The Genealogy of Rap Rivalries, 2023 – 2025

6. Peripheral Branches

6A. Nicki Minaj ↔ Megan Thee Stallion / Cardi B

Megan’s “Hiss” (Jan 26 2024) fired coded shots—Nicki took them personally and responded with “Big Foot” three days later. Tory Lanez’s 2023 sentencing lingered over every lyric, and Cardi keeps sprinkling ad-libs to stoke the flames. WikipediaWikipedia

Aug 8, 2023

Tory Lanez

Tory Lanez sentencing. The Sun
Context for Hiss

Jan 26, 2024

Megan “Hiss”

Megan drops “Hiss” (29 M first-week streams, No. 1 Hot 100). Yahoo
Fires at Nicki

Jan 29, 2024

Nicki “Big Foot”

Nicki replies with “Big Foot”: “Bad b**h, she 6-foot—call her Big Foot.*” Wikipedia