Are Your Favorite Female Rappers Cool With Each Other?

Nicki Minaj

Allies: Bia, JT, Coi Leray, Trina, Foxy Brown

Enemies: Lil Kim, Cardi B, Remy Ma, Megan Thee Stallion, Latto

Where do you even start with Nicki Minaj? She’s one of the most influential rappers of all time, and one of the most polarizing. Her list of feuds is long and includes Lil Kim (who accused Nicki of stealing her style), Remy Ma (whose diss “ShETHER” is still one of the most brutal takedowns ever), Cardi B (their “Motorsport” tension and infamous shoe-throwing saga), Latto (a Grammys category debate), and Megan Thee Stallion (whose “Hiss” track drew a response from Nicki, “Big Foot,” that showed Nicki not to be a strong battle rapper).

But lately, the constant online fighting, especially the current feud with Cardi B,  and other outside factors have started to overshadow her legacy as one of the greatest rappers of all time. The bars, the visuals, the impact all get lost in the noise, which is a shame, considering how Nicki walked so every female rapper today could sprint.

Cardi B

Allies: Latto, Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla 

Enemies: JT, Nicki Minaj, Bia, Saweetie(rumor)

Belcalis is far from innocent in the ongoing discord. She’s got one of the sharpest tongues and uses it to the mas. Over the years, she’s clashed with Nicki Minaj, JT, and, most recently, Bia. While Cardi’s been praised for collaborating with dozens of women in rap—from Megan Thee Stallion to GloRilla to even two or three of the ones named above—these three remain firmly on her bad side. 

Her new album Am I the Drama? only turned up the heat, with pointed jabs at Bia and JT on “Magnet” and “Pretty and Petty.” Now, she and Nicki are back in the ring, trading vicious insults and even dragging their children into the mess on X. It’s been hours and if there’s one thing Cardi knows how to do it’s defend herself. She’s not backing down anytime soon, and she’s definitely not logging off.

JT

Allies: Nicki Minaj (maybe) Yung Miami (maybe) 

Enemies: Cardi B, GloRilla 

Our favorite City Girl sometimes get wrapped up in the bullshit. Cardi B once labeled her a “lapdog,” and the two reignited their feud on X this week after Cardi took a few pointed swings on her Am I the Drama? album.. She’s sparred with GloRilla, too, saying the rapper needed to work on her craft change her manly sounding voice. And while JT shared a track with Nicki Minaj, that collab doesn’t exactly scream sisterhood. Still, beneath all the tweets and side-eyes is a real rapper’s rapper. JT’s pen is sharp, her flow is solid, and it’s about time she stops tweeting and starts rapping again.

Megan Thee Stallion

Allies: Cardi B, Latto, Flo Milli, GloRilla (brief hiccup)

Enemies: Nicki Minaj

We have to say we’re happy Megan’s somewhere minding her business and wearing pumpkins on her head like it’s couture. Outside of a messy and very public fallout with Nicki Minaj last year, the Hot Girl has otherwise been very Switzerland-coded when it comes rap beefs. Through Cardi and Nicki’s beef, Meg made songs with both. She given features to numerous people on this guide, and that won’t slow down anytime soon. There was a flicker of tension with GloRilla after Glo posted a Tory Lanez song (a questionable repost at best), but it fizzled fast. And Megan got back to what she knows. 

Ice Spice

Allies:  Latto (for now)

Enemies: Cardi B, Cleotrapa, Nicki Minaj (possibly) 

Ice Spice is the Bronx’s most polite instigator, somehow never fully in a beef but always somewhere near the scene of the crime. She’s settled her brief feud with Latto and maintained her public admiration for Nicki Minaj, even as that relationship’s cooled off since she name-dropped her in a falling-out with ex–best friend Baby Storme. She gave her thoughts on Cleotrapa after their alliance dissolved and move right along with her career. Despite the whispers and alleged disses, Ice remains impressively unfazed, even amid rumblings of a potential feud with Cardi B after leaked audio revealed Cardi threatening to beat her up. While others argue on Live, she seems more prone to dropping subliminals. We’ll have to see how that plays out. 

Latto

Allies: Megan Thee Stallion, Flo Milli, Ice Spice (for now), Cardi B (for now)

Enemies: Nicki Minaj 

Latto’s floating somewhere, too busy being boo’d up with 21 Savage to clock any rap beef going on right now. The “Big Energy” rapper recently squashed her mini-feud with Ice Spice (they were allegedly beefing over who copied whose aesthetic first, which… girl, please). Her real clash was with Nicki Minaj back in 2022, when Nicki blasted the Grammys for potentially placing “Super Freaky Girl” in the pop category while Latto’s “Big Energy” stayed in rap. It quickly spiraled into a full Twitter war with ageist call-outs and such. While we’re not saying there’s beef, Cardi B did recently apologize publicly to Latto after her name came up in the leaked phone call to Ice Spice’s manager. 

Doja Cat

Allies: No one

Enemies: Not a soul

Doja Cat will beef with her fans, the internet, and the kid from Stranger Things before she ever disses another woman in rap. The genre-bending artist somehow glides above the drama. She’s too busy painting herself red, shaving her head, or reinventing the concept of pop stardom to worry about subs. She’s clearly taken notes from Nicki Minaj (and even said as much while using Minaj’s flow on “Get Into It (Yuh)”), but instead of competing, she’s built her own weird, meme-born empire. She's done songs with a few of the girls on this list, but she’s not overly friendly with them, either. Doja just wants to create chaos, make music, and move on. 

Sexyy Red

Allies: EVERYONE

Enemies: NOBODY

The hood’s hottest princess has somehow achieved the impossible. While her peers are  busy subtweeting each other, Sexyy’s out here twerking her way into everyone’s good graces and onto their tracklists. From Nicki to Latto to GloRilla, she’s collaborated with half the names in this guide. She’s not ducking smoke because no one’s trying to give her any. Maybe it’s the infectious laugh. Maybe it’s the hyper-raunchy lyrics. Or maybe, deep down, everyone just knows you can’t beef with the woman who made the real national anthem, “Skee Yee!”