SZA has spoken publicly for the primary time about her on-line feud with Nicki Minaj.
SZA has spoken publicly for the primary time about her on-line feud with Nicki Minaj
The 35-year-old performer mentioned she doesn’t perceive how the dispute started and insists there may be “no backstory” behind their public change.
In an interview with GQ journal for its November cowl, SZA – actual identify is Solána Rowe – added she had by no means met Nicki, 42, and was shocked by the confrontation that unfolded between them on social media platform X earlier this yr.
She mentioned: “I don’t know her. Now we have no connection to one another.
“Like, there was no by line narrative. It was similar to, ‘Roc Nation’… I don’t know the place it got here from.”
The conflict started in July, when Nicki appeared to imagine SZA had subtweeted her over a put up referencing the singer’s former supervisor Terrence ‘Punch’ Henderson.
Nicki responded by posting a number of important tweets directed at SZA, writing the Saturn singer “look(ed) and sound(ed) like she bought stung by a f****** bee.”
SZA advised GQ: “That’s not even my place to right a story that I don’t bought s— to do with. It was slightly unusual. It was very like, ‘Why?’ But in addition, ‘I suppose.’.”
Throughout the change, SZA appeared to step away from the argument, posting on X: “I don’t give a f*** bout none of that bizarre s*** you popping… Lmao lemme return to being calm shy and meek.”
Nicki later escalated the feud by criticising SZA’s resolution to re-release her 2022 album SOS because the deluxe model Lana.
She wrote: “B**** put out an entire new album as a deluxe to an already present album that was out for like a yr or 2 so the unique album may break data.
“Like what within the insecure lack of morals and integrity you doing? I assumed she was like an actual artist? Lady bye.”
The Tremendous Bass rapper went on to assert that if “each music (SZA had) ever executed vanished proper now the music enterprise wouldn’t even miss (her),” including: “I’ve been to nations that by no means heard of (SZA.)”
SZA responded by sharing a screenshot of a textual content change from 2020, exhibiting Nicki had beforehand contacted her a couple of potential collaboration on a music known as Don’t Do.
She mentioned: “Nicki. You completely know my music and what I contribute trigger you’ve requested for options twice to no response. “Along with rapping my lyrics on Feeling Myself ‘cooking up the bass wanting like a kilo’? Lol ur having a second .. im unsure why however be blessed.”
Nicki’s 2014 observe Feeling Myself, that includes Beyoncé, was co-written by SZA.
Following the dispute, Nicki additionally reposted outdated tweets from SZA that appeared to criticise Beyoncé and Rihanna.
In October, Cardi B, who has her personal long-running feud with Nicki, weighed in on the scenario, writing on X: “Lady STFUUU executed beefed with each black lady within the business like lady who tf beef with SZA??”
Each SZA and Nicki have every scored three No 1 singles on the Billboard Sizzling 100.
SZA launched her Lana deluxe album in December 2024, whereas Nicki’s most up-to-date report, Pink Friday 2, was launched in 2023.
