The feud between Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion reached new heights this weekend as Minaj dropped a fiery diss track titled “Big Foot” in response to Megan’s recent song “HISS.” The back-and-forth between the two rap titans has stirred up controversy, with Minaj addressing perceived slights and taking aim at Megan’s personal life in her latest release.
After Megan Thee Stallion seemingly referenced Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, a convicted sex offender, in her track “HISS,” Minaj wasted no time in hitting back with “Big Foot.” Clocking in at nearly four-and-a-half minutes, the track features Minaj mocking Megan’s height and making references to the 2020 incident involving Tory Lanez shooting Megan in the foot. Minaj also addresses Megan’s late mother and her ex-boyfriend, Pardison Fontaine, who Megan accused of infidelity in her song “Cobra.”
The rivalry between Minaj and Megan has been brewing for some time, but it intensified over the weekend following the release of “HISS.” Megan’s line, “These hoes don’t be mad at Megan / These hoes mad at Megan’s Law,” sparked outrage from Minaj, who took offense to the reference to Megan’s Law, a federal law aimed at regulating sex offenders. The law is named after Megan Kanka, a seven-year-old who was raped and murdered by her neighbor, a registered sex offender.
The escalating feud between Minaj and Megan has divided fans, with many taking sides and expressing their opinions on social media. Some have praised Minaj for her lyrical prowess and assertiveness in defending her husband, while others have criticized her for crossing boundaries and bringing personal matters into the public domain.
As the feud between Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion continues to unfold, it raises questions about the boundaries of rap beef and the impact of personal attacks on the music industry. While diss tracks are a common occurrence in hip hop, the intensity of this feud has sparked debate about where to draw the line between artistic expression and personal vendettas.
After a weekend of social media warfare, various Instagram Live shots, Twitter tirades, and a whole lot more, Nicki Minaj’s diss track aimed at Megan Thee Stallion, “Big Foot,” is finally here. If you’re just catching up on this story, here’s the gist of it. Megan dropped her single “HISS” last week, which contained a not-so-subliminal dig at her fellow femcee, plus plenty of other names. After folks reacted wildly to it online, Nicki came through with some responses on social media: some typed, others spoke, but none recorded or rapped as bars. Now, we finally have the response cut, and all that’s left to do is see whether the Houston MC will respond in kind.
On that last note, up until this point, Megan Thee Stallion’s been content to ignore the hullabaloo for now and enjoy the success of “HISS.” But these new bars from Nicki Minaj, taking aim at her skill level, the Tory Lanez case, and her inner circle, might inspire the “Cobra” to leave the cave. As far as the instrumental, it’s classic Barbz fare, with the energy and bombast that you would expect to contain and highlight such a powerful personality. However, “Big Foot” isn’t perfect (no diss song is, and that’s what makes them compelling), and fans will likely debate its worth until the next one drops. While it’s sad to see two females clash in a male-driven world that’s profiting off their beef, we can’t pretend like this competitiveness and foot-on-necks attitude isn’t exciting, compelling, and commendable.
Regardless, the “WAP” hitmaker has plenty of proven talent, supporters, and fire to bite back hard, so we’re excited to see the showdown as long as the bars are good. If it’s just for social media, why bother? But enough about us: what did you think of Nicki Minaj’s new Megan Thee Stallion diss track “Big Foot” and the shots fired here, both spoken-word and with raps? Drop your thoughts on all this in the comments and log back into HNHH for more on this rivalry and more great music releases around the clock.
Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion are locked in war right now, with some more diss tracks on the way and a whole lot of social media hullabaloo. However, as this drags other celebrities into the fray, we think some people are too quick to cast judgement on whose side they’re on. Moreover, Barbz apparently got Erykah Badu to speak with them and comment on the whole thing, including one particular fan (@ItsLeKid on Twitter) who she was already speaking to. When they brought up “the Queen of Rap,” the soul legend questioned who that was, which prompted them to hilariously and jokingly call her “b***h” for a second before apologizing.
Furthermore, this comes after she reposted a picture of Megan Thee Stallion on Instagram, which led many of Nicki Minaj’s supporters to declare her as an enemy. Regardless, if anything at all, there’s very little to suggest that Erykah Badu is actually against the Trinidadian MC, which means that this is mostly fans hyping things up. In fact, Le Kid said on the social media platform that they “were all trolling each other,” so this isn’t a serious clash. Still, it’s not like the Dallas native is a completely neutral voice in this fight.
For example, she and Megan Thee Stallion have a pretty tight relationship, always showing each other love and support as fellow Texas superstars. Perhaps Erykah Badu’s repost of Meg’s picture is simply her way of uplifting a fellow Southern artist. Also, we doubt that anyone other than Nicki Minaj and Thee Stallion are truly combative in this sense, as most of us are waiting for the lyrical showdown to make a call. While this could go a hundred different ways, it’s useless to speculate if every little detail falls under such automatic and reactionary scrutiny on both ends.
Meanwhile, we know that if the Mama’s Gun musician is in a beef, she will make that very clear online. DJ Akademiks recently learned that the hard way, so given past context, we can’t really get too pressed about this particular exchange. But one thing’s for sure: this feud will definitely get more ugly with time, and more people will likely fall in these rappers’ sights. For more news on Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, and Erykah Badu, stay up to date on HNHH.
Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion’s feud is parting the celebrity world into two: the Hotties and the Barbz. Moreover, the latest person to get roped into the battle by these fanbases and viewers is Vogue director Sergio Kletnoy, who books celebrities for the magazine and is a main point of contact for them. As such, many folks questioned his comments during Minaj’s Instagram livestream on Friday (January 26), including a series of foot emojis. “Not ‘fragment foot’ lol not even a whole foot?” Kletnoy wrote during the session, referencing her “bullet fragment foot b***h” comment against the Houston rapper.
However, Kletnoy issued an apology on Saturday the 27th for Megan Thee Stallion and the fanbase following what seemed like explicit support for Nicki Minaj. “I am a huge music lover and support many artists (especially female artists),” he wrote on his Instagram Story. “Everyone who knows me knows I love Nicki, Megan and so many other musicians. I joined a livestream from one of my fave artists and was excited to hear there’s a new song from her. I made comments that unfortunately were taken the wrong way, I never meant to mock or insult anyone and have always been a fan of both women. My apologies if my comments offended or hurt anyone. Xo, S.”
Vogue Director Shades Megan Thee Stallion During Nicki Minaj’s Instagram Live
Screenshots of Vogue director Sergio Kletnoy mocking Megan Thee Stallion’s foot being shot at in Nicki Minaj’s Instagram live comments have surfaced the internet. pic.twitter.com/sUVus5I9OD
Still, some fans called out how comments like Sergio Kletnoy’s are harmful because of his editorial role in Vogue. If these biases play a part, assuming he did initially mean to mock Megan Thee Stallion, then it could shut out or discourage her from participation in the publication. Regardless, given the vague nature of Kletnoy’s remarks, perhaps he really didn’t intend for his comments to shade Meg. His love of Nicki Minaj was already apparent, though, as she did a cover for Vogue just a couple of months ago.
Sergio Kletnoy’s Apology
Vogue director Sergio Kletnoy responds to backlash from comments he made mocking Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting on Nicki Minaj’s instagram live. pic.twitter.com/v9eoX0xdEv
Meanwhile, with a response track on the way from the Trinidadian MC, it looks like this beef will only ramp up. Who do you think will come out on top in a lyrical exchange? Drop your thoughts on all this down in the comments section below. Also, come back to HNHH for the latest news and updates on Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion.
Over the past few days, Nicki Minaj has been tangled up in a nasty feud with her former collaborator Megan Thee Stallion, with the two leading ladies of rap exchanging vicious blows over their songs. But they weren’t the only folks hitting the recording studio to air such grievances. Political pundit Ben Shapiro also decided to put his haters on notice with a diss record of his own.
Shapiro’s song “Facts” has earned him his first No. 1 on iTunes’ music charts (according to Pop Vortex). On the single, the far right pundit takes aim at several musicians, including Nicki. After gaining wind of the accomplishment, instead of slamming Shapiro, Nicki took to X (formerly Twitter) to congratulate her frenemy on the milestone.
“I just listened to it, Ben Shapiro, not bad,” she wrote. “Congrats on #1. But it definitely sounds like ‘Roman’s Revenge’ when the beat first came in… I don’t know.”
I just listened to it @benshapiro not bad. Congrats on #1. But it def sounds like Roman’s Revenge when the beat first came in…idk
Nicki couldn’t help but find humor in the matter. “Ben Shapiro put out a diss record,” she wrote. “He said his comment sections are filled with woke Karens. The song is #1 on US iTunes. What is really happening, and who is that other man rapping? Is this real life? He said, ‘Nicki, take some notes.’ Nah. Ayo nah.”
Ben Shapiro put out a diss record. He said his comment sections are filled with woke Karens. The song is #1 on US iTunes. what is rlly happening & whos is that other man rapping???? Is this real life??!! He said “Nicki take some notes” nah AYO nah
Shapiro rushed to X for his own victory lap. “I just want to thank God, Tom MacDonald, and my parents, who paid for 15 years of classical violin lessons so I could become the #1 rapper in America,” he wrote.
I just want to thank God, @IAMTOMMACDONALD, and my parents, who paid for 15 years of classical violin lessons so I could become the #1 rapper in America. pic.twitter.com/rrMGzh5N7h
Nicki Minaj just unloaded a near-MLA-formatted essay on Twitter on Friday (January 26), seemingly responding to Megan Thee Stallion’s new diss track “HISS.” While nothing is explicitly confirmed, pretty much everyone involved and spectating is feeding into the idea that Meg dissed Nicki here. The Young Money MC already responded to this explicitly on social media, making fun of the Houston rapper and liking tweets shading her. Now, it seems like she came through with a developed “statement” of sorts on the matter, and you can check it out in full a bit further down below. It’s a long tirade, but we’ll highlight the parts most relevant to the conflict
“If your last 5-10 releases flopped…” Nicki Minaj wrote. “If The internet checks don’t clear outside in real life. If all the paid blogs & paid tweets = flop after flop after FLOP album… Did y’all run up that “Barbie World” song they tried? It’s bubbling under this week. Video & all and didn’t crack the HOT 100. It’s a BUB. They losing so much money with BF…
“Ain’t generate not one penny of a profit yet & claim she went to college but can’t read her contract …?” Nicki Minaj continued. “Another manipulation so she can kick ppl to the curb after they helped her. Did y’all run up her color purple song? Nope. Huge vmas performance [big video] = flop. Every album she’s ever released= flopped. Paid media all the time. Fraudulent awards = flopped. Horrible ACTOR that can’t cry on cue. Don’t try to act bookie it’s a chop. Pathological & manipulative liar. Using ghost writers & still SUCK. So it’s not me, y’all. I would never. I’m a classy lil rich lady.“
Meanwhile, others are also chiming in on this beef, who they think is “winning” right now, and whether or not it’s all inflated for show. Either way, if this does turn into a full-blown diss track exchange, all we can ask for is that both femcees stay in top form. If you’re going to put others down on your way to the top, especially ones who have paved the way and are continuing your legacy, then at least come through with some skill to back it up, both of which are more than capable of. On that note, stay up to date on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion.
This is shaping up to be the wildest New Music Friday in a while after Megan Thee Stallion made a triumphant return with her latest song, “Hiss.” She announced the track only a few days out from its January 26 release, and as soon as midnight hit, fans flooded streaming services to hear what the Hottie hitmaker has been working on.
Almost immediately, fans began sharing a few controversial lyrics that they believed targeted people who didn’t have nice things to say about Megan in the past. Now, the femcee didn’t necessarily drop any names. However, a flurry of conversation was immediate, with social media users taking to platforms with their guesses. Fans broke down some references and concluded there were several that Megan may have been discussing on “Hiss.” This morning, during a call with The Breakfast Club, the Traumazine rapper was asked about her new track.
Charlamagne Tha God flatly questioned Megan if she outwardly said any of her foes’ names on the single. After a slight pause, she replied, “Hit dogs holler.” And boy, have they ever been on X (formerly Twitter), where Nicki Minaj and the Barbz haven’t stopped firing off nasty messages and liking anti-Megan posts. However, she isn’t the only one who the public believes Megan Thee Stallion was letting off steam about, so let’s take a look at a few bars that seem to target the industry elite who have openly spoken out against the Texas titan in the past.
It hasn’t even been a full 24 hours since Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hiss” hit airwaves and the Queen rapper has been unleashing. On the track, Megan raps: “These hoes don’t be mad at Megan, these hoe’s mad at Megan’s Law.” This is referring to a law enacted after the murder of seven-year-old Megan Kanka in 1994 by a sex offender who lived in her neighborhood. Megan’s Law was created to legally require sex offenders to register with their local law enforcement or government.
Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty has been in and out of headlines for years regarding the 1990s cases where he served time. Also in 1994, a 16-year-old Jennifer Hough accused Petty, who was the same age, of raping her at knifepoint. He denied the allegations but later entered a guilty plea to an attempted rape charge. Petty would serve over four years in prison and must register as a sex offender.
Minaj hasn’t spoken about the controversy at length, especially considering there are still legal issues tied to the incident. However, the raptress icon didn’t waste a moment making fun of Megan The Stallion online after hearing “Hiss.” Nicki has mocked Megan being shot and has been liking posts chastising Megan and her case with Tory Lanez, among highlighting other controversies.
Minaj’s longtime Young Money bestie Drake may have also caught an arrow on “Hiss.” Megan spits, “These n*ggas hate on BBLs and be walkin’ ’round with the same scars (Ah)/ Real curvy, no edgin’, n*ggas fight to get in my section (My section).” There have long been rumors that Drake didn’t gain his figure in the gym, but under the knife. Joe Budden infamously teased years ago that Drizzy underwent cosmetic surgery to get his body right and tight.
Further, Drake’s friendship and support of Tory Lanez through the latter’s trial caused a stir. Then, on his Her Loss, 21 Savage-assisted track “Circo Loco,” Drake was accused of targeting Megan unprovoked with the bars: “This b*tch lie ’bout gettin’ shots, but she still a stallion.” This helped continue the social media vitriol against Megan, most notably from DJ Akademiks, as she faced allegations of lying about being shot by Lanez. A jury sided with the prosecution and sentenced Lanez to 10 years in prison. He, and his supporters, continue to maintain his innocence.
Pardison Fontaine
Pardison Fontaine is telling his side of the breakup with Megan Thee Stallion. He says she never walked in on him receiving oral sex nor did he cheat. However, he admitted to texting someone inappropriately and attempting to hide it. pic.twitter.com/NsaKyL6gLT
The romance between Megan Thee Stallion and Pardison Fontaine may be a thing of the past, but fans believe she hinted at her ex on “Hiss.” When the pair emerged, they couldn’t get enough of showing off their love on red carpets and at events. Fontaine was present throughout Megan’s Tory Lanez ordeal and even defended his then-lady against the Chixtape hitmaker.
However, like many high-profile romances often do, things ended quietly between Pardison and Megan. Then, the latter dropped “Cobra,” a track where she insinuated a lover cheated on her in their shared bed. She never said any of the lyrics were about Fontaine, but he took things personally and retaliated with a song of his own. On “Hiss,” fans think Megan was taking a verbal shot at her ex when she said, “He can’t move on, can’t let it go (Let it go)/ he hooked, nose full of that Tina Snow.” She stated elsewhere, “Say he a player, but he in his feelings (What?)/Bet I won’t give up the p*ssy again/ Sh*t, should’ve gave it to his friend (Ayy).“
Tory Lanez & Akademiks
Tory when Megan said “Download JPay since y’all niggas got so much to say Or schedule a conjugal visit or somethin’”pic.twitter.com/esYm3f4PyQ
“Diss”—ahem—”Hiss” wouldn’t be complete without a reference to Tory Lanez. For years, Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion were engaged in a rift that had a chokehold on Hip Hop. Fans were divided over Megan testifying that Lanez shot her in the foot in July 2020 following a Hollywood Hills party at Kylie Jenner’s home. Although Megan did not initially name her assailant, Lanez took to the internet with posts that ignited the Southern star.
Megan took to Instagram Live to directly accuse Lanez of shooting her in the foot. This caused a massive divide, and soon, Thee Stallion found herself on the receiving end of internet hate as Lanez continued to deny culpability. Further, Lanez before the trial and his subsequent sentencing, Lanez repeatedly targeted Megan in social media posts. Moreover, he antagonized Megan with a music video of him butchering horse feet. His famous friends followed suit, with jokes about being shot and allegations that Megan lied about the incident.
Megan Thee Stallion seeming references Lanez’s incarceration on “Hiss,” but doesn’t deliver a message to him. Instead, she had a few words in the outro for his supporters who continued to harass her. Some think this one was also for Akademiks. “Say, b*tch-ass n*gga, don’t type me nothin’ else, don’t write me nothin’ else / Download JPay since y’all n*ggas got so much to say / Or schedule a conjugal visit or somethin’, hahaha / D*ck ridin’-ass n*ggas.”
Fresh off of the release of her new single “Hiss,” it is abundantly clear that Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj aren’t particularly fond of each other. But it wasn’t always like that. Before the top-tier rap women were lyrically at each other’s throats, they publicly sang the praises of one another.
In 2019, the pair even collaborated on Megan’s smash song “Hot Girl Summer.” After their nasty back-and-forth, it’s highly unlikely that the two will ever appear on a track together. But why did things go sour?
Why Do Megan Thee Stallion And Nicki Minaj Have Beef?
The answer will vary depending on which fan base (the Hotties or the Barbz) you ask. On “Hiss,” Megan says she has no idea why they fell out. However, in 2022, Nicki gave her account of the tear in their relationship during an episode of Queens Radio show on AMP. Nicki alleged that a woman rapper encouraged her to consume alcohol, but she refused because she was pregnant. The rapper then suggested she’d get an abortion so that she could truly enjoy herself.
• An Artist Nicki worked with as a favor for a favor, didn’t return the favor and started ignoring and shading her
•An Artist encouraged her to drink, then referenced “just taking care of it at the clinic, afterwards ” when she turned it down #GuessWhopic.twitter.com/6cybly7knr
Although Nicki did name Megan, that didn’t stop her fans from accusing her of the vile act. However, after getting wind of the rumor, Megan took to X (formerly Twitter) to deny the claims.
Others have speculated that Megan and Nicki’s beef has much pettier roots. Given Nicki’s rocky history with Cardi B, users online feel that tension began to brew when Megan jumped on Cardi’s 2020 track “WAP.” The beginning is fuzzy. But after Nicki poked fun at Megan being shot by Tory Lanez and, in return, Megan’s dig at Nicki’s husband Kenneth Petty’s sex offender status, things aren’t going to end anytime soon.
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Megan Thee Stallion just released a new song, “Hiss.” On it, she appears to go after Nicki Minaj, rapping, “These hoes don’t be mad at Megan, these hoes 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*tch, you a p*ssy, never finna check me / Every chance you get, bet your weak ass won’t address me.”
Since Megan’s Law has to do with sex offenders, the lyric has been interpreted as a reference to Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty. So, what are Minaj’s thoughts on the situation?
Did Nicki Minaj Diss Megan Thee Stallion?
It really looks like it, yeah.
After “Hiss” was released, Minaj hopped on Instagram Live to play a snippet of an unreleased song, on which she raps, “Bad b*tch, she like six foot, I call her Big Foot / The b*tch fell off, I said, ‘Get up on your good foot,’” an apparent reference to Megan getting shot in the foot by Tory Lanez. Furthermore, she also mocked Megan’s rap flow, saying, “You have three Grammys and you have to learn how to rap on the beat and be comfortable in the music.”
OOP! Nicki Minaj quickly responds to the shots Megan Thee Stallion threw on her newly released “HISS” by teasing a diss song and liking tweets of Meg being shot.
“The btch fell off, I said get up on your good foot… you have 3 Grammys and you have to learn how to rap on beat.” pic.twitter.com/O5bXjcIc6b
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