Nicki Minaj has become accustomed to surprising her fans, also known as Barbz, on her Pink Friday 2 world tour, since a few days ago she joined Drake and now she has brought an icon from the 80s.
The 41-year-old rapper brought out Cyndi Lauper during the Brooklyn stop of her world tour at the Barclays Center on Wednesday night.
The Trinidadian rapper and 70-year-old singer kept the thousands of attendees on their feet as they performed their hit Pink Friday Girls.
The track samples Cyndi’s 1983 mega hit Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and she proved she still has the flute by hitting every note to perfection.
Nicki Minaj has made a habit of surprising her fans, also known as Barbz, when she brought out Cyndi Lauper during the Brooklyn stop of her world tour at the Barclays Center on Wednesday night.
The Brooklyn native showed off her signature colorful style as she rocked an artsy jacket over a sheer black top and baggy pants.
Her pink hair was styled in voluminous curls as she finished her makeup with a touch of pink lip.
Nicki donned a leopard-print crop top with a matching scarf and baggy, ripped jeans.
Her hot pink locks were worn beneath the trendy hat as she sported bold makeup.
After their performance the two artists gave each other a sweet hug.
Nicki then praised Cyndi and even credited her for being an inspiration to her.
On Tuesday, Nicki surprised her audience by bringing Young Money partner and frequent collaborator Drake on stage during her Pink Friday 2 World Tour stop at the Scotiabank Arena in her hometown of Toronto on Tuesday night.
The 37-year-old Canadian gave the Barbie World hitmaker a long time kiss on the cheek after they debuted the live version of their 2023 song, Needle, which peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Trinidadian rapper and 70-year-old singer kept the thousands of attendees on their feet as they performed their hit Pink Friday Girls.
The song samples Cyndi’s 1983 mega hit Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and she proved she still has the flute by hitting every note perfectly.
After their performance, the two artists shared a sweet hug and Nicki praised Cyndi and even credited her for being an inspiration to her.
The stunner enjoyed many costume changes.
“It’s been too long,” Drake (born Aubrey Graham) said after also kissing Nicki’s hand.
Minaj (born Onika Maraj) shouted to the 19,800 fans packed into the stadium: “Make some noise for the king of Toronto!” Make some noise for this icon, this legend!’
And when the 12-time Grammy nominee needed a wardrobe change, she allowed the five-time Grammy winner to take over the stage solo and perform her 2023 song Rich Baby Daddy.
The hip-hop powerhouse stars have recorded a total of 10 songs together since 2010, including last year’s For All the Barbz and 2021 song Papi’s Home.
“The second night in Toronto was a magical moment that I will never forget,” said Nicki, who has 353 million followers on social media. sprouted On Wednesday.
‘I really love you guys! Imagine having a crowd with incredible energy and then the superstar of all superstars walks in. The genius we call Drake. Thanks @champagnepapi. Nostalgic isn’t even the word. Wow. We’re really doing everything we used to talk about, dream about, worry about… Love for life!’
Minaj added in Twitter: ‘It made me very happy tonight by coming out of the closet. Those screams will be very different when the boy touches the chi.
Before leaving the stage, Drake teased a possible follow-up to his diss tracks Push Ups and Taylor Made (Freestyle) aimed at rap rival Kendrick Lamar, who released his six-minute diss track titled Euphoria (Drake executive produces Max series) hours before.
On Tuesday, Nicki surprised her audience by bringing Young Money partner and frequent collaborator Drake on stage during her Pink Friday 2 World Tour stop at the Scotiabank Arena in her hometown of Toronto on Tuesday night.
‘I love you. You know what time it is, you know what I have to do,” the co-founder of OVO Sound. saying sinisterly.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning musician, 36, began Euphoria by saying, “I hate the way you walk, the way you talk, I hate the way you dress / I hate the way you talk furtively.”
In response, Drake dragged Kendrick around. Instastorying a clip of Julia Stiles from the 1999 romantic comedy 10 Things I Hate About You reading a similar poem: “I hate the way you talk to me and the way you cut your hair / I hate the way you drive my car. I hate it.” hate”. when you look.’
The Titles Ruin Everything poet and Lamar (born in Duckworth) used to tour together and record songs together, but their on-again, off-again feud dating back to 2013 reignited around Halloween.
The 37-year-old Canadian gave the Trinidad-born, New York-raised 41-year-old a long kiss on the cheek after they debuted the live version of their 2023 song Needle, which peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard. Hot 100
Drake (born Aubrey Graham) said: “It’s been too long”
Minaj (born Onika Maraj) shouted to the 19,800 fans packed into the stadium: “Make some noise for the king of Toronto!” Make some noise for this icon, this legend!’
And when the 12-time Grammy nominee needed a wardrobe change, she allowed the five-time Grammy winner to take over the stage solo and perform her 2023 song Rich Baby Daddy.
The hip-hop powerhouse stars have recorded a total of 10 songs together since 2010, including last year’s For All the Barbz and 2021 song Papi’s Home (pictured from 2009).
Nicki gushed on Wednesday, “Imagine having a crowd with incredible energy and then the superstar of all superstars walks in.” The genius we call Drake. Thanks @champagnepapi. Nostalgic isn’t even the word. Wow. We’re really doing everything we used to talk about, dream about, worry about… Love for life!’
Minaj added on Twitter: ‘You made me so happy tonight by coming out. Those screams will be really different when the boy lands chi’
Before leaving the stage, Drake teased a possible follow-up to his diss tracks Push Ups and Taylor Made (Freestyle) aimed at rap rival Kendrick Lamar (R, pictured in 2012), who released his six-minute diss track titled Euphoria hours earlier. : ‘You know what I have to do’
Meanwhile, the Big Difference rapper received some good news last month when a judge granted a request from her husband of four years, Kenneth Petty, to travel internationally with her for her Pink Friday 2 world tour, according to TMZ.
The 46-year-old “music industry professional,” who is serving three years of probation for not register as a sex offender in California, will serve as primary caregiver for their three-year-old son nicknamed ‘Papa Bear’ while Nicki is working.
Minaj was just 16 when she met Kenneth, who served a combined 11 years in prison for raping a 16-year-old girl in 1995 and shooting a man to death in 2002.
Following tonight’s show in Brooklyn, the FTCU rapper, who garners 50.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify, is scheduled to bring her 59-date Pink Friday 2 world tour to the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on May 8.
