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When in Manila, you can deny all you want but I know you’re guilty of trying to memorize Super Bass at least once in your life.
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There’s something about Nicki Minaj’s songs that makes them so contagious and heart stopping. I just know that when I’m anywhere with my girls and intro of Starships begins to play, we drop everything, sing our hearts out – complete with facial expressions and hand gestures, and surrender to the moment of happiness and good vibes.
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That’s how it is to experience Nicki Minaj. What more live?
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For one night, exclusively for Globe and Blackberry patrons, she came to Manila to perform her hit singles and being among the lucky few who were part of that night, I can say that I’ve seen Barbie come to life.Â
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She looked so gorgeous in all of her costumes. She went from retro to glamorous, a la Marilyn Monroe. Like I said, she’s a real doll. A few days before her visit, she had been tweeting about how ill she felt. Despite that, she came with all-out energy and looked quite amazing — as usual. She finished the show and left us wanting more.
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She performed most of her chart topping songs including Starships, Beez In The Trap, Stupid Hoe, Right By My Side, Moment 4 Life,Turn me on, Where Them Girls At, and of course SUPER BASS — which she pretended to have forgotten as a pun — where we reacted violently. But I’m sure I wasn’t the only one disappointed when she left the DJ to play her other hits like Your Love and Fly.
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She must’ve had a pretty bad cold or a really sore throat so it’s alright. Either way, we enjoyed the night!
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It’s always an eye-opening adventure to watch an artist perform live. It’s a make or break move. I respect singers like Lady Gaga, Britney spears, Beyonce, and Nicki Minaj who put heart and 100% effort to please the crowd. Props to her for giving us a great time.
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As most foreign artists would do, she mentioned how much she loved the crowd and how beautiful the country was. She looked sincere and she was sweet enough to invite a couple of teenage girls up to the stage to dance with her — Lucky kids!
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After the show she came out once more (in her pink bathrobe) and blew kisses — how sweet.
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She probably wanted to give us the encore we were asking for but she drained all her energy due to her electrifying performances.
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When in Manila, you should never miss another Pink Friday, or should I say Pink Wednesday?
For more photos of the Nicki Minaj Pink Friday tour click here.
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