Nicki Minaj Takes Lyrical Stab At Mariah Carey

These rumors of a feud between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey are not going to die down any time soon. It seems like it has only escalated since their verbal battle on the set of American Idol last month. Shiz is getting real!

Minaj apparently talked about the spat a bit on her show Nicki Minaj: My Truth and now it seems she’s put some feelings down with pen.

In her song “Hell Yeah” off a re-release of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded called The Re-Up, Minaj unleashes her lyrical daggers, and E! took it upon themselves to break it down for us. (You can listen to the track yourself down below but beware the language is NSFW.)

Here’s a shortened version of their analysis:

The lyrics: “But you’re boring as f–k, though./Why these bitches in the game so cutthroat?/Why they can’t just let young Nicki live?/Why they gotta feel the wrath to know Nicki is?”

The meaning: That first line is a Nicki quote taken verbatim from the now infamous leaked video of the judges going at it: “Well then go see them now,” Nicki berated Mariah after the songstress complained about being away from dem babies. “You’re boring as f–k!”

The lyrics: “Not playin, boss for real/When they go against the kid it’s gon’ cost for real/Came straight from the hood with the cross appeal/That’s why these big names wanna toss the deal.”

The meaning: In these couplets, Nicki breaks down the aforementioned “wrath,” of which Mariah evoked. On set, Nicki promises to go shot for shot with Ms. Carey, which may have fueled the fire of rumors that Nicki threatened to actually shoot Mariah and Carey beefed up her security (the former of which Nicki herself denied, the latter of which appears to be dramatically true).

The lyrics: “I’ll take it, sign on the dotted line/But I’m quick to the check a bitch if she outta line. Shout out Mike Darnell and Nigel/Why these bums so mad that the queen on Idol, huh?”

The meaning: Nigel refers to Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer of Idol, and Mike Darnell is president of Alternative Entertainment for Fox, the duo that set Minaj up on the panel. The “bum” in question most likely refers to Carey, a nickname that probably won’t fly when it comes to the live shows.

There’s no doubt about it that these lyrics are referring to Minaj’s fight with Carey. It’s pretty blatant and black and white. No sugarcoating here.

I just can’t wait to see Carey’s response, hopefully through a diss song of her own. Let’s have it!

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