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Nicki Minaj: Hammersmith Apollo, London

Kate Allen, The Fly, August 2012

THREE HOURS before Nicki Minaj is due onstage, there are miles of fans queuing outside the Apollo. Many have camped out overnight, sleeping in bin bags, just to get an inch closer to the rap phenomenon.

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