Recently, female rapper Cardi B won her very first Grammy Award for “Best Rap Album.” It was the first time a solo woman won the “Best Rap Album” award in Grammy’s history. All across the web, people were congratulating the Bronx-native for her accomplishment—including entertainment network BET. However, the way in which they congratulated Cardi threw a bunch of shade at fellow female rapper, Nicki Minaj.
BET tweeted an article reporting Cardi’s win with a header saying:
“Meanwhile, Nicki Minaj is being dragged by her lacefront.”
https://twitter.com/itsebonylashae_/status/1094829417740861441
Ironically, Nicki Minaj and label Young Money—which includes Lil’ Wayne—were booked to headline a joint concert weekend with Cardi B and friends, called The BET Experience. Minaj had already decided to announce on Twitter the reason behind her Grammy’s snub was because she—like friend Ariana Grande—was “bullied” by the show’s producer—Ken.
I pissed off the same man Ariana just called out for lying. Grammy producer KEN. I was bullied into staying quiet for 7 years out of fear. But I’ll tell my fans the REAL on the next episode of #QueenRadio they deserve the truth.
Also, CONGRATS to everyone who won last night. 🙏🏽 https://t.co/YjmoIOPt6o
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) February 11, 2019
However, after seeing that BET had the balls to shade her publicly, she decided to speak to Wayne and Young Money—which, led the squad to completely pull out of the show entirely. Ouch.
She reported to fans and followers online saying:
Young Money will no longer be apart of the BET Experience or award show. ♥️🙏🏽♥️ Summer Tour dates dropping soon 🦄
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) February 11, 2019
Following this, she began to repost fan tweets and reactions to how badly BET f*cked up and how wrong they were for shading Minaj online like that—especially when she was making them money by headlining an entire show.
https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1095037185470849024
https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1095044465008361472
https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1095048610314514432
https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1095048774722834432
Who said “we were sick of watching Baby Boy anyway” I- 🤣🤣🤣🤣 @BET
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) February 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/CrazyWillam/status/1095052644706508800
https://twitter.com/YAYA_BEEN_ON/status/1095096505877200900
BET then came back and issued an apology to Nicki, her fans, and all of their readers, claiming that the post should never have been written in the first place.
An apology to @NickiMinaj, her fans and all our readers: https://t.co/VVzuQybtbH pic.twitter.com/AUAEUfCSZh
— BET (@BET) February 12, 2019
And, while the company tried to take the high road and apologize, there has been no word whether or not Nicki will reinstate her appearance at The BET Experience. Knowing Minaj, she has no time for bad blood and people who don’t appreciate her work and talent. Like her girl Ari says—Thank U, Next.