Nicki Minaj and SZA‘s unexpected beef on Twitter (X) is intensifying, with feisty exchanges that quickly escalated from vague subtweets to direct insults. What began as a cryptic tweet from SZA on July 15 turned into a full-blown clash between two of music’s biggest stars.
Here’s a breakdown of what happened.
Here’s what happened to Nicki Minaj and SZA
SZA, currently touring Europe on the Grand National Tour with Kendrick Lamar, posted a light-hearted warning about the Mercury retrograde: “Mercury retrograde .. don’t take the bait lol silly goose.” While she didn’t tag or reference anyone, the timing of the post, just after Minaj’s scathing tweets about Top Dawg Entertainment president Punch, led to immediate speculation.
Nicki Minaj had reignited an old grudge, accusing Punch of online bullying. In a series of posts, she called him “Tiny D*ck Executive” and mockingly nicknamed him “Minus 30 million.” She claimed she never responded to his past tweets but kept receipts.
The tension escalated when Minaj interpreted SZA’s tweet as shade. What followed was a direct and slanderous response from Minaj, who posted, “Go draw your freckles back on bookie #JusticeForDemoree #DepositionPerez… Sounding like a f*king dead dog.”
SZA fired back, saying, “I don’t give a f**k bout none of that weird shit you popping.” When Barbz, Minaj’s famously fierce fanbase, warned her about backlash, she stood her ground. She reminded followers of her solo achievements, including the $95.5 million-grossing SOS Tour and her ongoing packed shows with Kendrick Lamar. “Y’all have blessed night! See you tomorrow for night 2 Paris !!” she signed off.
Even as SZA seemed to sign off from the beef, Nicki Minaj returned for more jabs, “Shutup ugly. #JusticeForDemoree. I’m in a meeting so idk if u was still talking s**t or not so if you didn’t I’ll delete later. Hoe.” Further posting a series of insults like, “Now wanna act like you a mthfkn tarot card, b**ch quit. Ultimately, she signed off saying, “it was fun.”
Now, it remains to be seen whether the beef between Nicki Minaj and SZA will fizzle out or escalate further.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on ComingSoon.
