Why Does Nicki Minaj Hate Jay-Z So Much?

Nicki Minaj desires ALL the smoke with Jay-Z. On Monday (July 8), the Queens, N.Y., MC went in on the rap icon on X in a bitter tirade. However what’s Queen Barbz actual beef with Jigga?

Why Does Nicki Minaj Despise Jay-Z?

Nicki Minaj’s beef with Hov seems to be over cash. Not less than publicly. After beforehand calling out the Roc Nation founder for allegedly not getting paid for her stake and function in selling Jay’s former Tidal streaming service, Nicki doubled down on Monday.

How A lot Cash Does Jay-Z Allegedly Owe Nicki Minaj?

In accordance with Nicki Minaj’s arithmetic, she is owed $100-$200 million from Jay-Z.

“We’ve calculated about 100-200MM up to now,” she wrote on X. “JayZ name me to settle this karmic debt. It’s solely amassing extra curiosity. You continue to in my TOP 5 tho. Let’s get it ni**a. And anybody nonetheless calling him Hov will reply to God for the blasphemy.”

“I’m going to make use of among the cash #JayZ owes me to ship a few of my Barbz to school, pay their college charges & scholar loans by way of my #StudentOfTheGame charity,” she added in a follow-up publish. 

Does Jay-Z Truly Owe Nicki Minaj $200 Million?

Jay-Z relaunched Tidal after shopping for it from Swedish firm Aspiro for $56 million in 2015. Jay promised that, not like different streaming providers, Tidal would pay the artists the best royalty share within the enterprise. Artists like J. Cole, Ye, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Swizz Beatz, Usher and extra signed on as model companions. Every artist was reportedly given a 3 p.c stake within the firm.

In March of 2021, Jay-Z bought his majority 80 p.c stake in Tidal to Jack Dorsey’s cell cost firm Sq. for $297 million, in keeping with Forbes. Nicki later claimed she was solely supplied a $1 million payout following the sale of the corporate. Contemplating Jay acquired $297 million for his majority stake within the firm, it’s unclear how Nicki’s payout could be within the neighborhood of Jay’s take-home quantity with out figuring out the within contract data.

Nicki Minaj Holds Grudge Over Lil Wayne Not Being Picked to Carry out at 2025 Tremendous Bowl?

Including gas to Nicki Minaj’s hearth additionally appears to be the truth that Jay’s Roc Nation firm, which serves because the NFL’s dwell music strategist, was instrumental in selecting Kendrick Lamar over Lil Wayne to carry out on the 2025 Tremendous Bowl in New Orleans. Nicki appeared to name out Jigga when the transfer was introduced final September.

“Denying a younger black man what he rightfully put into this sport for no different cause however your ego,” Nicki tweeted. “Your hatred for BIRDMAN, Drake & Nicki bought you punishing Lil Wayne?!?!!! LIL WAYNE!!!!!!!!!! THE GOAT?!!!!!!!!!!!” questioned Nicki. “Nola what’s good?!!!!!! Eminem stood agency on having 50 Cent come out. A white man. Sh*t unhappy. Home NI***R TINGZ. but it surely’s GOOD FI DEM!!!!!!! No loyalty? Welp. then ni**az will hold son’ing you!!!!!”

Nicki hasn’t backed down from the problems. In June she was featured on Lil Wayne’s “Banned From NO (Remix)” and appeared to ship a shot Hov’s method.

“French vanilla hazelnut in my Starbucks/NFL, hearth some ni**as after which name us,” she raps.

Does Megan Thee Stallion Play a Position in Nicki’s Disdain for Jay-Z?

Nicki’s longstanding beef with Megan Thee Stallion might additionally play a small function as nicely. Megan is signed to a administration take care of Roc Nation and, subsequently, affiliated with Jigga and his model. Nicki’s deep-seated hate for Megan could also be including to her vitriol for Jay.

Jay-Z has but to answer Nicki’s new rant. XXL has reached out to Hov’s rep for remark.

It would not appear to be Nicki’s loathing of Hov will go away anytime quickly. Nicki’s venom has additionally prolonged to Roc Nation’s CEO, Desiree Perez, whom Nicki has known as out on a number of events for cooperating with the federal government in a drug case in 1994. Is it extra to Nicki and Jay’s points than meets the attention? Probably. However proper now, Nicki is eyeing inexperienced.

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