Cardi B Fires Back at Nicki Minaj After Billboard Shade: ‘Why Are You Comparing Yourself to Me?’

The Cardi B Nicki Minaj feud 2025 reignited explosively on social media following the release of Cardi B’s highly successful album, Am I The Drama? Cardi’s chart-topping debut at number one on Billboard 200 and record-breaking sales clearly ruffled Nicki Minaj’s feathers, prompting the hip-hop queen to subtly shade Cardi in a retaliatory tweet boasting about her own decade-best album sales.

Cardi B wasted no time responding from her “domestic bliss,” directly calling out Nicki for fixating on her album’s success. Cardi tweeted, “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 cuz you doing lower than all of them… I was in high school when you came out, what are you comparing yourself to me for???”.

Ice Spice joined the sidelines, amused by the drama unfolding. Nicki’s 2025 rivalries have also included exchanges with other artists like SZA, marking a year full of tension for the rap veterans.

This back-and-forth highlights the intense competition and personal vendettas that continue to shape female rap’s dynamic landscape as both artists push for relevance and supremacy in 2025.