What did SZA say about Rihanna and Ciara? Old tweets resurfaces as Nicki Minaj feud intensifies 

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Nicki Minaj is bringing up SZA's old tweets as the feud intensifies.

In 2011, then 22-year-old SZA took to X to slam Rihanna and Ciara, saying,

"I don't get it! Neither @rihanna or Ciara can hold a note worth a d&&n. One's just worse than the other. So (what's) the beef?!?"

Nicki Minaj and SZA are feuding after the former, on July 15, slammed Top Dawg Entertainment president Terrence "Punch" Henderson and accused him of bullying and blackmailing her after she declined his business proposal. She also allegedly called out ROC Nation's CEO, Desirae Perez, for allegedly being abusive towards her daughter, Demoree.

Hours later, SZA, who is signed to Top Dawg Entertainment, took to X with the tweet,

“Mercury retrograde… don’t take the bait lol silly goose", which Minaj thought was aimed at her and began slamming SZA with insults.

Minaj fired at SZA and said,

"Go draw your freckles back on bookie @JusticeForDemoree #DepositionPerez Liar Liar pants on fire. Sounding like a fkng dead dog."

Nicki Minaj also brought up SZA's old tweets directed at Rihanna and Ciera, and said,

"B*tch used to be on twitter dissing Rihanna, Ci, etc, but then when it was time to suck zi*k & get opportunities from them, she drew them freckles on & got to sucking right?"

Nicki Minaj fires more shots at SZA

After calling out SZA for her old tweets and allegedly accusing her of sucking up to Rihanna and Ciera, Nicki Minaj questioned SZA if she's more successful than her.

"Wait. Does SZA think she's more successful than me? Lol yall catch me up sis. Sza if every song you've ever done vanished right now the music business wouldn't even miss you. I've been to countries that never heard of you."

She continued,

I know you're not THAT stupid are you? Stadiums? Did you look at the venues I played on my OWN headlined FESTIVAL tour out of the country last year? B**ch have you ever headlined to 80k ppl?"

She also accused SZA of yodelling with auto tuning, and asked why the artist wouldn't speak up when her executive was "bullying & harassing" her. Minaj mentioned that SZA is the type of person who "would've been quiet in school trying to fit in."

While speaking on Stationhead, Nicki referenced SZA's old tweets and claimed that the artist downgraded and downplayed the "top black women."

Edited by Yesha Srivastava