Nicki Minaj's arena tour came to L.A. on Friday. Too bad she was asleep at the wheel.
After being introduced as the "greatest female rapper of all time" by a DJ who tried his hardest to keep the crowd hyped as stagehands worked through technical difficulties (the massive video wall seemed to have a glitch) that pushed her start time back by nearly 40 minutes, Minaj finally arrived to the stage.
Although capable of moving between myriad personas and sonic backdrops (hard-core rap, pop fluff, sticky dance floor bangers, R&B balladry) on record and in her provocative videos, that command has always been difficult for the rapper to harness onstage.
And Friday was clear proof of that challenge.
By the time she wound down the first quarter of her 18-song set, there seemed to be an entire lack of interest from Minaj altogether.
The show felt like a dry run. There was a startling lack of cohesion or inspiration. The costumes felt pulled for a dress rehearsal. Technical glitches aside, the set appeared unfinished.
And the audience absolutely felt the distance. Halfway through her set, scores of fans began filing out. To be frank, as the night went on, watching Minaj felt as laborious as it must have been for her to move through the motions.
i saw her during the femme fatale tour and tbh I felt like I was watching a bad Disney show. there was some story about a fairy tale and some weird space stuff. needless to say it was.....odd.
A lot of critics have been saying something similar. She's not the greatest at performing.
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Originally posted by BPD
I thought it was known her performance skills suck lol??
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Originally posted by BadBitches
Nicki is a terrible touring act. I'll never forget how she butchered SB infront of my eyes.
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Originally posted by Rogue
Yikes!
She's isn't a good performer by any means so I'm not surprised. Not everyone can great stage presence.
Good luck Nic!
Yeah, I have to agree with you fellas. I think it's pretty accurate to say that
Nicki Minaj is probably the worst performer out of all the girls, I must say.
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