A brand new feud?? Nicki Minaj took to social media on Thursday to hash out some grievances with the music business and ended up putting up an enormous combat with Latto!!
On Thursday night, the rapper hopped on Twitter after the Grammys introduced her hit single Super Freaky Girl can be moved from the Rap class to Pop as a substitute for consideration. (Official Grammy nominations aren’t launched till November.) Nicki had main issues with the swap — however not as a result of she didn’t suppose the track deserved to be in a brand new class, however due to the supposedly shady purpose it was moved.
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Explaining her frustrations, she referenced Latto’s track Big Energy, saying:
“I have no prob being moved out the RAP category as long as we r ALL being treated FAIRLY. If SFG has 2B moved out RAP then so does Big Energy! ANY1 who says diff is simply a Nicki hater or a troll. I’d actually LUV 2 c a more street record win- male OR female! IJS rightIsRight”
During a prolonged Instagram Live, she additionally opened up concerning the change, arguing it was the Recording Academy’s method of attempting to create space for brand spanking new artists to emerge, she stated:
“[It’s part of a] concerted effort to give newer artists things that they really don’t deserve over people who have been deserving [it] for many years.”
But her massive subject with Latto’s Big Energy boils all the way down to hers getting to remain within the Rap class when it was made by the identical producers as Super Freaky Girl. So if one is being moved, so ought to the opposite. Well, she is likely to be the one one with this opinion! Latto clapped again HARD on the commentary. At first, she performed issues cool by seemingly subtweeting the Bang Bang performer, writing on Twitter:
“Damn, I can’t win for losing. All these awards/noms I can’t even celebrate.”
But in fact, this solely riled up Nicki extra! The 39-year-old responded in a now-deleted tweet:
“This Karen has probably mentioned my name in over 100 interviews. Says she waited in line for Pink Friday with her Barbie chain on, bangs, pink hair…but today, scratch off decides to be silent; rather than speak up for the Black woman she called her biggest inspiration.”
Nicki did reveal Latto reached out to her by way of textual content to debate the scenario, however not talking out publicly is what actually irritated the extra established artist. Then Latto tried to defend herself, explaining she didn’t like how the Trinidadian artistic referenced her songs whereas attempting to make her level concerning the Grammys. Which is honest! Nobody desires to be dragged into drama — particularly when it’s a giant win for them!
And but… she couldn’t keep out of the controversy both. Not solely did Lizzo’s opening act clap again once more, however she referred to as out Nicki for bullying her on-line prior to now, including:
“I didn’t wanna do Internet s**t w. sum1 I looked up to. Just like the 1st time I DMed u asking about ur ongoing subtweets. I wanted to speak up cuz like I said I do agree but the way u going about it seems malicious.”
She added:
“Ur literally older than my mom tryna be a bully.”
And this didn’t go over properly AT ALL! Nicki slammed the 23-year-old, responding:
“Age shaming when you look like YOU the one pushing 40. Age shaming but BEGGING for a feature. Imagine what dem genes gon do in 10 years. Oh so you in your 20s. Ok then. At least it match your album sales. You sold 20K right? Mad you flopped. That’s why u really mad.”
Oof!
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Elsewhere, Nicki shared outdated DMs between the musicians, wherein Latto reached out to attempt to get her to seem on a track. The Super Bass star denied the requests, however tried to be “kind every time.” She shared:
“Every DM from scratch off is about a feature. I was kind every time. But scratch off feels she has pull behind the scenes w/ a few diff white men (won’t name right now).”
She went on to name the up-and-coming star an “entitled Karen who blames others for her album flopping.” Yikes! Then issues turned up one other notch when Latto referenced Nicki’s husband, Kenneth Petty, and his previous rape conviction. She argued:
“Super freaky grandma is married AND related to f**king rapists. You ain’t gone bully me BITCH! My idol turned rival.”
Nicki got here again with a heated — and detailed — response to that, writing:
“1. Didn’t care about rap when she was begging for features. 2. Didn’t care about Kodak [Black]’s past. 3. Didn’t care about the accusations made about Dr. Luke who produced Big Energy. 4. News flash scratch off. I’ve never raped anyone. I’ve inspired millions. You’re one of them BOZO. Y’all keep letting these bozos weaponize the WORD raped when they’re being dragged & not holding them accountable for not actually CARING about rape VICTIMS in REAL LIFE.”
Whoa.
There’s much more to the feud, too! Check out extra of their interactions (under)!
Nicki Minaj shares DM dialog with Latto the place the “Big Energy” rapper repeatedly invited her to collaborate. pic.twitter.com/0Ilad9AGJC
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 14, 2022
Latto shares DM dialog with Nicki Minaj:
“u still never answered my question about where the random shade started coming from” pic.twitter.com/G3DaAaUblD
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 14, 2022
Nicki Minaj and Latto are nonetheless going at it on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/S20r6pb4Zc
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 14, 2022
Nicki Minaj calls out alleged age hole between Latto’s dad and mom. pic.twitter.com/tuHet5JiJh
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 14, 2022
Yikes!!!
These two went at it! While Nicki ended up deleting most of her tweets, it’s clear there’s a variety of unhealthy blood right here. Reactions?!
[Image via Nicki Minaj/Instagram & Teen Vogue/YouTube]
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