Music review: Nicki Minaj, Hydro, Glasgow

“I BELIEVE that life is a prize,” hollered Nicki Minaj on Moment 4 Life, one of the closing tracks of a lengthy set, “I get what I desire / it’s my empire.” That was just one moment among many in which she projected an image of hyper-confident female assurance; as an artist, a businesswoman and very overtly a sexual being. As big an arena spectacle as any Taylor Swift or Rihanna extravaganza, the Trinidad and Tobago-born, New York-raised Minaj’s show breaks from the contemporary tradition of pop aimed at as wide an audience as possible to deliver a set which is pitched squarely at the adult market.