The outfits were weird and wonderful, the wigs pink and plentiful, the excitement visceral and the line length utterly abominable. My date and I, feeling prehistoric amongst the tween set, asked one of many scrutinising security guards what the underage hoards were waiting for to be told it was all for 'Nicki Minja or something'. Ahhh the Minge.
Better known as Nicki Minaj, the star in question is a curvy, saucily dressed, pink tressed, African American Hip Hop Rapper, who has developed a varied following from pint-sized toddlers to the tween set who were now buzzing about waiting to hear the rap queen perform.
Now if you somehow missed the YouTube phenomenon late last year, google Sophia Grace sings Nicki Minaj and you'll be faced with an 8 year old girl and her 5 year old sister, dancing and rapping raunchily like the pink-haired star (or just check out the link here) . This clip caused an influx of media attention for both the singer and her smallest mimics all over the world including on the Ellen Degeneres show, no doubt multiplying Minaj's fan base - especially among any young mums who found the tiny rapping girls endearing.
Meanwhile, as my Englishman and I wandered toward the cinema, past the excited fans I couldn't help feeling a tad jealous that I was off to see the superheroes save the planet, instead of attending the performance of this scantily clad superstar - even if just for some spectacular people watching amongst the colourful crowd.
**POST SCRIPT**
Having seen the film the Avengers firstly I want to recommend it as some A-Grade fluffy, action-filled, hilarious entertainment - best enjoyed with steaming hot potato wedges smuggled in from a local bar - complete with sour cream and hot chilli sauce of course - and for those who feel they missed out on a real review of Minaj's performance check out the review from themusic.com.au - Having read it I don't feel I missed anything. Ciao for now!
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