#Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma Beef

[douxbise]

listened to #bigfoot when it dropped. i mean i laughed? the bars aren’t bad but they’re very average. like it gives aubrey(drake) in the worst way possible. very baddd for nicki minaj. but i’ve been thinking why did she put out such a low bar for this diss track? i think about her past beefs…lil kim, remy ma, and cardi b and she usually makes a big record out of her diss tracks. so why the low budget now? i mean no frauds got a big budget featuring her “brother” drake and mentor lil wayne. my conclusion is 1. big foot is a chastising & mocking song. she has a big rollout coming soon. 2. big foot is the one & only diss song and it’s terrible. the queen of rap should accept her defeat! megan got you real good!

[cyarsk52-20]

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Nicki Minaj is the conductor of her own downfall. And it's sad to watch.

Rap legend has been actively polluting her legacy for quite some time

There’s a figure in American life who’s compulsively divisive. They govern by their own rules. They speak solely to the segment of society — albeit millions of followers — who lap up their Jim Jones-flavored Kool-Aid because, in this alternate reality, they’re the agents of truth and salvation. Any opposition is just an enemy of the state. Perhaps most importantly, too, misinformation is the highest form of currency. 

No, not former President Donald Trump (though it applies to him, too). But given the last week in Black pop culture, that figure is Nicki Minaj. 

What should be one of hip-hop’s sterling legacies has long been sullied by her support-at-all-costs dictatorship. Her alleged off-putting demeanor has circumvented anything she’s done for at least the past half-decade. Her closest affiliations and decisions have threatened to make her a pariah. And her catalog — despite its chart success — has produced bloated numbers and empty statistics primarily driven by a cult following who’ll support her regardless of her morals, targets or intentions. Nicki Minaj has become a cancer to an art form she once almost single-handedly carried on her back.

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On Wednesday, she joined Joe Budden’s Spaces on X, formerly known as Twitter, to discuss the fallout from Megan Thee Stallion’s new single “HISS,” — which could become the No. 1 song in the countrynext week. The aggressive invitation-for-smoke is presumably aimed at a cast of characters — most notably Nicki Minaj. In her rant, she blamed parties like YouTube and the “machine” for Megan Thee Stallion’s notoriety and the song’s success. She doubled down on making fun of the Houston rapper, saying she wanted her “Rihanna moment” — referring to the singer’s 2009 domestic violence incident with then-boyfriend Chris Brown — as a means to dilute her trauma stemming from the July 2020 shooting that landed singer/rapper Tory Lanez in prison. Nicki even went as far as to insinuate that Roc Nation is Megan’s puppeteer while avoiding mentioning the company’s founder, Jay-Z, or his wife, Beyoncé. 

But a big part of the problem is that Nicki Minaj can’t lyrically squabble, not on wax and certainly not when she’s under pressure. Many of her direct shots at opponents have come on award show stages, at pop stars such as Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus or her former fellow American Idol judge Mariah Carey. Her past beefs with rappers such as Remy Ma or Cardi B have been one-sided and not necessarily in her favor. With her response to Megan Thee Stallion, “Big Foot” — a pieced-together arts and crafts project, at best — Nicki brought a knife to a gunfight. A pen to a test, as another New York MC once said while engaged in battle. And it’s a battle she herself, more than anyone else except Megan Thee Stallion, knew was bubbling for quite some time.

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Nicki’s Spaces tirade came after the Queens, New York, rapper spent days spiraling on social media about Megan Thee Stallion. The last four years of Megan’s life have been filled with controversy, suicidal thoughts and anxiety. Suspected targets in “HISS” included rapper Drake, Lanez, her former best friend Kelsey Harris, former boyfriend Paridson “Pardi” Fontaine and more. The most poignant of the bars was seemingly directed at Nicki — an artist Megan herself once said she had been her fan since 2008 and she was one of her biggest inspirations.

“These h— don’t be mad at Megan, these h— mad at Megan’s Law/I don’t really know what the problem is, but I guarantee y’all don’t want me to start/B—-, you a p—-, never finna check me/Every chance you get, bet your weak a– won’t address me.”

Megan’s Law was signed into law in February 1996. It required registered sex offenders to publicly disclose their place of employment and residence to local law enforcement. Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, served 4½ years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted rape in 1994 when he was 16. Nicki Minaj and Petty were sued for witness tampering in 2021. Jennifer Hough, the survivor of the attempted rape, claimed the couple pressured her to recant her story after Petty was arrested shortly after moving to California for essentially failing to comply with Megan’s Law. Jelani Maraj, Nicki Minaj’s brother, was sentenced to 25 years to life for the sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in 2017. Fair or not, her proximity to these heinous offenses has irreparably harmed her career. 

“Nobody is saying that Nicki isn’t happy, [or] that Nicki’s man doesn’t love her, [or] that they don’t have a supportive relationship,” media personality and attorney Rachel Lindsay said on her Higher Learningpodcast with co-host Van Lathan. “But I just feel like aren’t you always tired of having to go off on somebody bringing up what actually happened? … She just gets so outraged anytime it’s brought up, but it’s true! At least as far as the record is concerned. I just wish she would just stop.”

Following the release of “HISS,” Nicki Minaj immediately took to social media to respond in a bizarre Instagram Live video where she soft-launched “Big Foot.” The song was filled with erratic thoughts of her lamenting the shooting that landed Lanez in prison, invoking Megan Thee Stallion’s mother, Holly Thomas, who died of brain cancer in 2019, and blasting Megan’s alleged sexual history. How the record came to be is a microcosm of where Nicki Minaj, an undisputed hip-hop icon in her own right, currently stands.

Nicki’s most recent album, Pink Friday 2, showcased moments of glory like “Barbie Dangerous” and introspective odes like “Are You Gone Already?” and “Just the Memories.” The album hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart for one week and is currently a top 100 album in the country. Her dominance, however, lives mainly on the internet. Online is where she’s most influential and her security most shielded. 

America is no stranger to celebrity worship. Beyoncé has the Beyhive, Rihanna has her Navy, Justin Bieber has the Beliebers and Taylor Swift has the Swifties (which now includes the NFL). In a world where celebrity worship, or “stanning,” sits further on the maniacal side than charming, Nicki Minaj’s “Barbz” resemble a cult more than an online fan club. The local cemetery where Thomas is buried has reportedly alerted local authorities about increasing security due to alleged calls from Barbz to desecrate Thomas’ grave. Sadly, Nicki rarely does much to control those who hang on to her every word.

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Despite last week’s drama, it’s nearly impossible to envision a world where she didn’t see a response coming. The two initially linked up in 2019. They soon collaborated on Megan Thee Stallion’s hit “Hot Girl Summer.” In August 2020, a month after Megan was shot, Nicki Minaj again praised her following the release of her Cardi B collaboration “WAP,” saying that she “was the perfect example that we can be fun and smart at the same time.”

Everything changed in 2021 when both artists unfollowed each other on social media. Subliminal disses from Nicki Minaj followed, like 2021’s “Seeing Green” and last year’s “Ruby Red Da Sleeze,” which contained bars referring to her alleged alcoholism and her Doritos Super Bowl commercial. In the fall of 2022, Nicki Minaj alleged that she once tried to get her to consume alcohol while she was attempting to get pregnant, a claim Megan Thee Stallion vehemently denied. 

Nicki Minaj claims to have several more songs in the tuck should this beef continue. It begs two questions. One, does she herself consider “Big Foot” better than “HISS”? And two, why lead with this one, an objective dud if there are other options? 

Megan Thee Stallion has not responded since dropping “HISS,” opting to use the attention to promote the song, her upcoming album and tour. Nicki, who prided herself for years on how she commands a media cycle, essentially got TKO’d at her own game. The same thing happened to her after Remy Ma dropped her colossal diss record “shETHER.” It happened again when Cardi B attempted to fight her at New York Fashion Week in 2018, which promptly revived conversations about respectability politics. 

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Nicki Minaj’s impact over the last 15 years is undeniable, and her role in the evolution of women in rap is objectively unimpeachable. She’s done it in many ways, from underground mixtapes to outrapping established stars through fashion, album sales and awards. She is a star, with no disclaimer on gender. Nicki Minaj should be celebrated as a rap legend. She can rap and is amazing at it when she decides to be. All of which makes her response — with years of tensions marinating below the surface — even more head-scratching. The only approval came from the same fans who would support her regardless of what she does. 

It’s impossible to predict if Nicki can fix her public image — but it’s clear at this point she doesn’t care to or even have to. She hasn’t been the superstar she once was in her mind — or the Barbz’s — in years. And she likely never will be again. But much like the aforementioned former president, rapper Kanye West or even Lanez, there’s value in cultivating one’s own alternate reality because it means there’s never any reason to leave.

How the Head Barbie in Charge is discussed in American hip-hop and pop culture now is primarily based on the person she is, not the feats she accomplished. The pathetic part is it never had to be like this. What’s even more pathetic is that she doesn’t care to acknowledge it at all.

Justin Tinsley is a senior culture writer for Andscape. He firmly believes “Cash Money Records takin’ ova for da ’99 and da 2000” is the single most impactful statement of his generation.Nicki Minaj is the conductor of her own downfall. And it's sad to watch. Rap legend has been actively polluting her legacy for quite some time

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[streetwisehiphop]

Did Nicki Minaj & Remy Ma End Their Beef?

Did Nicki Minaj & Remy Ma End Their Beef?

[hiphopintelligence]

Did Nicki Minaj & Remy Ma End Their Beef?

Did Nicki Minaj & Remy Ma End Their Beef?

[seeabout-afterdark09]

Skrt On Me

Skrt On Me

Nicki Minaj (June 30, 2017)

Arriving fresh off the back of a successful summer so far, Nicki Minaj joins forces with Calvin Harris on his gem of a summertime album called Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1 for the tropical song Skrt On Me. Despite spending the earlier part of the year proving herself as a rapper amidst the beef with Remy Ma — Nicki mainly sings on this song, rapping for only one verse towards the end. Skrt On Me is a song that feels wistful and gives a sneak peek into Nicki's current state of mind as she fools around with potential suitors, completely in love with her independence as a single woman.

"You know my loving ain't free, babe/Won't make you do what you don't wanna do/What you don't wanna do, no, that ain't me, babe." Here, Nicki talks about her love of expensive gifts and lavish jewelry. The man in her life can't just satisfy her sexually but should be able to adorn her with gifts since he's trying to keep her attention. In 2017, Nicki was one of the most sought-after women in the industry, freely flirting in ways she couldn't in the past due to her relationship with Meek Mill. Nicki entertained Nas in early 2017, but then she quickly pivoted in the direction of the Toronto native that's spent the last few years of his career professing his love for her: Drake. It's no secret that Drake and Nicki reunited after Nicki's breakup, but they also hung out privately a lot more and spent more time around each other than they had in years. "I need you ten hut now, need you ten toes down, baby." Nicki might be playing into Drake's hand, but she needs security from him. The guarantee that if he's hers, then he'll stay hers and not wander off when she needs him. "Said if you ride, baby, ride up/Pull up from behind, baby, wine up/And you and me, we can shine up/So, baby, come make your mind up." Nicki pokes at Drake's indecisiveness, telling him that she wants to ride with him: as in, literally riding him (sexually) and riding with him as his woman if he really wants her like he says he does. Nicki uses the playful lyrics of the pre-chorus to sexually characterize how she wants him to be there for her. He can "pull up from behind" when they're dirty dancing, but also "pull up" when it comes time to hold her down so they can shine together.

This entire song is Nicki singing as she discreetly tries to communicate her wishes to the man she's dancing with about what she desires from him. At the end of the chorus Nicki sings: "'Cause you keep telling me your love ain't free, babe." Interestingly enough, in 2016 Dj Khaled and Drake released a tropical pop song (kind of like this one) where Drake raps about needing to be paid because the "sex is too good" for it to be free. "I always wonder if you ask yourself (Ask yourself)/Is it just me? (Just me)/Is it just me?/Or is this sex so good I shouldn't have to fuck for free?." Nicki knows how Drake gets down and knows that he won't stay in something if it isn't benefitting him. She knows that he could be looking at anyone, but he's giving her his attention — and while she has it she intends to hold him to his word and take him seriously, so long as he is honest with her. "Yeah, maybe I-I-I got so used to just giving you the least, babe/But nowadays, I need more from ya, I need something I can keep." Nicki knows that she's pushed him away in the past and wants him to know that she's trying to be better, she just needs more reassurance.

"And I'm playing the field, Brad Wing in the punt/I'ma tell him I love him in the foreign and cuff him." As much as Nicki is trying with Drake, she's still technically a single woman. They're both feeling each other out, taking steps to see each other without doing anything concrete that confirms anything. So in the meantime, Nicki continues "playing the field" having a couple of "new boys" as she waits for Drake to follow through and show her that he's worth it. "This the real thing, can you feel the force yet?"

[klapollo]

safaree was a cast member from love and hip hop hollywood after dating nicki minaj but migrated to lhh new york which is where cardi b, a noted minaj nemesis, came up in the public eye and was also the iteration that featured remy ma, who entered the nemesis list (the nemelist) by releasing SHEther in 2017 and these shows are all on vh1 which also aired the show girls cruise which stars lil kim who is the ORIGINAL nemesis who was targeted in stupid hoe whose music video featured safaree as well as directly referenced him, and would go on to also be referenced in a bar in SHEther where remy also mentioned mariah (who doesn't carry) whose album the emancipation of mimi was produced by jermaine dupri who created the television show The Rap Game which was won by latto, who ALSO beefed with nicki on twitter, where doja cat's display name is "fart," who released the track get into it (yuh) which pays homage to nicki (a minaj homage) and references ariana grande, who featured on the song bang bang with nicki and jessie j, who took off with the song "price tag" produced by dr. puke who produced the song super freaky girl by nicki minaj which samples the rick james song super freak which was sampled by mc hammer who was signed to death row records which released the chronic by dr. dre whose protege was eminem who was the featured artist on the song roman's revenge which was a diss track to lil kim who dated biggie smalls who is from new york where nicki minaj grew up

[hiphopnewsoftheday]

Remy Ma Maintains She Didn’t ‘Catch A Stray’ In Cardi B & Nicki Minaj Beef

Remy Ma Maintains She Didn’t ‘Catch A Stray’ In Cardi B & Nicki Minaj Beef

[thehiphopunderground]

Remy Ma Maintains She Didn’t ‘Catch A Stray’ In Cardi B & Nicki Minaj Beef

Remy Ma Maintains She Didn’t ‘Catch A Stray’ In Cardi B & Nicki Minaj Beef

[sl7ventime]

New Yorkers get real touchy when people decide to claim a position of royalty in the city, as they should. New York City has a rich history and on top of that, it's a huge metropolitan that includes several major boroughs. In addition, there's been legends that came out of the city for several decades so claiming King or Queen of the city usually ruffles some feathers, depending on who you are. As Nicki Minaj celebrates her 35th birthday today, Nas took the opportunity to dub her as royalty of the city while wishing her a happy birthday Nas took to Instagram to show Nicki Minaj some love on her birthday. The legendary rapper posted a picture of Nicki Minaj sitting on a throne with a crown on her head with the caption, "Queens Get The MFkN Money! Happy Birthday To The QUEEN OF NY @nickiminaj." It's a controversial statement that definitely had a few people in the comment section refuting the claim. However, love does make you say some crazy things.  The Queen of NY title may have people feeling some type of way. However, earlier this summer, her efforts in Queens, NY were acknowledged after she received a key to the borough. NEW YORK FEMALE ARTIST HAS Nice Minaj REMY Lil kim Cardi b Who do you think is the queen? WATCH THIS VIDEO BELOW https://youtu.be/tiRPlCguqEc

[theminajestyishere]

Let me sip this tea real quick ☕😂

[negeari]

People gassed Remy Ma’s head up to the point where she thought she could end Nicki’s career by making another diss track and y'all were gonna love it, but that shit backfired on her ass. I told people not gas her up she is doing the same shit that Lil Kim did (making several disses and doing interviews only to talk about Nicki and not the music) she’s pissed off that Nicki’s not responding? So the fuck what get over it. Now Remy looking stupid out here doing diss tracks when nobody is responding to her dumb ass.

Should’ve used the momentum off the first diss track to put some music out that had nothing to do with Nicki Minaj, but this jail bird wanted to waste it on that trash ass 2nd diss and now she taking the “L” instead of the “W” she wasn’t smart enough to capitalize off it when she had the chance.

Meanwhile Nicki in Paris for Fashion Week and is in the studio preparing for her next album whilst Remy will be stuck in the tri-state area cause of her probation begging Nicki to respond, the bitch has too much time on her hands, she needs to stick to Love & Hip Hop if she wants beef with anyone who will allow it. Also I’m telling you guys right now if Nicki responds it’s going to be on her album where’s she gonna make people purchase it (ex: Roman Revenge x lil Kim diss) it won’t be free that’s for damn sure.

This whole beef is not even about rap anymore this shit comes down to one thing jealousy, she’s jealous that Nicki set the bar high as fuck for a female rapper (she internationally known because she crossover to pop, broke records on billboard, and she’s the highest best selling female rapper to date something these other females rappers can’t grasp) bitches hating cause she did something they couldn’t do. While they’re catching charges and going to prison for x amount years over shooting somebody or not snitching on someone, she’s catching Grammy nominations, triple platinum albums, Billboard charting success. Remy wants what Nicki has and it’s not going in her favor at this point she’s been out three years from jail and has not done a single thing but be on LHH make a flop album with Fat Joe. She hasn’t release anything by herself and when she does it’s about Nicki now it’s not about Remy no more it’s about NICKI MINAJ cause that’s all she’s good for now is Nicki beef drama and all these radio and talk show hosts are gonna use her for their ratings while she’s sitting looking stupid on Wendy Williams couch talking about another woman who doesn’t care about her life or career at the end of the day.

[99perfumebottles]

Ya’ll weren’t talking all this shit when Remy released Another One which was a flaming pile of garbage (the fact that she said “cash me ousside” & “make your head red like lil yachty” or something like that,  but ya’ll ignored it tells me a lot). Also, no one wants to point out how different shether was compared to another one (flow, rhyme scheme e.t.c) cuz then we’d have to discuss the possibility of them being written by 2 different people. 

Nicki made a smart business move which is what I expected from her. You don’t spend almost 10 years at the top of the game by making emotional decisions. Emotional decisions like like hopping on an instrumental, making a diss track, & putting that shit on Itunes without even getting permission from the owners. Now she can’t even perform it live :( 

Nicki gave Remy about a minute & 20 seconds on No Frauds which is more than she deserves tbh. Remy gave Nicki 7 minutes of fan fiction & read it over a Nas beat. Nicki could’ve easily done the same but 1) whose really trying to get some “tea” (real or fake) on Remy 2) that’s lazy.  

[maythelordprotectme]

Okay i'ma need all y'all Nicki haters to shut the fuck up y'all looking mad stupid right now!! Nicki is 1,2 & 3 in Most countries while being Number 1 in US. This hate is really getting so annoying and it's crazy that y'all haters are attacking Nicki's beats, flows, raps. Remy is a flop and everyone can see it don't try to defend her. She just took the biggest L lmao 😂 No Frauds is fire, Nic ain't talking no lies all facts 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 "WHAT TYPE OF MOTHER LEAVE HER SON OVER A STACK?" All y'all so called Remy fans need to buy her album before you talk shit, I need receipts?? #MyOpinion #TeamNicki

[glamurhoe]

[seeabout-afterdark09]

Ice Melts

Ice Melts

Drake ft. Young Thug (March 18, 2017)

Drake and Young Thug collab on this poppy, upbeat hip-hop tune rapping about how the woman they want needs to know how special she is. "You're a diamond out the rough or somethin', somethin'/You need to give it up to someone/You need to give luck to someone." Young Thug feels like this woman should give her time to a man that deserves her because she's a "diamond in the rough".

"Look, I want you to myself/But I know you just left someone else, I know you did/He did a number on you (I know, brrrt)/That must be why you move so… icy." Still fresh from the Meek Mill break up, Drake has now set his sights on Nicki Minaj as a potential girlfriend. But she has her guard up, and is moving "icy" to keep from looking vulnerable like she did after her breakup with Safaree. This "iciness" could also be the cause of Nicki being recently dissed by rapper Remy Ma with the song Shether on February 25, 2017. In response to this diss, Nicki released the song No Frauds (originally supposed to be a club song) with Drake, and Lil Wayne.

In the bridge Drake says that Nicki is moving icy "like 1017". Referencing the rapper Gucci Mane's 1017 Brick Squad label and the jewelry he loves wearing. Before Nicki joined Young Money, she actually ran around with Gucci Mane in Atlanta for a little bit doing music with him and his crew. In the Pre-Chorus he further elaborates: "I still need some satisfaction/A little less talk and a little more action/I need you out in Jamaica, relaxin'." During the Billboard Music Awards in 2017 Drake took a photo with Nicki that he posted to his Instagram with the caption: "This that I still need some satisfaction" face. During this time, Nicki's dating life was very casual. She was talking to rapper Nas around this time; it was nothing serious, just casually seeing each other. Most theorize that Nicki only entertained him because of the beef with Remy Ma (she sampled his song). "I wanna see you do more in this life if we takin' it there (Takin' it)/I want to see you do 911, fuck a Panamera (In a 911)." This line is a clear shot at Meek Mill who was on his friend Omelly's song Panamera in 2013. The 911 is a reference to the Porsche 911. Drake is clearly telling Nicki that she needs to upgrade from a Panamera (Meek) to a Porsche 911 (Drake). At the end of the next bridge Drake raps: "Better not give that up (Better not give that up)/I'm here patient as can be, man." He's telling Nicki to hold out for him and wait until he's ready to make steps towards making her his.

[tokenjamaican]

After hearing that Remy Ma diss