After rocking the stage on "Saturday Night Live," Nicki Minaj hit the NYC streets to party with her Barbz. And it was total chaos Deets inside, her next move and deets on Chanel Iman and Cassie inside...
The Head Barb shut down a city block when she first pulled up to the Highline Ballroom in Chelsea to perform. Fans were lined up outside of the venue to get a glimpse of Nicki making her way inside. It's reported the Young Money rapper hopped on top of her chauffeured car as the crowd chanted her lyrics. It was fandemonium!
According to sources on the scene, the "Barbie Ting" rapper arrived at the club around 3:40AM and left by 4AM. Inside, she performed "Chun-Li" and "Poke It Out," the same songs she performed on "SNL." She told her fans her upcoming world tour is going to be her "best tour yet."
On Instagram, Nicki posted a video of her fans going bananas outside of the club, announcing she's about to drop some more coins to help her Barbz pay for college in honor of her upcoming appearance on the "Ellen DeGeneres Show" tomorrow.
Check it:
Yep, she's digging in that bag again.
Around this time last year, Nicki announced on Twitter she would be paying school loans and help pay college bills for her Barbz who need help getting through college. She talked about her philanthropic efforts on "ELLEN" last year and the daytime talk show host gifted an extra $25,000 to help out. We imagine she'll do something similar again this year.
Nicki and her friends, including "Love & Hip Hop's" Rah Ali, were spotted inside the club turning up:
Elsewhere on the east coast....
Rain wasn't going to stop The Stronach Group Owner's Chalet at the 143rd Preakness Stakes in Baltimore over the weekend. Supermodel Chanel Iman stepped out to see the horse races for her first public event since announcing she and her husband Sterling Shepard are expecting.
The DOPE actress dressed her bump in official Derby threads, topping her look off with an extravagant wide brim hat.
She also got up close and personal with a new homie:
Cute.
Leaving hubby behind Chanel had fun in the stands with her bestie Nickayla Rivera.
"World of Dance" judge Ne-Yo, who's gearing up to welcome another baby boy, was all smiles on the carpet with Chanel. He was tapped to sing the National Anthem.
"RHOP" star Ashley Darby and her husband Michael Darby, who have seemingly worked through their martial issues, were also in the mix for the races. Fun times. By the way, we wonder if Ashley's mom got her life together and dropped her mooching boyfriend, or if Ashley just chose to cut her off and save her marriage instead. It's been a rocky season on RHP.
Back in NYC...
Singer/model Cassie slipped into an interesting Little Red Riding Hood-inspired outfit for an appearance at Terminal 5 over the weekend. Diddy's girlfriend turned up with the crowd onstage for the House of Exile dance competition.
After the show...
She's been starring on "Empire" for the last few weeks. Do y'all think Cassie still has a shot?
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