Why Are Nicki Minaj and SZA Feuding? Breaking Down the Beef

It looks like SZA and Nicki Minaj‘s good days might be behind them.

After the “Super Bass” rapper dissed the “Snooze” singer in a series of eyebrow-raising messages, SZA fired back with her own scathing reaction. 

But that’s not where the beef started. In fact, Nicki originally called out rapper Punch—who is also signed to SZA’s Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) label—for allegedly “bullying me on Twitter for no reason.” (Punch has yet to publicly address the allegations.)

“So glad I have proof of being bullied by AND being lied on by a man PUBLICLY,” Nicki, 42, wrote in July 15 message on X, “on a platform I use for my JOB; after I rejected his business proposition on more than one occasion.”

Shortly after her rant about Punch, SZA, 35, shared her own cryptic message on the platform, writing, “Mercury retrograde.. don’t take the bait lol silly goose.”

And while she didn’t name anyone specific, Nicki quickly accused the “Kill Bill” singer of subtweeting her, replying to the post by saying, “Go draw your freckles back on bookie.”