Pad-A-Lock: Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday Tour Hits Chicago Theatre

Well folks, she did it. Nicki Minaj laid it out in high-energy, lyrical spitfire splendor at the Chicago Theatre in her U.S. opening of the Pink Friday Tour.

The sold-out concert had all the well-knowns, “Starships,” “Turn Me On,” “SuperBass,” and “Beez In The Trap.” For some of her longtime fans, there was a treat from her mix-tape days. (Though I had to wonder how many of the young fans have ever heard a song on tape.) In the mix-tape moment is where Nicki showed … Read more ...

Nicki Minaj Is Set To Land Her Starship in Chicago

I’m super-excited. Tonight I get to enjoy my Mother’s Day gift from Hubby: Tickets to the Nicki Minaj concert.

Yes, I will probably be among the oldest in the crowd, but I don’t care. It’s Nicki! I’ve loved her rhymes before it was cool to do so.

As a wordsmith, I always enjoy an artist who is a gifted lyricist. When she first came out, I remember asking a few friends what they thought of her and they were very blase. I wondered if I … Read more ...