The Cardi B versus Nicki Minaj feud continues to roll on as the “Bodak Yellow” rapper hits back at claims she paid radio stations to play her music.
Minaj made the accusations during her Apple Music Beats 1 show “Queen Radio” on Monday when discussing the altercation that took place at the Harper’s Bazaar ICONS party during New York Fashion Week last Friday.
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“You knew that when that footage [of the altercation] came out, you were about to look dumb,” the “Chun-Li” rapper said. “So your team, they hurry up and put out a statement. I didn’t stop anyone’s bags. She had to say that because she has built her career off sympathy and payola.”
In the music industry, “payola” is when a record company illegally pays for an artist’s songs to be broadcast on commercial radio. On Wednesday, Cardi B took to Instagram to clap back a Minaj’s claims.
“NUMBERS DONT F***IN LIE,” she captioned a photo which listed the top ten best selling hip-hop albums of 2018. Cardi’s debut album Invasion of Privacy, which sold over 1.5 million, sits at number three behind Post Malone and Drake.
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In a follow-up post, the “Be Careful” hitmaker uploaded a video from her 2016 tour, writing, “Nobody can make you feel like you cheated yourself or you don’t deserve to be where you at when you KNOW YOU WORKED YOURSELF TO THE TOP !!!”
Cardi had previously responded to Minaj’s “payola” comments on Monday by sharing a video from Beyonce and Jay-Z’s On The Run II tour where thousands of fans were seen rapping along to her hit “Bodak Yellow.”
On Wednesday, Christina Aguilera gave her thoughts on the Cardi/Nicki beef when she appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”. Aguilera was performing at the Harper’s Bazaar ICONS party and sadly missed the fight go down.
“I wish I would have seen this juiciness go down,” she said. “I’m so that person that’s like, ‘What’s going on? What happened?'”
“Probably people would think I’d be upset, you know, that this happened at my show. I was just like, ‘Oh my god, I’m just sad I didn’t get a front row seat – that’s where the real show was!'”
