SZA Claps Back After Nicki Minaj Pretends Not to Know Her: “You’ve Asked for Features Twice”

The simmering tensions in hip-hop’s female elite just boiled over into a full-blown social media showdown, as SZA has publicly called out Nicki Minaj for what she describes as calculated shade and revisionist history.

Nicki Minaj and SZA feud has quickly erupted into a firestorm of receipts, screenshots, and razor-sharp clap-backs this time from the usually unproblematic SZA, who is done playing nice.

The Tweet That Lit the Match

Nicki Minaj, never one to shy away from the drama, fired off a seemingly vague yet unmistakably pointed tweet aimed at SZA on Tuesday:

“lol. These be the fake girl’s girls who talk shit but will run u down for a photo or do shit like this on camera to pretend they’re not the hater they rlly are. I wonder what she was lying about to the interviewer. Man it’s so freeing to REALLY be yourself. #JusticeForDemoree”

Though the tweet never mentioned SZA by name, the video posted shows SZA trying to greet Rihanna at the Met Gala.

SZA Brings Receipts

Late Wednesday evening, SZA responded directly, pulling no punches and putting the rumors to rest:

“Nicki. You absolutely know my music and what I contribute cause you’ve asked for features twice to no response. In addition to rapping my lyrics on ‘Feeling Myself’—‘Cooking up the bass looking like a kilo’? Lol ur having a moment… I’m not sure why but be blessed.”

But that wasn’t all. SZA broughtreceipts.

AdvertisementAdvertisement#_R_ln2adkalhb5fiv5vddbH1_ iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#_R_15n2adkalhb5fiv5vddbH1_ iframe

In a now-viral screenshot posted on X, the “Kill Bill” singer shared a series of text messages that appear to be from Nicki Minaj, reaching out via a mutual contact:

Nicki Minaj (allegedly):“Hey it’s Nicki Minaj?”“Yea. How r ya?”“I’m good money. What’s poppin? And congrats are in order.”“Thank you!!! Is SZA recording right now?”“Got this hook I think she would be dope on.”“Yea. She heavy into her album.”“Send it.”“Ok I’ll just send the hook first. If she fuk wit it I’ll send the files to an email.”“Gimme a sec.”“Bet.”[Attached file: “Dont Do (open vrses).mp3”]

The tone is friendly. Professional. Collaborative. The kind of message you send when you admire someone’s work not when you pretend you don’t know who they are.

“Fake Girl’s Girls”? Not Today

Minaj’s phrase “fake girl’s girls” hit a nerve, not only with SZA but with fans who interpreted it as yet another attack in Nicki’s long history of fallouts with female rappers and artists.

From Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion to Latto and now SZA, the pattern feels eerily familiar. It often starts with cryptic subtweets, then escalates into diss tracks, DMs, and full-blown social media wars. But this time, SZA is a Grammy-winning, chart-topping artist widely respected for her chill demeanor wasn’t about to take the passive route.

AdvertisementAdvertisement#_R_p72adkalhb5fiv5vddbH1_ iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#_R_1972adkalhb5fiv5vddbH1_ iframe

Fans wereshockedto see SZA, usually one to avoid conflict, posting receipts and going directly to the source. But others praised her for finally speaking up after what they say is years of Minaj controlling the narrative around industry beefs.

“SZA justEtheredNicki with a screenshot and a single lyric reference. Nicki stay playing games like we don’t have memory,” one fan wrote.

“The barbs are scrambling but SZA brought the file name and everything. You can’t argue with that mp3,” tweeted another.

Not the First Time Nicki Quoted Her

To make matters more awkward, SZA also pointed out that Nicki oncerapped her lyricson camera publicly.

In a freestyle clip tied to the track “Feeling Myself” (a 2014 collaboration between Nicki and Beyoncé), Minaj raps: “Cooking up the bass, looking like a kilo.” A lyric lifted directly from SZA’s own catalog.

“Lol ur having a moment,” SZA noted, in one of the coldest closing lines of the year. “I’m not sure why, but be blessed.”

The post SZA Claps Back After Nicki Minaj Pretends Not to Know Her: “You’ve Asked for FeaturesTwice” appeared first on Where Is The Buzz | Breaking News, Entertainment, Exclusive Interviews & More.