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Doug Elfman
Beware the glare of 'Nicki Medusa'
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Nicki Minaj has forbidden people to make eye contact with her, according to sources. Reminds one of the Gorgon monster Medusa.
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Hello, diva -- Nicki Minaj. During her (lip-syncing?) gig Saturday at Chateau, her workers told people at the club that they were not allowed to make eye contact with Minaj, according to inside sources.
Attention, mere mortals of Vegas and the world: We are too peasantry to observe Nicki Minaj's gaze.
She is the exalted hierarchy of no-looking-in-her-eyes potency, a specimen of unrivaled divinity that no man or woman dareth behold -- just like Medusa, the Gorgon monster with snakes for hair.
If you see Nicki Medusa -- in person, on TV or online -- cast your glances away! You may turn to stone asunder!
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Sir Katy Perry's contract states that limo drivers must not stare at the backseat through the rearview mirror, nor talk to her or her guests and fans.
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SPLIT PEAS?
For years, the Black Eyed Peas have dissipated breakup gossip. Will Fergie leave? Is will.i.am too difficult? These rumors have not borne out.
But when the Peas partied in Vegas over the weekend, allegiances seemed to show.
Friday, Fergie sang at club Haze and was joined by Peas apl.de.ap and Taboo.
But no other Peas hung with will.i.am when he sang Saturday at Pure and DJ'd Sunday at Wet Republic. In fact, Taboo instead went to club Tao on Saturday night.
This doesn't mean we'll end up with split Peas. Bands often hang separately. But it suggests something.
SIGHTINGS
Jay-Z and Beyonce joined Rihanna on Sunday night at Lavo. Also there: Destiny's Children Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, plus Vegas' own Ne-Yo, Nas, "Glee's" Matthew Morrison, Joe Jonas, E!'s Michael Yo, and apl.de.ap and Taboo. ... Kylie Minogue took 40 people from her touring cast to CatHouse for champagne and dancing Sunday night. ... Cee Lo sang Sunday at Rehab dayclub. After his piano hijinks at the Billboard awards, he partied at Vanity. ... Ke$ha popped into Mirage's Revolution Lounge and sang late Sunday. She saw Criss Angel's Luxor show Friday and they hung. ... Rihanna did Marquee Dayclub on Saturday, when BT DJ'd. Also there: Justin Bartha. ... Hours later, Bartha went with fellow "Hangover 2" co-star Jamie Chung to club Marquee, where Kaskade spun. Nas was at Marquee separately. ... Aubrey O'Day struck lascivious poses Saturday at Liquid pool at Aria, filling a water rifle with champagne and spraying people. ... Randy Couture and wife Kim ate at N9NE Sunday, then drank at ghostbar, where System of a Down did shots of Don Julio tequila and drank Miller Lite. ... Joe Jonas hosted Tao Saturday; one fan wept at his presence.
Doug Elfman's column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Contact him at delfman@reviewjournal.com. He blogs at reviewjournal.com/elfman.
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Hey will givs! Check this out. FIRST VIDEO I FOUND! http://vimeo.com/groups/1881/videos/10841239
You can hear her vocals in the club (nice and clean and crisp) and they you can hear her in the microphone, its noticeably different.
You should understand how the live music business works. Most stars lip sync for shows that are not considered a tour(even though some artists DO LS on tour). Also, learn how to use periods. That key is there for a reason.
nicki doesnt lip sync fool how much of a fail are you even in her performances you can here inflections in her voice that werent in the recorded song, so to say she lip syncs is quite ignorant.
secondly to gary, nicki has been around for some time now, you are just one of many who didn't see her coming up, she hustled to get to where she was she used to sell cds on the street and then she got on a dvd called the Come up dvd, which her manager at the time, arranged it so that she could come right behind wayne's video and that is how wayne saw nicki and he took her under his wing, nicki is 26 and was rapping and recording for like 8 years now, she has 3 mixtapes, you just don't listen to enough urban radio to see these artist come up. she has connects obviously like anyother artist would to get big, NO ONE gets big on their own but she worked hard for her spot
How did Nicki Minaj ever get to where she's at today is a case study. She must be the illegitimate daughter of some show-biz heavy hitter. No one gets the amounts of attention she has without having connections.