Inside Nicki Minaj's celebrity spats as she takes aim at SZA in viral tirade

Nicki Minaj has always been known for her rapping skills and Barbie aesthetic, but over the years she’s also become known for her heated feuds. From Megan Thee Stallion, Taylor Swift andMariah Carey, Nicki is far from picky about who she argues with.

Just last night, SZA found herself on the other end of Nicki’svicious digs as the pair embroiled in a heated argument which started after SZA posted online: “Mercury retrograde.. Don’t take the bait lol silly goose.”

Just minutes later the Superbass singer clapped back, with a response - and she didn't hold back. “Go draw your freckles back on bookie #JusticeForDemoree #DepositionPerez Liar liar pants on fire. Sounding like a f****ng dead dog.”

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And it didn’t stop there, with Nicki going on for hours and hours. While some fans were shocked, asking how it got so heated, those who know Nicki Minaj weren’t surprised. Let’s take a look back at the enemies Nicki has made along the way...

Megan Thee Stallion

The two singer‑rappers actually started out as friends, after Nicki joined Megan Thee Stallion's Hot Girl Summer anthem in 2019. But it all went downhill when Megan released a song early last year called Hiss, where she let out all her feelings towards certain people.

In the lyrics, Meg said: “These h**s don’t be mad at Megan, these h**s mad at Megan’s Law,” which Nicki took as a direct diss to her and her husband, Kenneth Petty. Nicki was relentless in her response, going on for days and even releasing a song called Big Foot in response.

This feud in particular left some of Nicki's fanbase - nicknamed 'Barbz' leaving the stan culture, after Nicki went as far as speaking about Meg’s late mother and the Tory Lanez 2020 shooting. While many people say that when in a rap beef nothing is off limits, some think certain things don’t need to be said.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift and Nicki had a brief disagreement on X which was fuelled after MTV announced that year’s VMA nominations - and Nicki’s hit Anaconda was left out, while Taylor’s Bad Blood with Kendrick Lamar was nominated.

Nicki took to X to rant, without directly tagging Taylor, she stated: “I’ve done nothing but love and support you. It’s unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot.”

Nicki denied the tweets were about her and said she loved her - but the Taylor and Nicki spat ended up leading to Nicki and Miley Cyrus going at each other.

Miley Cyrus

While the feud started with Taylor Swift, it turned into more of a blow‑up with Miley Cyrus in the end. Disney star Miley admitted she felt personally attacked by Nicki’s comments online, but instead of taking to X, Nicki waited for her moment on the VMA stage.

After winning Best Hip‑Hop Video, she said: “Back to this bi*ch that had a lot to say about me the other day in the press; Miley, what’s good?” - which quickly became an iconic moment for Nick.

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Miley made it clear she didn’t want any problems, responding: “Nicki, congratu‑f**king‑lations.” Meanwhile, things stayed quiet for years, until 2019 when Miley reignited the argument with a lyric: “I love you, Nicki, but I listen to Cardi,” on her song Cattitude. Of course, Nicki went full blast on her again during an episode of Queen Radio, after Miley sided with Cardi B - another star who Nicki had feuded with.

Mariah Carey

The pair first worked together as far back as 2009 when Nicki featured on one of Mariah’s songs, but things turned sour when they both joined American Idol as judges. An insider claimed Mariah didn’t see Nicki as "worthy of judging.“

According to the source, Mariah had been saying little things to "jab at Nicki from day one" and added She doesn’t think Nicki can sing and doesn’t think she should be judging folks. Nicki has been taking all of the jabs, but on this particular day, she lost it,” reports People.

Shortly after, a leaked TMZ video showed them arguing at the judges’ panel, with Nicki shouting: “I told them I’m not f*ckin’ putting up with her f**kin’ highness over there,” while Mariah fired back: “Oh why, why do I have a three‑year‑old sitting around me?”

Mariah added: “I can’t see my kids because you decided to act like a little crazy b*tch and go all around the stage.” The feud escalated further when rumours surfaced that Nicki threatened Mariah with a gun - which Nicki denied, tweeting: “Hey y’all. Let’s just say Nicki said something about a gun. People will believe it ‘cause she’s a Black rapper. Lmao. I’ll then hit up Barbara [Walters] n milk it.”

Cardi B

This may be Nicki’s longest‑standing feud. Fans noticed tension when the two shot their music video parts on different days. Cardi later implied Nicki switched her verses, and Nicki responded on X saying: “The corniest thing you can be is ungrateful. Give thanks.”

It seemed like things had cooled until September 2018 when they got into a physical altercation at an event. Videos showed Cardi attempting to throw a shoe at Nicki, yelling: “Play with me b*tch… keep f*cking playing with me. Play with my f*cking kid b*tch… I’ll f*ck your ass up.” Cardi was later seen with a bump on her forehead.

If this feud couldn’t be more memorable, it became even more iconic when Nicki admitted she was “humiliated” by the incident - which might have been a first for her. To this day, their feud remains unresolved, with the two still trading digs on X.

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