Nicki Minaj drew heavy backlash after dissing Quavo in a social media submit that controversially invoked the late Takeoff.
Nicki Minaj fired off a blistering social media submit focusing on Quavo amid her disagreement with Cardi B on Wednesday night time (October 1), drawing backlash for invoking the late Takeoff within the course of.
Minaj didn’t maintain again in a submit on X (Twitter), the place she took goal at Quavo’s profession trajectory and made a pointed reference to the 2022 dying of his Migos bandmate and nephew.
“Quavo was it price it dummy?” she wrote. “No profession, takeoff gone. Bear in mind you instructed me u had been the Beyoncé of the group? I laughed so arduous inside. Anyway. Pay offset his alimony Barney B.”
The jab instantly ignited a wave of criticism on-line, with many calling out Minaj for dragging Takeoff into her private disagreement.
The 28-year-old rapper was shot and killed outdoors a Houston bowling alley in November 2022 throughout a cube sport. His dying rocked the Hip-Hop group and devastated Quavo, who later launched the album Rocket Energy in August 2023 as a tribute.
One person responded, “mentioning a lifeless man for what precisely….? but when cardi or quavo had been to deliver up your lifeless ass 6 ft beneath father youd snort 17 strains and throw a tantrum just like the chubby toddler you’re.”
One other added, “Utilizing Takeoff as a drag to Quavo is simply bizarre to me as a result of his dying actually messed him up.”
Minaj’s submit additionally took a swipe at Cardi B’s relationship with Offset, Quavo’s cousin and fellow Migos alum.
The road “Pay offset his alimony” seems to mock Cardi’s ongoing divorce after Offset reportedly requested spousal assist in divorce filings.
The meat between Minaj and Cardi B has been simmering since 2017 and famously boiled over at New York Style Week in 2018.
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