Nicki Minaj Quits Rihanna Tour, New Opening Act Needed

EVEN AS the official announcements for Rihanna'sThough neither Rihanna nor Minaj approached the
summer tour debuted and ticket sales began, rappermedia with the news, or could be reached for
Nicki Minaj has dropped out of the summer tour. Shecomments, Nicki Minaj dropped out of the Last Girl
was the opening act for the Rihanna, Kesha Last Girlon Earth tour to give time to her debut album, which
on Earth tour.may be released soon. In February, thoughts of an
Nicki Minaj annouced that she quit the tour in a tweetalbum were far from her mind and she had told the
on Twitter, which she had posted on Wednesday,media that she would first acclimitise people to the
April 7. She had on late Tuesday written, "*sighs*idea of a female rapper first.
how ... how do i say this ... hope the barbz [her fans]She had said in February,"With the album, just like
will understand ... hate letting them down. *sighs againwith my mixtape, I never like to rush it. With the
while in deep thought*." The tweet on Wednesdayalbum, I think it's more important that people get
cleared what she wanted her fans to understand.accustomed to seeing a female rapper again. Before I
She wrote,"Barbz I'm sorry 2 say I will not be goingdrop an album, people need to come out and see.
out on RiRi's tour. I've decided 2 use that time 4 thePeople don't even know what a female rapper does.
completion of my album. Hope u understand. "