Overview

Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion Feud refers to an ongoing, public animosity between American rappers Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion. Online rumors suggest their feud started in March 2023. Still, things escalated after Stallion's diss track "Hss" was released in January 2024, to which Minaj intensely responded to the verses mocking her and her husband. Nicki also plans to release a diss track targeted towards Megan in her song titled "Big Foot," which is expected to be released on January 29th, 2024. Minaj's insults and jokes resulted in several viral clips spreading on social media that generated notable discourse.

Background

According to an XXL Mag^[1] article uploaded on March 3rd, 2023, the disagreement between Minaj and Megan allegedly started after Nicki Minaj her song, "Red Ruby Da Sleeze," which referred to horses -- or stallions -- in the first verse (shown below).

700 on the horses, when we fixin' to leave
But I don't fuck with horses, since Christopher Reeves
(Uh-oh, uh-oh)
Gotta be careful when I dip, it's flips all in the whips
It's 40s with 30 clips, FN's with the switch
Guacamole with the taco, waitin' on El Chapo
Came in the Rolls and left low in a Tahoe

On January 26th, 2024, Megan Thee Stallion released the song "Hiss" on all streaming platforms, which amassed over 4.1 million views and 376,000 likes on YouTube^[2] (shown below). One particular lyric in the music got online attention for mentioning "Megan's Law", which is a U.S. federal law that requires all states to establish sex offender registries and community notification.

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

The verse mentioning "Megan's Law" was linked to Minaj's husband Kenny Petty, who is a registered sex offender after pleading guilty^[3] in 1995 to the attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl. Petty was also sentenced to three years probation and one year of home detention for failing to register as a sex offender in California in July 2022.

Developments

Nicki Minaj's Response

A few minutes after Megan's diss track was released on streaming platforms, Nicki Minaj went Live on her Instagram account, where she appeared to address Megan's lyrics with a rap of her own. X^[4] user @PopBase posted a screen recording of the livestreaming (shown below) in which the rapper says, "Bad bitch she like 6 foot/ I call her big foot/ the bitch fell off/I said get up on your good foot." The post amassed over 9 million views and 19,000 likes in three days.

Megan's fans believe the lyrics mention Megan Thee Stallion Shooting, which references the incident where rapper Tory Lanez shot her in the foot in July 2020. For instance, on January 26th, 2024, X^[5] user @xoraveen posted an Adele thinking GIF alongside the caption commenting on Nicki's verses, "I thought y’all said Megan didn’t get shot?" The post (shown below) amassed more than 844,000 views and 49,000 likes in three days.

Nicki Minaj started liking, retweeting and replying to a series of posts mentioning the feud between her and Megan Thee Stallion. On the morning of January 26th, 2024, Minaj^[6] posted a long tweet in which she allegedly called Megan a "manipulative liar" while glorifying her own musical success. The tweet (shown below) amassed more than 36,000 likes and 19,000 retweets in three days.

Nicki Minaj's "Big Foot" Music

On January 28th, 2024, Nicki Minaj posted^[7] a cover art paired with a picture of Megan Thee Stallion to promote her new music "Big Foot," which is expected to be released on January 29th, 2024. The single will feature the verses Nicki shared on the Instagram livestream. The post (shown below) amassed over 124,000 likes and 53,000 retweets in a few hours.

The "Big Foot" music (shown below) was officially released on January 29th, 2024, becoming a trending topic on social media and amassing over 800,000 views in a few hours after its premiere on YouTube^[12]. (shown below)

Megan Thee Stallion Response

On January 26th, 2024, Megan Thee Stallion was asked by The Breakfast Club radio show host Charlamagne to share details about her diss track. When asked if the song was about a specific person, Megan summed up her position by saying, "A hit dog will holler." The moment was shared on YouTube^[8] (shown below), garnering more than 170,000 views and 4,900 likes in three days.

Online Reactions

Online, the feud ignited a series of jokes, parodies and ironic memes between Nicki and Megan's fans. For instance, on January 26th, 2024, X^[9] user @islandthembo a screenshot of "Megan's Law" and a GIF to suggest Minaj's reaction to listening to the diss "shown below). The post amassed more than 783,000 views and 38,000 likes in three days.

TikTokers also mentioned the feud in funny skits, like @farodbb^[10] video, posted on January 27th, 2024, in which he made a POV video (shown below, left) of the fight between the rappers, amassing over 5 million plays and 1 million likes in a day. On the same day, TikTok^[11] user @alissaurus_rex posted a video of her reaction to the "Megan's Law" line in the "Hiss" music (shown below, right). The post received roughly 9 million plays and 1 million likes in a day.

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