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Nicki Minaj vs Cardi B: What happened?
2014: While working as an exotic dancer Cardi B starts gaining popularity online from her comedic videos. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1270163940903997440">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2015: After dancing for 5 years, Cardi B joins the cast of “Love & Hip Hop: New York” season 6 as a social media star/aspiring female rapper and the side love interest of Dj Self. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1270166418693242880">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2015: Cardi B is featured alongside Popcaan on Shaggys “Boom Boom Remix” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1270176574302834688">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2015: Cardi B is featured on N.O Corleone’s “Know the Difference” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1270178357670526977">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
December 2015: Cardi B releases her 1st single “Cheap Ass Weave” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1274836056928661504">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2015: This year Nicki Minaj was featured alongside BeBe Rexha on David Guetta’s “Hey Mama”. The song peaked at #8 on BBH100 becoming Nicki’s 12th Top 10. The song also spent 6 weeks in the top 10 of the UK chart. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278817128632721408">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2015: This year Nicki Minaj is also featured alongside Chris Brown on Meek Mill’s “All Eyes On You” ( #21 BBH100, #8 R&B/Hip Hop) and Madonna’s “Bitch I’m Madonna” ( #84 BBH100, #1 Dance Club, #5 Dance/Electronic) https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278818815397318657">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2015: After going viral for her “Queens Speech” freestyles, UK’s Lady Leshurr started gaining a lot of attention. She revealed in 2015 that she turned down a deal with Atlantic Records because they tried to sign her under the condition that she diss Nicki Minaj. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278829695090515970">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Side Fact: a few years later rapper Cupcakke revealed that she was also offered and turned down a $250,000 deal from Atlantic to diss Nicki Minaj.
Feb 2016: Cardi B releases “Stripper Hoe” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278739082206740482">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
March 2016: Cardi B releases her debut mixtape “Gangsta Bitch Music: Vol 1” which reached #30 on Billboards R&B/Hip Hop chart.
April 2016: Cardi B releases “Foreva” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278786691260694528">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
June 2016: Cardi B releases “What A Girl Likes” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278789926570647563">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
July 2016: Cardi B releases “Washpoppin“ and is featured on CashFlow Harlem’s “Want My Love Back” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278791824904249359">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
July 2016: Cardi B is featured on "Island Girls” x Hood Celebrityy, feat. Josh X and Young Chow https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278794428816203777">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
July 2016: Cardi B makes her 1st official red carpet appearance at the 2016 VH1 Hip Hop Honors
Sept 2016: Cardi B releases “Bronx Season” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278823859643441153">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Oct 2016: Cardi B is featured on Red Cafe’s “She A Bad One BBA Remix” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278825157566566405">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Nov 2016: Cardi B is featured on Josh X’s “Heaven on My Mind” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278827232857817091">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Nov 2016: Becoming the breakout star, Cardi does another season of Love & Hip Hop: NY https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278834044965474309">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Dec 2016: Cardi B makes a cameo appearance in Phresher and Remy Ma’s “Wait A Minute Remix” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278835324693643264">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2016: Nicki Minaj is featured on the remix to Yo Gotti’s “Down in the DM”. The song climbed from #31- #18 on BBH100 after the remix and peaked at #13. The song reached #3 on R&B/Hip Hop and is certified 3x Platinum. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278840747471536129">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2016: Nicki Minaj also makes an appearance alongside Chris Brown, August Alsina, Jeremih, Future, and Rick Ross on Dj Khaled’s “Do You Mind” ( #27 BBH100, #9 R&B/Hip Hop, #2 Rhythmic) https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278840289390706688">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2016: Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande team you for their song “Side to Side” ( #4 BBH100 stayed top 10 for 14 weeks, #1 Top 40 for 5 weeks, #2 Rhythmic, #4 UK) which is certified 4x Platinum. It’s since become highest streamed Female collaboration of all time topping “Bang Bang” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278845145270681600">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Jan 2017: Its announced that Cardi B will be joining Lil’ Kim and Remy Ma on The Lox’s “Filthy America...Tour” for a Philly show in February.
Jan 2017: Cardi B goes on Hot 97 and reveals that a female rapper made her feel like she didn’t belong at her 1st red carpet appearance, but Kelly Rowland made her feel better about it. She didn’t name names so people assumed she was talking about Nicki Minaj. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278850866603327489">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Side Fact: Cardi’s 1st red carpet was 2016 VH1 Hip Hop Honors where female rappers were being honored. Nicki and Cardi had not been on a carpet together at this point. These are some of the female rappers that were present.
Side Fact Cont: Kelly Rowland was also at this event
Jan 2017: Cardi B releases her 2nd mixtape “Gangsta Bitch Music: Vol 2
Feb 2017: Cardi B signs a record deal with Atlantic records
May 2017: Nicki Minaj posts a video of her in her studio singing along to her “Rake It Up” verse with Quavo of Migos.
May 2017: Cardi B adds Offset of Migos to her song “Lick” off her previously released mixtape “Gangsta Bitch Music Vol 2” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278865602757697537">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
May 2017: Cardi B goes on IG live and rants about the industry, once again people assume she’s talking about Nicki Minaj https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278859304746049536">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
May 2017: Cardi B IG Live Cont https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278859856796168193">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
May 2017: Cardi B IG Live cont https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278862634876624896">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
June 2017: Cardi B is featured on Phreshers “Right Now” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278863883554508812">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
June 2017: Cardi B releases her critically acclaimed major-label debut single “Bodak Yellow” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278871051108257792">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
June 2017: Remy Ma brings out Cardi B among other female rappers Young MA, Lil’ Kim, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Lady of Rage, Rah Digga, and Monie Love at Hot 97’s SummerJam https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278873344067198996">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
July 2017: Cardi B is featured on DRAM’s “Cute Remix” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278875365428146176">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
July 2017: Cardi B gets her 1st Billboard Hot 100 entry with “Bodak Yellow” when the song debuted at #85 in this month.
August 2017: Nicki Minaj is seen dancing in a club to Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278884823441039362">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
August 6 2017: Nicki Minaj reposts a video of Cardi B listening to “Rake It Up” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278903750715940864">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
August 12 2017: Cardi B throws shots at an unnamed enemy who tried to befriend her. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278904831575457792">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
August 13th and or 14th, 2017: Cardi B records and posts a video of herself remaking Nicki Minaj’s song “Win Again” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278911992972152832">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
August 13/14 2017: Cardi B tweets a lyric from Nicki Minaj’s song “Win Again”, Nicki RT’s Cardi and says that people trying to make them beef are reaching.
August 14 2017: Complex’s Everyday Struggle with Joe Budden, Dj Akademiks, and Nadeska Alexis begins pitting Cardi B & Nicki Minaj against one another. In this video they titled “Can Cardi B Become the Next Nicki Minaj” Joe Budden puts the theory out that they’re is a beef. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278908853791449088">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
August 14, 2017 Cont: Everyday Struggle Cont https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278909528009060352">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
August 18 2017: Cardi B releases a Latin Trap remix to “Bodak Yellow” featuring Messiah https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278916550527983616">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
August 28, 2017: Cardi B is asked about Nicki Minaj at the MTV VMA’s https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278913233169141762">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
August 2017: Everyday Struggle responds to Nicki Minaj and Cardi B denying their theory that they’re beefing. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278931045753262080">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
August 2017: Nicki Minaj is featured alongside 21 Savage and Offset on London On Da Tracks song “No Flags” . Although she was still in a battle with Remy Ma at this time, people speculated this verse was about Cardi B. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278946763089555457">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
August 2017: Nicki responds to someone asking if her “No Flags” verse is about Cardi B
Side Fact: London On Da Track discusses the making of “No Flags”
Side Fact: Nicki Minaj would later reveal on Queen Radio that she met you with Cardi B to squash any tension. Cardi felt a way about Nicki’s “No Flags” verse feeling it was a diss towards her. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278951779414282241">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Sept 2017: Cardi B is featured on G-Eazy’s single “No Limit” ( #4 BBH100, #2 R&B/Hip Hop, #1 Rhythmic) which is now certified 5x platinum. On Cardi’s verse she takes a shot at an opponent throwing subliminals, this causes speculation that she’s taking shots at Nicki Minaj. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278922446813495297">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
September 15, 2017: Cardi B dodges a question about Nicki Minaj while being interviews on iHeart Media/Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278934981482610694">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
September 15, 2017: Charlemagne asks Cardi B about Nicki Minaj again. Cardi denied any beef. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278937566960668673">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
September 15, 2017: The Breakfast Club starts the “Cardi B for the Culture” campaign in an effort to push Cardi’s record “Bodak Yellow” to #1. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278940210756190209">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
September 18, 2007: Cardi B releases another remix of “Bodak Yellow” this time with Kodak Black who’s song “No Flockin” inspired the track. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278943113713721344">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
September 2017: Media outlets such as The Shade Room begin to promote the “Cardi for the Culture” campaign. Cardi B also discounts all 3 versions of “Bodak Yellow”
September 25, 2017: Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” rises from #2 to #1 on BBH100 knocking Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do” out of the top spot. This makes her the 1st female rapper since Lauryn Hill 20+ years prior to reach #1 solo. Also reached #1 on Hip Hop & Rhythmic
September 2017: Nicki Minaj congratulates Cardi B on her #1 record and Cardi responds
Sept 2017: Everyday Struggle continue to push the narrative that there is bad blood between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278963294787731456">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
October 2017: Nicki Minaj and Cardi B are both featured on Migos’ single “Motorsport” ( #6 BBH100, #3 R&B/Hip Hop, #6 Rhythmic)
October 2017: Cardi B Motorsport Verse https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278960004675121152">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
October 2017: Nicki Minaj Motorsport Verse https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278960245138653184">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
October 2017: Everyday Struggle creates the theory that Cardi B and Nicki Minaj are dissing one another on the track and that Nicki Minaj was blindsided by Cardi’s appearance on the song. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278964046038020096">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
October 2017: Cardi B is asked about Nicki Minaj and if there is a beef. Cardi denies it. Nicki co-signs Cardi’s statement and goes into detail about how “Motorsport” came about.
October 2017: Everyday Struggle responds and claims that Nicki Minaj is lying about knowing Cardi B would be on “Motorsport” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1278971161314037760">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Dec 2017: Cardi B is interviewed by Capital Xtra and asked about “Motorsport” as well as working with Nicki Minaj. Cardi responds that Nicki changed her verse on the track which fuels the rumors that there is a feud. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279092073606647809">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Dec 7 2017: The Motorsport video drops and people start speculating that there is indeed a problem between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj because they don’t appear in any scenes together. Hot 97 pushes this narrative. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279095550823075844">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Side Fact: Nicki Minaj later confirmed that there was a scheduling conflict with her hair stylist which is why she was unable to shoot the day Cardi B shot. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279104321989349376">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Side Fact: Cardi B later confirms in an interview with Ebro that there was in fact a scheduling conflict in regards to the “Motorsport” video https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279111087997300742">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Dec 15 2017: At the request of her fans , Nicki Minaj hops on the remix to A$AP Fergs song “Plain Jane” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279097561559846914">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Dec 18 2017: A$AP Ferg is Interviewed by Hot 97. The hosts, specifically Ebro push the narrative that there is a beef between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279099298353950721">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Dec 18 2017: A$AP Ferg on Hot 97 cont https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279100077928321024">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Dec 18 2017: A$AP Ferg on Hot 97 cont https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279101066550947845">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Dec 18 2017: A$AP Ferg on Hot 97 cont https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279101834699948032">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Dec 18 2017: A$AP Ferg on Hot 97 cont https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279103057708625922">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Dec 22 2017: Cardi B releases her 2nd single “Bartier Cardi” ( #14 BBH100, #7 R&B/Hip Hop , #7 Rhythmic) https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279113022045327360">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Dec 22 2017: Cardi B is featured on Ozuna’s “La Modelo” ( #52 BBH100, #3 Latin) https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279116983917821952">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Side Fact: Nicki Minaj later reveals that Cardi B asked her to be on “Bartier Cardi” but she declined due to “Motorsport” dropping right before. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279115542528430082">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2017: Nicki Minaj was featured on Jason Derulo’s “Swalla” ( #29 BBH100, #20 Top 40, #12 Rhythmic, #6 UK) the song has since been certified 2x platinum and the video is at 1.4 billion views. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1263755766386827264">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2017: Nicki Minaj is featured on Katy Perry’s “Swish Swish” ( #46 BBH100, #1 Dance Club, #6 Dance/Electronic, #33 Top 40) https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1263792055672877056">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2017: Nicki Minaj is featured on Yo Gotti’s “Rake It Up” ( #8 BBH100, #5 R&B/Hip Hop, #39 Top 40, #1 Rhythmic) which has since been certified 3x Platinum. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279123999121965058">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2017: Nicki Minaj is featured on Futures “You Da Baddest” ( #38 BBH100, #19 R&B/Hip Hop) https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279126068520259584">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2017: Nicki Minaj is featured on Fergies “You Already Know” https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279128062962130945">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
2017: Nicki Minaj was featured on Lil’ Uzi’s remix to “The Way Life Goes” ( #24 BBH100, #11 R&B/Hip Hop, #13 Rhythmic) https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279129361334009861">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Jan 4 2018: Cardi B is featured on the remix to Bruno Mars’ “Finesse” ( #3 BBH100, #1 Dance Club, #1 R&B/Hip Hop, #1 Top 40, #1 Rhythmic) https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279118956083793920">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
March 2018: Cardi B releases her single “Be Careful” ( #11 BBH100, #8 R&B/Hip Hop, #1 Rhythmic) https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279134733637738503">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
March 2018: A video leaks of Pardison Fontaine (Jordan Thorpe) rapping over “Be Careful” which sparks the allegations that Cardi B has a ghost writer. https://twitter.com/media_nika/status/1279135682762588161">https://twitter.com/media_nik...
Side Fact: Pardison Fontaine (Jordan Thorpe) is a credited writer on majority of Cardi B’s songs as well as her features.
Side Fact: Pardison (Thorpe) writing credits cont
Side Fact: Pardison (Thorpe) writing credits cont
