| EVEN AS the official announcements for Rihanna's | | | | Though neither Rihanna nor Minaj approached the |
| summer tour debuted and ticket sales began, rapper | | | | media with the news, or could be reached for |
| Nicki Minaj has dropped out of the summer tour. She | | | | comments, Nicki Minaj dropped out of the Last Girl |
| was the opening act for the Rihanna, Kesha Last Girl | | | | on 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 tweet | | | | album 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 again | | | | with my mixtape, I never like to rush it. With the |
| while in deep thought*." The tweet on Wednesday | | | | album, 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 going | | | | drop an album, people need to come out and see. |
| out on RiRi's tour. I've decided 2 use that time 4 the | | | | People don't even know what a female rapper does. |
| completion of my album. Hope u understand. " | | | | |
