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Now, Nicki Minaj & Latto Are Going Back & Forth
After The Recording Academy said Nicki Minaj hit "Super Freaky Girl" categorizes as pop, the rapper got into an Twitter war with Latto.
The claws were out between Nicki Minaj and Latto last night. After her hit "Super Freaky Girl" was kicked out of consideration for the 2023 Grammy Awards rap categories, Nicki Minaj went after The Recording Academy and dragged Latto into the conversation. To Nicki, Latto's Tom Tom Club-sampling breakout "Big Energy" should also be removed from the Grammys rap categories, although final nominations will be announced on November 23.
\u201cI have no prob being moved out the RAP category as long as we r ALL being treated FAIRLY. If SFG has 2B moved out RAP then so does Big Energy! ANY1 who says diff is simply a Nicki hater or a troll. I\u2019d actually LUV 2 c a more street record win- male OR female! IJS rightIsRight \ud83e\udee1\u201d— Nicki Minaj (@Nicki Minaj) 1665704013
\u201cYikes\u201d— Nicki Minaj (@Nicki Minaj) 1665704644
\u201chttps://t.co/QvW0jG1xBA\u201d— Nicki Minaj (@Nicki Minaj) 1665704840
Latto seemingly read Nicki's tweets, sending a subliminal shot of her own after being nominated in three categories for the 2022 American Music Awards.
\u201cDamn I can\u2019t win for losing\u2026 all these awards/noms I can\u2019t even celebrate\u201d— BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52 (@BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52) 1665706477
A couple of hours later, Nicki posted a since-deleted tweet with a screenshot of a text from Latto. "This Karen has probably mentioned my name in over 100 interviews," Nicki tweeted. "Says she waited in line for Pink Friday w|her Barbie chain on, bangs, pink hair…but today, scratch off decides to be silent; rather than speak up for the black woman she called her biggest inspiration.”
Latto clapped back, saying that she didn't want to partake in "internet shit" with a rapper she once admired.
\u201c1st of all I texted u cause I didn\u2019t wanna do the internet sht w sum1 I looked up to. Just like the 1st time I DMed u asking about ur ongoing subtweets. I wanted to speak up cuz like I said I do agree but the way u going about it seems malicious esp. after how we left off\u201d— BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52 (@BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52) 1665715156
She followed-up with a criticism about Nicki's age, but Nicki retorted in a since-deleted tweet to Latto saying she thought the 23-year-old was "at least 35."
\u201cI\u2019ve ignored countless subtweets since March and instead addressed u in the dm. You\u2019re asking why I didn\u2019t speak up in ur defense\u2026 it\u2019s the same answer I gave u when u asked why I didn\u2019t congratulate you. Ur literally older than my mom tryna be a bully @NICKIMINAJ\u201d— BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52 (@BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52) 1665716677
The two female rappers went back and forth, pulling receipts on their previous DM interactions and Latto alleging that Nicki has shaded her in the past.
\u201cI\u2019ve ignored countless subtweets since March and instead addressed u in the dm. You\u2019re asking why I didn\u2019t speak up in ur defense\u2026 it\u2019s the same answer I gave u when u asked why I didn\u2019t congratulate you. Ur literally older than my mom tryna be a bully @NICKIMINAJ\u201d— BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52 (@BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52) 1665716677
Latto continued with tweeting evidence of Nicki slighting her in tweets and Queen Radio, also a phone conversation the two had after a DM interaction on Instagram.
\u201cThe most recent subtweet in question\u2026 but I\u2019m finna start from the beginning #40yroldbully\u201d— BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52 (@BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52) 1665717471
\u201cOk first\u2026This is from when I teased Big Energy Remix. You didn\u2019t deny subtweeting me otp??? I\u2019m confused. Peep \u201cnot again\u201d because she thinks I was \u201cusing her fans\u201d for simply teasing my \u201cWheelie\u201d ft & then the BE remix ft\u201d— BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52 (@BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52) 1665719118
\u201cNow all of a sudden u seen all the love I showed you but chose to respond to a clip taken out of context\u2026Literally fishing for a reason to backup being a bully\u201d— BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52 (@BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52) 1665719475
\u201cThis lady so meticulous w her shade so she can twist it later and act like it wasn\u2019t about you. Stand on that shit.\u201d— BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52 (@BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52) 1665720009
\u201cI literally named u as my dream collab multiple times in multiple interviews\u2026 like I told u otp I looked up to u\u2026 u still never answered my question about where the random shade started coming from\u201d— BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52 (@BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52) 1665720405
Latto doubled back to Nicki's initial tweet about "Big Energy" saying that the Grammy-nominated rapper brought her up because their last conversation "didn't end on good terms."
\u201cWith all this being said this wasn\u2019t JUST about a Grammy category. U being funny bringing me up to defend ur case knowing our last convo didn\u2019t end on good terms. U literally told me I\u2019m not \u201cflourishing\u201d and no one cares about my \u201clittle song\u201d otp lol @NICKIMINAJ\u201d— BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52 (@BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52) 1665720831
In another blow, Latto sent shots to Nicki's husband, Kenneth Petty, calling him a "rapist" while Nicki is her "idol turned rival."
\u201cBEEN subbing\u2026 super freaky grandma is married AND related to fucking rapists. You ain\u2019t gone bully me BITCH! My idol turned rival now u hating!\u201d— BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52 (@BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52) 1665721806
Nicki indirectly responded with subs about Latto collaboration with producer and accused rapist Dr. Luke and having a song with Kodak Black, who pled guilty to sexual assault in 2021. In another since-deleted tweet, she brought up her idol Lauryn Hill, saying that the Grammy-winning singer and rapper is a "grandmother" and still "out-rapping" Latto.
\u201c@steven16721 @justJessi86\u201d— LB (@LB) 1665724297
The conversation got into more spats well into the morning about Nicki and Latto once planning a failed collaboration together, and Latto claiming that Nicki doesn't write all of her music.
\u201cI\u2019ll post em my got damn self. They\u2019ll all tell u I WRITE TOO! I heard a few of ur refs before they came out too boo. U forgot WE ALL collab w the same writers?? Difference is I don\u2019t deny it. The world seen me writing since 16 on national TV tho \u270d\ufe0f\ud83e\udd74\u201d— BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52 (@BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52) 1665723649
\u201cLemme specify I\u2019m sorry. Im delusional for saying \u201cwe\u2019re\u201d (newer female rappers) are flourishing & u said no one cares about my little song LYRICS my bad. FYI I only recorded cause I KNOW who tf I\u2019m playing wit #40yroldbully\u201d— BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52 (@BIG LATTO \ud83c\udf40\ud83c\udfb0\ud83c\udf52) 1665735400
This is a lot. Maybe someone should get into a booth?
