Nicki Minaj played her first New Zealand show as part of her Pink Friday Reloaded Tour at Auckland’s Vector Arena. – We Have added 5 Photos to MINAJPHOTOS.COM

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E! quietly aired the conclusion to Nicki Minaj’s three-part reality series “Nicki Minaj: My Truth” earlier this week. In the last chapter, Nic rehearses for her first arena tour in the U.K. and discusses her fear of failure.

When she arrives at the venue in England, she discovers that the custom stage has not been set up, which does not bode well with her. With two hours to go until showtime, she attempts to do a soundcheck without the stage.

She is 37 minutes late to start the concert due to technical difficulties. While it seems like a success, part of the stage fails to light up, which makes Nicki very upset. She calls an emergency production meeting to fix things.

Eventually she’s able to get things right and the next show goes off without a hitch. Before leaving for her next gig, she makes sure to say hi to her Barbz outside the venue and take photos. “They feel more like my friends than my fans,” says Nicki of her connection to Team Minaj.

Fresh off of her album release, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up, Nicki Minaj has another accomplishment to celebrate — earning a slot on the First Annual ET Power List.

From her mixtapes to her albums to her popular features, almost everyone has a little bit of Nicki on their MP3 player, but what’s on Nicki’s iPod might surprise you.

“No one knows that I’m in love with Enya!” Nicki says. “Oh my gosh, she makes me feel like I could fly!”

2012 has been a busy year for the rapper outside of music. With the launch of her new Pink Friday fragrance and her new addition to American Idol, Nicki has expanded her empire to become a household name, but just a few years ago she was still virtually unknown.

“I was still working at Red Lobster when I first heard my song on the radio, so I wouldn’t consider myself famous at that time!” says Nicki. “I had to go in that kitchen and make them salads and take that lobster out to that table!”

No one makes it to the top without getting advice (both good and bad), so what’s the most questionable suggestion Nicki’s ever gotten?

“The worst advice anyone has ever given me is to not incorporate singing and theater into my music and into my image!” says Nicki.

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