The recent clash between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj on social media quickly escalated, taking on a life of its own with a mix of personal and professional jabs. Yet, Cardi B emerged from the debacle feeling empowered. Initially, the exchange was sparked by a dispute over album sales, but it soon spiraled into a more extensive conflict. Reflecting on the incident, Cardi expressed pride in standing up for her children.

Cardi B and Nicki Minaj’s feud turned ugly

The drama unfolded in a series of now-deleted posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, where Minaj hinted that Cardi’s album, Am I the Drama?, gained an unfair advantage due to pricing tactics. This accusation prompted an immediate and fiery response from Cardi, igniting a multi-day saga of online exchanges.

Both artists attempted to defuse the situation by penning apology letters directed at each other’s children, though these gestures were met with skepticism regarding their sincerity.

Following Minaj’s remarks about Kulture, Cardi went so far as to threaten physical confrontation, later emphasizing her determination to defend her family amidst the feud.

Cardi B said she felt like a lioness while defending her kids in Nicki Minaj feud

After Minaj posted about Kulture, Cardi threatened to turn the feud physical. She later spoke about defending her children during the feud.

“I feel like, definitely this week, my mother warrior came out. I was fighting for my kids,” she told Paper Magazine. “This week I showed the world that I will get the most nasty about mine, and it was, it felt so weird, because I never had to get that nasty for my kids. But I did, and I really feel like a lioness.”

She said that the feud made her realize she was willing to do anything for her children.

“This has been one of the moments I got tested the most about being a parent,” she said. “But it just goes to show me how strong I am, and it just goes to show me that it’s like, damn, I will really take it to hell for mines: mentally, physically, anything. And I wouldn’t care.”

She said drama seems to find her

While Cardi didn’t reignite the feud, she was more than willing to duke it out with Minaj over social media. Still, she said this type of drama exhausts her.

“I be every kind of tired and it exhausts me,” she said. “There’s drama that I expected to come. Because if I’m throwing shots at b****es, I expect the drama to come from them. I’m not gonna act like, Oh, it wasn’t gonna come when I’m directly talking to you. I can’t be surprised that a b**** is trying me, because I pull their cards. However, when people just be trying you, and you’re not even paying attention to them, you’re not even talking to them about them, it’s like, This is why I say that I am the drama.”

She said that drama comes to her even when she tries to avoid it, making the title of her sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, feel fitting.

“I even bother b****es when I don’t even give them attention,” she said. “It’s still an issue. So that just means that is that. I am the drama. No matter how much I avoid it is gonna come to me. It’s gonna come to me even with the stupidest stuff. Even with the court s***. Look how it always falls on my lap, honey. One way or another, it just don’t f***ing stop.”