Chile, I can’t, but this behavior isn’t new. Nicki’s rap sheet of beef with women is long and exhausting: Lil’ Kim, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Remy Ma, Cardi B, K. Michelle, SZA, Miley Cyrus, Megan Thee Stallion, Latto, and more recently, Beyoncé.
In 2009, she told VladTV that women in hip-hop weren’t successful because they were too “catty” and forgot the “business” side of things. Ironically, Minaj has become the very problem she once claimed to be rising above. While she modeled her grind after the male-dominated blueprint of success, she adopted the worst traits of it—gatekeeping, gaslighting, and women-bashing.
Whether it’s behind-the-scenes sabotage or on-the-record shade, Nicki’s brand has long centered on being the self-appointed queen who masquerades as a misunderstood feminist but instead tears down any woman approaching her throne, and now it’s time to get real about why that is—bitterness.
Let’s kick things off with the body and attempted slut shaming by a woman whose butt literally flipped over on stage on TV, who is also the wife of a registered sex offender; it’s clear that self-love is a sore spot for her because she’s not as young or as popular as she used to be.
Even prior to her spat with SZA and TDE, Minaj was back online, bitterly taking aim at Beyoncé and Jay-Z for once again being bigger stars than she is due to her own personal choices and alignments.
Nicki and I are around the same age, and it’s sad to see a middle-aged woman who’s clearly peaked, utilizing tactics of a high school mean girl instead of her talent to trend. This trend of attack instead of collaboration is usually a move of desperation, utilized by a person who knows that their 15 minutes are up. They realize that no matter how many bots the label creates to support your online delusion, you’re now a literal loser in real life.
For me, this is heartbreaking because I rooted for Minaj and championed the “boss b—tch” narrative that she entered the game with. I bought into the lie that she was a “girl’s girl” who wanted to see women win in an industry dominated by men and believed it was our time to shine. But instead of using her time, name, and influence while at its most powerful state to uplift and encourage those behind you, you chose to tear them down. You dropped your collaborative mindset and transitioned into thinking you have the privilege of a white woman to throw rocks and play victim. It’s the same formula Nicki has used for over a decade: gaslight, attack, play victim, rinse, repeat.
This is no longer about friendly rivalry, and hip-hop has always had beef. Nicki’s problem isn’t competition; it’s women, and the receipts are long.
Even outside of music, her personal choices speak volumes. From supporting her brother, who was convicted of sexual assault against his stepdaughter, with $100,000 bail and public praise, to working with known predator, Tekashi 6ix9ine, and attempting to deflect criticism by dragging Lady Gaga into the mess, Nicki Minaj has shown a consistent disregard for women’s safety and solidarity.
Her legacy is no longer defined by her music, her record sales, or even her early cultural impact, but instead riddled with mean tweets fueled by insecurity, unnecessary trolling, and the bridges she’s burned with women who once looked up to her. It’s truly time to mute Nicki Minaj and any other hater who doesn’t contribute to culture, but instead bastardizes and degrades.
And lastly, Nicki Minaj isn’t a misunderstood queen; she’s a former and bitter one, and it’s time we said it out loud.
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