Nicki Minaj has responded to SZA’s attempt to defend herself amid their online back-and-forth this week, with the Queens rapper claiming her Young Money comrade Drake asked her to be on his Sexyy Red-assisted single “Rich Baby Daddy” before SZA.

Azealia Banks just can’t hold back. In the latest hip‑hop heatwave, DJ Akademiks – ever the media firestarter – stirred the pot by claiming “TDE are beefing with @AkademiksTV more than Drake is,” igniting a social media dust‑up between the label’s artists and the streamer.

Nicki Minaj recently reached out to Republican congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna for help amid her ongoing spat with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), claiming TDE affiliate MackWop allegedly threatened her.

TDE’s Punch has been the face of the label’s front office on social media, with an emphasis on X. He engages with fans and is fine being their punching bag when it pertains to the company’s ...