Nicki Minaj performs at the 2012 Wired Fest.

It has been a while since we’ve seen Nicki Minaj onstage but she returned at the 2012 Wired Fest on June 1st. Performing with her backtrack for the Philadelphia crowd, the occasional rapper deliver assisted renditions of ‘Roman’s Revenge’, ‘Did It on ‘Em’ and ‘Beez in the Trap’.

Since being released on April 3rd, Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ has only sold 493K copies  in the US. Her only top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 from the record remains ‘Starships’, which peaked at #5 on the lineup.

Watch Minaj perform at the Wired Fest below:

If Minaj learns how to project her voice with proper breath control similar to serious rappers, such as MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Lil Kim and Eve, then the wouldn’t need a backtrack for all of her performances. Yet, what do I know. I’m just a concerned citizen with a blog.

Thoughts?