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"Seeing Green" is a song by Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj featuring American rapper Lil Wayne and Canadian singer and rapper Drake. It appears on the 2021 re-release of the 2009 mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty, being one of three new songs appearing on the re-released version, as well as two old songs making their way onto streaming services. "Seeing Green" is a hip-hop song and contains a sample of "In My Mind" by Heather Headley.

The song peaked at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 chart shortly after it was released and received generally positive reviews from critics.

Background and release
Minaj featured on a variety of tracks in 2020, with her "Say So" remix with Doja Cat and collaboration with 6ix9ine on "Trollz" becoming her first and second number-one singles on the Hot 100, respectively. After a social media hiatus, Minaj teased new music on May 11 on her Twitter account. On May 14, she announced a 2021 re-release of her 2009 mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty with three new songs; "Seeing Green", "Fractions", and a remix to "Crocodile Teeth" with Jamaican artist Skillibeng. The re-release also includes two older songs, "Chi-Raq" and her remix to "Boss Ass Bitch" by PTAF.

Critical reception
"Seeing Green" received generally positive reviews from critics. Andre Gee of Complex named Seeing Green as the 3rd best song in Complex's "50 Best Songs of 2021 So Far" list, saying: "Seeing the YMCMB big three together is a different energy that we don’t always get anymore. On a superficial level, they’re all compelling personalities who know how to carry a song on charisma alone, but they reminded people who they are on 'Seeing Green.' [...] They’re damn good rappers. That’s what they showed off here." Writing for Vulture, Justin Curto wrote: "Wayne still sounds like he’s having fun [...] but in such a meandering appearance, his looseness sounds messy. Drake, meanwhile, delivers a perfectly capable closing verse, but compared to his recent Scary Hours 2 EP [...] his “Seeing Green” appearance feels formulaic, with fill-in-the-blank brags about money, power, and women. Which is to say, Minaj turns in the best verse on “Seeing Green.” [...] she effortlessly twists and turns her flow while delivering the song’s most memorable lines [..] with a requisite “these bitches is my sons” to assure fans they haven’t been replaced." Seeing Green also appears on HipHopDX 's "Best Hip Hop Songs of 2021 (So Far)" list.

Commercial performance
The song debuted at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, charting for four weeks. It was Minaj's 39th top-20 on the chart. On the UK Singles Chart, it debuted at #42.