Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj "Go Hard"

Any Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, or Travis Barker fans out there? This past weekend I went to Lil Wayne's I Am Music II Tour concert in Atlanta, which featured other big name artists such as Nicki Minaj (who I absolutely loveeee!), Rick Ross, DJ Khalad, and Travis Barker. There were also many other younger and new artists from the Young Money label such as Shanell and Lil Twist who performed as well. Even Birdman made an appearance! The concert was absolutely AMAZING and everyone who sang and performed was outstanding. Travis Barker mesmerized the audience with his drum playing, simply incredible to watch. Rick Ross captured the crowd with an old favorite called “Here I Am,” and Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj engaged the crowd through humor and animation during their show. Never was there a dull moment in the Philips Arena as each artist promoted and sold themselves to the crowd flawlessly. I could not contain my excitement, tears filling my eyes, as Nicki Minaj took the stage opening with “Roman’s Revenge.” Nicki Minaj was definitely the most animated as she acted out each of the songs she performed and even engaged the crowd by bringing someone up on stage. I wish I could describe how mind-blowing the entire concert was but you had to be there to really experience it yourself.

            After the concert, we were able to see where Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj would be conducting their after parties through their tweets on Twitter. So, yet another use for Twitter is a new way that big time starts promote their work and what they’re doing to support their fan base. Since I am a follower of Nicki Minaj on Twitter, I looked at her profile yesterday and saw the countless tweets from friends and fans. The tweets ranged from how excited they were to see her in the specific city she was performing in that night, to how her music has inspired girls and really changed their views. Some tweets were also from Nicki herself reporting something about the show just went and where she was off too. It’s pretty neat to see the views from the other side, the performer instead of the audience. Before twitter or any other social network, this would not be possible. 
By: Heather Britt