Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday 2 Tour” begins March 1 at the Oakland Arena in California. The Hip-Hop superstar will have R&B veteran Monica as a special guest for the upcoming shows.
Monica announced her involvement with the “Pink Friday 2 Tour” during an interview on The Jennifer Hudson Show. Nicki Minaj then confirmed the news with a social media post.
“I’ve said many times, this woman has been one of my biggest inspirations since I was in Junior H.S.,” Minaj wrote on Instagram. “The iconic, trendsetting, Miss Thang herself – hits on hits on hits.”
The Pink Friday 2 album creator continued, “QUEEN @monicadenise will be one of the incredible artists accompanying me on the US dates of the #PinkFriday2 #GagCity Tour.”
Nicki Minaj recruited Monica for the Pink Friday 2 bonus track “Love Me Enough” which also features R&B singer Keyshia Cole. The studio LP debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 228,000 first-week units.
Monica scored a No. 1 placement on the Billboard 200 with 2003’s After the Storm album. In addition, the Atlanta-bred vocalist has three chart-toppers on the Billboard Hot 100, including “The Boy Is Mine” duet with Brandy.
Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday 2 Tour” runs through May 13 in Oklahoma City. The Trinidadian-born recording artist will travel to additional cities such as Las Vegas, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, Toronto, Chicago, and Houston.