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Buried in the middle of a totally charming (and quite revealing) interview that Nicki Minaj conducted last night with hip-hop journalist Elliot Wilson was news that the reigning queen of rap plans to move back to New York. To that we say, “Welcome back, Nicki! Please leave the torture devices from your Only video in Los Angeles.”
When the “Anaconda” spitter does make it to NYC, we want her to be as comfortable and happy as possible. So we took the initiative to put together some possible weekend itineraries (pinkprints, if you will) for some of her more notable alter egos. After all, a New York apartment can get pretty cramped when you’re sharing it with five other people. Even if they are all you.
Roman Zolanski
Minaj’s gay male alter ego would definitely enjoy a Friday night out raging at Brooklyn’s newest gay bar, Lovegun. The next day he could get rid of some of that built-up aggression at David Barton, then spend the night on Saturday at a gay rave like Shade or Holy Mountain. A hung-over brunch at Cafeteria should suffice, followed by some Sunday afternoon dating app cruising.
Martha Zolanski
Roman’s devout religious mother could get back to her English roots with a Friday night dinner at Dear Bushwick followed by an early night in. The next day, she could spend a reflective day at The Cloisters, followed by a visit to St Patrick’s Cathedral and afternoon tea at Tea & Sympathy. After an early church service Sunday, Ms. Zolanski could do worse than an indulgent brunch of British cuisine at The Spotted Pig.
Nicki Lewinsky
Nicki’s sexually adventurous character from her early days of rapping would probably enjoy getting into some all-night trouble at new Brooklyn bar Boobie Trap. After a Saturday spent maxing out her card at Babeland, she could hit up all 10 of our best hookup bar in NYC. A tour of the Funland exhibit at the Museum of Sex on Sunday could be a nice change of pace, followed by some shopping at Shag Brooklyn.
Nicki the Boss
The ingenious business woman that Nicki debuted on “Jump Off ‘07” could get her weekend off to a fierce start among the power players that frequent Carbone on the weekend. After a Saturday spent closing deals at some of New York’s hottest hotel restaurants, she could impress some potential clients with bottle service at Cielo or Marquee. Sunday is all about a long brunch at buzzy new restaurant Upland. And making more money, of course.
Harajuku Barbie
This fashionable, girly-girl should spend most of Friday digging through the racks at new boutiques COS or Rebecca Minkoff followed by a bubbly dinner at Birds & Bubbles. Saturday would obviously be focused primarily on the best sample sales of the week, followed a light and fluffy dinner at trendy Chef's Club by Food & Wine in the Puck Building. Sunday, meanwhile, should be set aside for brunch at Beauty & Essex. If there's one thing girly girls love, it's venues with ampersands in the title.