RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2009–present
Lil' Kim vs. Nicki Minaj
“Black Friday” vs. “Stupid Hoe”
Lil’ Kim sees Nicki Minaj’s ascent as too close to a legacy she feels has not been adequately credited. The dispute detonates through “Roman’s Revenge,” Kim’s Black Friday campaign, and “Stupid Hoe”—a canonical women-in-rap diss-record exchange that has never received a formal public resolution.
THE RECORD
The moments
Diss track · disputed account
Nicki’s rise brings the influence argument to a boil
Lil’ Kim publicly challenges Nicki Minaj’s acknowledgment of past women in rap. Nicki’s “Roman’s Revenge” is widely understood as part of the growing dispute.
“You a clone, homegirl... You a washed-up never-was.”Nicki Minaj, “Roman’s Revenge”
▶ Watch “Roman’s Revenge”Diss track
Lil’ Kim’s Black Friday campaign escalates
Lil’ Kim releases Black Friday with provocative cover art and direct bars accusing Nicki of copying her persona and style.
“You a wannabe me, a Lil' Kim junkie.”Lil’ Kim, “Black Friday”
▶ Watch “Black Friday”Read the receipt ↗Diss track
“Stupid Hoe” keeps the war on record
Nicki’s “Stupid Hoe” extends the response cycle and becomes one of the era’s biggest visual diss records. No formal public reconciliation follows.
▶ Watch “Stupid Hoe”Read the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
Lil’ Kim & Nicki Minaj — “Black Friday” era ↗ARTIST LENSES