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What a difference a few months make in the overheated world of pop divadom. When Britney first announced Nicki Minaj would be the main supporting act on her "Femme Fatale" tour, she was ridiculed for picking someone so unproven, especially as a replacement for self-canceling co-headliner Enrique Iglesias. But just three months later, it looks like a brilliant move, as Minaj has more buzz than Spears herself. Make no mistake, Britney's still got all the #1s - Femme Fatale giving her yet another chart-topping album, and "Hold It Against Me" another #1 single. But Minaj, a Lil' Wayne disciple who released her debut album Pink Friday last year, is capturing the pop-culture imagination in the way that Britney hasn't for years. She was so outrageously brash, sexual and surprising on Weezy's tour that she stole the spotlight right out from under him. Will she do the same to Britney? One thing seems certain: just a couple of years into her career, Minaj seems to have barely tapped into her talent, or her alter egos. Roman Zolanski? - Steve Palopoli sanjose.com
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