The drama kicked off when Minaj, 42, tweeted—after which deleted—“$4.99,” a jab on the promotional value of Cardi B’s new album Am I the Drama?. She didn’t cease there, calling Cardi “Barney Dangerous” and flipping lyrics from the Bronx rapper’s monitor “Magnet” into mocking rhymes.

“Abcdefgeeeeeeee,” Minaj tweeted. “SUR GER REE TO LOOK LIKE MEEEEEE / tell the rat & tell J ZEEEEEE / Rico Fraud & PERJURY.” She pushed the assault additional with, “Fallin off the charts wit a big bellyyyy,” referencing Cardi’s being pregnant. To drive her level dwelling, Minaj posted an AI-generated picture of Cardi dressed as Barney, accusing her of rapping just like the purple dinosaur.

Cardi B v. Nicki Minaj

Cardi, 32, wasted no time responding. She mentioned she was “baking ribs and making blondie brownies” when Minaj began “bothering [her] on a damn Monday.” Cardi clapped again by dubbing her nemesis “Cocaine Barbie” and firing off her personal lyrical retorts. She dragged Minaj’s brother, Jelani Maraj, who’s serving time for youngster rape, whereas dismissing criticism of her album gross sales.

“You been in the game like 16 years,” Cardi wrote. “You need to compare yourself to YOUR peers that started around YOUR time. Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Drake. Those are the numbers you need to be competing wit.” She added, “I was in high school when you came out. Wtf is you comparing yourself to me for???”

Cardi additionally addressed Minaj’s jab at her being pregnant, writing, “Like you wasn’t going to different fertility doctors cuz you couldn’t reproduce from all them percs scrambling your eggs. NOT ALLEGEDLY. Lord protect my babies.”

Ice Spice chimed in from the sidelines, posting a laughing emoji as followers watched the feud escalate. The animosity between Cardi and Minaj stretches again years, with its most notorious second coming in 2018 when Cardi threw a shoe at Minaj throughout Milan Fashion Week.