In a week that's already been brimming with music news, Nicki Minaj and SZA cranked things up a notch when the two singers turned social media into a virtual battleground for one unexpected and fiery battle that not only left fans with their jaws on the floor, but their Twitter timelines roasting up as if they were s'mores.
This mess began when rapper Nicki Minaj, Misguided as always, launched a direct attack on TDE President Terrence "Punch" Henderson (although the acronym stands for something else), Maurice recounts, calling him a "Tiny Dick Executive" who threw his weight around, allegedly, Mastel Innocent, something or other? But it quickly escalated into far more than industry beef. What ensued was an ugly, digital slugfest that dragged SZA, one of TDE's biggest stars, right into the fray.
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Minaj dropped the first verbal bombshell with a Seismic, extremely NSFW tweet that had fans picking their jaws up off the floor:
"Me after I suck some good zik," she posted. "Bet you wouldn't fight a man. We have all of your relentless bullying, lying, & abuse on record. You made it on the list! S### list, s##### drawers! It's the same things that make you laugh make you…s###."
In classic Nicki fashion, she came back for more, reiterating the statement and upping the insults. The shots were loud, and for a moment, SZA tried to joke around.
"Mercury retrograde.. don't take the bait lol silly goose," SZA tweeted, in what appeared to be an attempt to defuse the situation with humor.
"Go draw your freckles back on, b####. #JusticeForDemoree #DepositionPerez. Liar, liar pants on fire. Sounding like a fkng dead dog," Nicki clapped back, taking the tone from shady to scorched earth.
That's when SZA let it be known that she was refusing to fold: "Do you think I got two f###s to give about any of y'all, b### weird s### you poppin" she clapped.
"B#### looking & sounding like she got stung by a f###### bee. dot dot dot. Draws on my fake freckles."
And in no time, the Barbz mobilized fast, loud, and loyal to their queen. One fan waded into the melee asking SZA, "Have you lost your f###### mind? Like actually."
SZA, never one to miss an opportunity behind a mic or to take a moment shot back with a clean riposte: "Absolutely. You haven't heard the album that topped the charts for 13 weeks? That shoulda have let you know. IM OUT MY F###### MIND.”
The back-and-forth was unfolding in real time for millions to see, transforming what had begun as a critique of a music executive into a personal verbal battle between two of the most powerful figures in modern music.
Punch or TDE has not spoken publicly about the blowup yet. But what began as industry tension erupted into headline-blaring, balaclava-clad blows, ushering in another chapter in the long, complex history of rap beefs.
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