Did Nicki Minaj Just Shade Cardi B With Her New Merch Line?
By Paris Close
October 5, 2018
The war between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B has reached a new level of petty.
The Queen rapper may or may not have shaded the “Thru Your Phone” emcee with her latest merch line. On Thursday night (October 4), the “Barbie Dreams” star revealed her new “Nicki Stopped My Bag” items, which includes several items — from backpacks to jackets to tees — branded with the signature catchphrase.
It’s a more-than-obvious sneak diss against Cardi, who publicly accused her rap rival of “stopping her bags” (meaning, to hinder someone’s ability to generate income) in a fuming rant she posted to Instagram after her shoe-hurling altercation with Minaj at the Harper’s Bazaar ICONS Fashion Week party last month.
"I've let a lot of s**t slide! I let you sneak diss me, I let you lie on me, I let you attempt to stop my bags, f**k up the way I eat!" the “I Like It” MC wrote at the time. "You've threaten[ed] other artists in the industry, told them if they work with me you'll stop f***in with them!!"
The “Chun-Li” artist later addressed the incident on her Queen Radio show, saying, “…you look f***ing dumb. You knew that when that footage came out, you was about to look f***ing dumb, so your publicist—also looking f***ing dumb...—they hurried up and put out a statement. I’m such a ill-a** b**ch I didn’t even feel the need to defend myself that night.”
Most recently, however, word on the street is Cardi's been plotting new music with Minaj's ex-boyfriend, rapper Meek Mill, with whom she still seems to have some unresolved tension since their messy breakup. (Let the low-blows begin.)
In any case, you can shop all “Nicki Stopped My Bag” products here.
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