Cardi B’s long-awaited sophomore album “Am I The Drama,” has barely had time to settle into the airwaves, but the spotlight on her music has quickly been overshadowed by fresh heat in her long-running feud with Nicki Minaj.
The tension reignited after Nicki took to X (formerly Twitter) to throw pointed jabs at Cardi’s album performance, suggesting her numbers were “inflated” and yet still underwhelming compared to her own.
She didn’t stop there her posts (now deleted) went beyond music, targeting Cardi’s pregnancy with boyfriend Steffon Diggs, her looks, her family, and even her surgery history.
“A b c d e f Gree,” Nicki tweeted.
“Sur ger ree to look like meee. A b c d e f g”
“Rap like Barney still UGLEEE”
“Barney B
Raw doggin pregnant with da 4th babeeeee. Barney B.BV HPV allegedlyyyyy”
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The not-so-subtle digs quickly caught Cardi B’s attention. The Bronx rapper has already faced public scrutiny over her pregnancy, critics claiming it was “immoral” and “embarrassing” to be expecting a child with her boyfriend while still legally married to Offset. But Cardi came back swinging.
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) September 30, 2025
She clapped back by calling Nicki “Cocaine Barbie,” questioning her commercial impact, and mocking her obsession with comparisons. According to Cardi, Nicki should be measuring herself against peers who debuted around her time—not against someone who was still in high school when she blew up.
“Why do you keep bringing up my album? It’s not the gag that you think it is. You’ve been in the game like 16 years, you need to compare yourself to YOUR peers that started around your time..Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Drake, those are the numbers you should be competing with, and you can’t because you’re doing lower than all of them. I was in high school when you came out. wtf are you comparing yourself to me?”
Why you keep bringing up my album?? It’s not the gag that you think it is..You been in the game like 16 years.. you need to compare yourself to YOUR peers that started around YOUR time. Rihanna, Taylor swift, Drake…those are the numbers you need to be competing wit and you can’t…
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) September 30, 2025
And when it came to Nicki’s repeated shots about her pregnancy, Cardi didn’t mince words either. She flipped the insult back, accusing Nicki of struggling with fertility due to drug use.
“Alright now, this is the third tweet talking about my pregnancy, like you weren’t going to different fertility doctors cuz you couldn’t reproduce from all the percs scrambling your eggs. NOT ALLEGEDLY, lord protect my babies.”
Alright now this the third tweet talkin about my pregnancy… like you wasn’t going to different fertility doctors cuz you couldn’t reproduce from all them percs scrambling your eggs. NOT ALLEGEDLY…Lord protect my babies
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) September 30, 2025
The exchanges, heavy with career shade and deeply personal jabs, underline just how bitter the rivalry between the two megastars remains fueling not only their own animosity but also the never-ending war between their fanbases.