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NICKI MINAJ Rap superstar back in town with Pinkprint tour
Returning to the same spot where she helped host the MTV EMAs back in November, the cheeky-aggro-dollybird queen of rap – and proud advocate of the big booty – Nicki Minaj returns to the Hydro, this time with her Pinkprint tour. Like a lot of the best pop acts, she’s a
bubblegum mix of confounding messages and straight-up good fun. While it’s a pleasure to listen to her bouncy beats and often confrontational reclaiming / owning of the concept of hotness, like a few of her contemporaries and pals (Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Skylar Grey all featured on last year’s
album Pinkprint), some of her sexual politics could probably do with some unravelling . . . That said, the Anaconda-loving artist most definitely knows how to put on a giant stadium show, and as the last stop on her European tour, which she’s touting as ‘her biggest and best tour yet’, Glasgow should probably brace itself for a big, brash, probably brilliant pop attack. If you can’t wait til the show, in the meantime, treat yourself with a visit to the very entertaining Facebook page, Nicki Minaj Quotes (facebook.com/nickiminajquotes). ■ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Sun 12 Apr, mypinkfriday.com
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