So I just watched this in all its HD glory... LOVED IT!
She is so sexy! And her rapping was amazing! And the few notes she did sing live were amazing! And her dancing was amazing! And her lipsynching was perfection, even when she didn't even bother to hide it! And I'm so happy they completely blanked out "mother******," unlike at the NBA All Star game ("Motherlover" was such a mess).
And JLo is so jealous that she no longer has the most famous booty anymore!
Her **** were the most inspiring thing about that performance.
If she is going to continue singing and putting out straight up pop songs as singles instead of rapping, she needs to work on her voice. And if she is going to lip sync she needs to dance or bring something other than **** and smiles to bring excitement to the performance.
are we watching the same performances? her performances of shakin' it for daddy & 5 star chick were atrocious she was practically screaming into the mic in an annoying voice. she's gotten waaaay better since then.
She still does that till this day, the only difference now is she has incorporated backup dancers into her performances..... so I really don't see your point.
Singing live makes Nicki extremely nervous. She won't sing the chorus until she's comfortable with performing the other parts of the song live, and that could take awhile. Mediocre performance at best.