Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj Team Up for "Right By My Side"

Collaboration is leaked one month after Brown's controversial remixes with Rihanna were released

By Rebecca Macatee Mar 21, 2012 3:52 PMTags
Chris Brown, Nicki MinajAP Photo/Matt Sayles; Masatoshi Okauchi/Startraksphoto.com

Score one for Team Breezy: Nicki Minaj's upcoming Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded album features a collaboration with Chris Brown!

"Right By My Side" is the third catchy single to be released from Minaj's sophomore album.

It features some NSFW lyrics and of course Minaj's signature raunchy raps…

The uptempo track hits the Web just one month after the release of Brown's two controversial remixes with Rihanna. Many criticized the singer for working with Brown in light of his 2009 assault on her, but she defended the remixes: "There shouldn't be a divide, you know?" she told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show. "It's music and it's innocent."

But those who aren't fans of Brown, fret not: Minaj's album, scheduled to be released April 3, also features collaborations with Lil Wayne, Drake, Young Jeezy and Rick Ross.