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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tHer Minajesty! Nicki Minaj made a splash in the music industry with the launch of her rap career \u2014 and she has been taking the world by storm ever since. Born Onika Tanya Maraj in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Minaj moved to Queens, New York, at the age of 5 with her family. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
It isn\u2019t clear if there was a recent comment that caused Minaj to tell her Barbz to stand down. Some fans, however, have speculated that Minaj dissed Megan Thee Stallion<\/strong><\/a> after the latter released \u201cCobra<\/a>.\u201d After Megan, 28, debuted the song on Friday, November 3, Minaj tweeted<\/a> the \u201cMourinho Disgust<\/a>\u201d meme without context. The meme, which shows soccer coach Jos\u00e9 Mourinho<\/strong> ripping off a pair of headphones, is often used to show disgust over music or other offending audio.<\/p>\nMany fans, noting the timing, took it as a dig against Megan. Though the two rappers worked together on 2019\u2019s \u201cHot Girl Summer,\u201d there have been rumors of a falling-out ever since Megan teamed with Cardi B<\/strong><\/a> for 2020\u2019s \u201cWAP\u201d and, more recently, \u201cBongos.\u201d<\/p>\nWhile \u201cstan culture\u201d has been a hot topic for the past several years, musical rivalries existed long before the rise of social media. The \u201cRivals<\/a>\u201d podcast and Steven Hyden<\/strong>\u2019s book Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me<\/em> both show how beef extends beyond the Tupac Shakur<\/a> vs. Biggie Smalls<\/a>, West Coast-East Coast feud all the way back to the Rolling Stones vs. The Beatles. However, as NPR\u2019s \u201cAll Songs Considered\u201d detailed in 2019, the rise of platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and more have galvanized these fandoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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Many fans, noting the timing, took it as a dig against Megan. Though the two rappers worked together on 2019\u2019s \u201cHot Girl Summer,\u201d there have been rumors of a falling-out ever since Megan teamed with Cardi B<\/strong><\/a> for 2020\u2019s \u201cWAP\u201d and, more recently, \u201cBongos.\u201d<\/p>\n While \u201cstan culture\u201d has been a hot topic for the past several years, musical rivalries existed long before the rise of social media. The \u201cRivals<\/a>\u201d podcast and Steven Hyden<\/strong>\u2019s book Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me<\/em> both show how beef extends beyond the Tupac Shakur<\/a> vs. Biggie Smalls<\/a>, West Coast-East Coast feud all the way back to the Rolling Stones vs. The Beatles. However, as NPR\u2019s \u201cAll Songs Considered\u201d detailed in 2019, the rise of platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and more have galvanized these fandoms.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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