High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Fly" is a song by Trinidadian rapper-songwriter Nicki Minaj from her debut studio album, Pink Friday (2010). The song was released as the eighth and final single from the album on August 30, 2011. It features additional guest vocals by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. The track was written by Kevin Hissink, W. Jordan, J.R. Rotem, Clemm Rishad and Minaj herself, while production was helped by Rotem and Hissink. The song is a pop track (not to be mistaken for being an R&B track, the song clearly has no blues influence) which incorporates the hip-hop genre. The song is inspired by the emotion of soaring above and overcoming all stereotypes and negativity, to come out victorious.