After being previewed by Afrojack last week, the full streaming version of David Guetta, Afrojack and Nicki Minaj's collaboration "Hey Mama" has leaked onto the web (via Complex). Set to appear on David Guetta's sixth studio album Listen, the track is edgier than her two previous efforts with Guetta, "Where Dem Girls At" alongside Flo Rida and "Turn Me On." Afrojack's signature pitched, dutch sound is present, working in a familiar pop context that flows under Minaj's singing and rapping.
This is the type of hit-making ability we have come to know from Guetta. Tapping one of the queens of the pop & hip-hop world right now adds to the tracks reach, with the additional growth Afrojack's career also helping. It has all of the makings of being the next big radio hit from an album should have be plentiful for Guetta.
The Frenchman recently spoke to Rolling Stone about the making of the album and the process of writing the songs.
"I spent way, way more time on songwriting," Guetta remarked. "It's probably my most personal album. Until today I was doing lots of songs about happiness and love and sexiness and just having a party - it was basically my life, you know? And lately, my personal life has been a little more difficult, so it reflects also on the album, on the things that we're talking about, on the type of chords. I've never done this, because even for me it was all about making the people dance."
The album will hit stores Monday, Nov. 24, and features additional collaborations with John Legend, Sia, Ryan Tedder, Skylar Grey, Avicii and MAGIC!. He already released the first single "Dangerous," with an accompanying racing inspired music video, which he has said is part of a new song-driven approach to the album.
