj scored a guest verse on Bieber’s ‘Beauty & A Beat’, which appears on the latter’s ‘Believe’ album.

Produced by Max Martin, ‘Beauty & A Beat’ is just one of the highly anticipated tracks on ‘Believe’, which will be released on June 19th. Yet, does the tune match the hype? Listen to ‘Beauty & A Beat’ below and decide for yourself:

Bieber really sounds most comfortable on Dance-themed tracks like ‘Beauty & A Beat’. The added vocal production melds perfectly with all the other effects and he isn’t forced to try singing unnecessary runs that depict exactly how weak he is as a vocalist. I won’t bother to review Minaj’s verse because she basically repeated the same rhymes for all her recent songs.