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Time of India
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
New York Knicks suffer an unexpected hit in Nicki Minaj & SZA's brutal rap crossfire
Nicki Minaj and SZ, Images via Getty The New York Knicks have found themselves at an unexpected crossroads after the online feud between Nicki Minaj and SZA continues to rage on. After the removal of coach Tom Thibodeau and the exit from the playoffs against the Indiana Pacers, the New York Knicks have been generating waves on internet for all the wrong reasons. Popular singer-songwriter Nicki Minaj mentioned the New York Knicks in her explosive tweets on X during an ongoing online beef against SZA. Nicki Minaj mentions about New York Knicks during the ongoing online beef against SZA In an unexpected turn of events, the New York Knicks have found themselves embroiled in a never-ending beef between Nicki Minaj and SZA. During the ongoing ugly rap beef, Minaj strangely mentioned the New York Knicks in a recent tweet while taking a jibe at SZA and her Top Dawg Entertainment. Nicki Minaj wrote on X- 'Hey it's Nicki. Minaj? No. The knickerbockers. We'd like to know when you play basketball if your freckles wipe off when you sweat. Otherwise, we'd like to offer you a once in a lifetime chance to play for the NEW YORK KNICKS.' A day prior, Nicki Minaj claimed that SZA's manager Terrence Punch Henderson, bullied her. She tweeted, "Me after I suck some good zik. Guarantee you wouldn't fight a man. We have every tweet of your incessant bullying, lying, & more. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like AirSense 11 – Smart tech for deep sleep ResMed Buy Now Undo Your name was added to that s--- list s----- drawers. The same thing that makes you laugh makes you…shi." In response to the allegations made by Minaj, SZA responded with a Mercury retrograde tweet, and the rest is history. Nicki Minaj throws shades at SZA while addressing herself as an icon The never-ending feud between Nicki Minaj and SZA has taken center stage on X again. After bringing SZA's manager Terrence Punch Henderson into the spotlight, with her allegations based on bullying. Minaj threw shade on SZA in a series of tweets on July 15, 2025. She even compared her music career with SZA's. The Super Freaky Girl wrote, 'Wait. Does Sza think she's more successful than me? Lol yall catch me up pls. 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 I have never heard of. I know you're not THAT stupid are you? Stadiums?' The tweet further mentioned, 'Did you look at the venues I played on my OWN headlined FESTIVAL tour out of the country last year? B—h have you ever headlined to 80K ppl? Btch what have you ever done besides yodel with auto tune that needed returning?' The rapper also addressed a series of resurfaced tweets from the early 2010s, in which SZA allegedly appeared to shade Beyoncé, Rihanna , and Ciara. Also Read: LeBron James and wife Savannah James turn heads after an awkward meet with Rob Pelinka amidst rift speculations Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Buzz Feed
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
SZA And Nicki Minaj Fight On Twitter
Nicki Minaj is in the middle of yet another Twitter feud — and this time, with SZA. The drama started yesterday when SZA posted a tweet that Nicki appeared to interpret as shade. At the time, she had been tweeting about Terrence "Punch" Henderson, the president of SZA's label, TDE, whom she claimed "bullied" her after she "rejected his business proposition." For reference, SZA is currently on the Grand National Tour with Kendrick Lamar. SZA then tried to move on from the drama, writing, "LMAO lemme go back to being calm shy and meek . Yall have blessed night ! See you tomorrow for night 2 Paris !! ❤️🫶" But Nicki continued to tweet her, telling her, "Shutup ugly." She also proceeded to body-shame her and take aim at her music career. "Wait. Does Sza think she's more successful than me?" Nicki wrote after SZA reacted to an unrelated post about SOS nearing diamond certification. "Lol yall catch me up pls." "Sza if every song you've ever done vanished right now the music business wouldn't even miss you," she continued. "I've been to countries that never heard of you. 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? Bitch have you ever headlined to 80K ppl? Btch what have you ever done besides yodel with auto tune that needed retuning?" "Boo im an icon. You're not. The end," Nicki stated, despite SZA's glowing track record, which includes multiple Grammys, two mega successful albums, and two No. 1-charting hits, "Kill Bill" and "Luther." Her CTRL album spent 422 weeks on the Billboard 200, while SOS spent 135 weeks on the chart and broke a record previously held by Michael Jackson's Thriller. But Nicki didn't stop there. She also questioned, "Why didn't u speak up when your exec was bullying & harassing me ya dirty mangy cunt? These botted numbers on all platforms have yall losing yall mother fkng minds. You the type that would've been quiet in school trying to fit in. You still have no clue who you are! I know you went nights w/o washing that musty face. Btch how u remember exactly where every freckle go?" At that point, she was basically talking to herself, because SZA didn't publicly respond to any of those tweets. But as you can see, fans had a lot to say about the drama: When The Breakfast Club host Loren Lorosa asked him about the origins of the drama, Punch claimed everything began in 2020 when Nicki allegedly contacted him for a SZA feature. Loren said, "He responded and told Nicki Minaj that SZA was in album mode heavy and that he would get it over to her, and that was it. They never spoke again. [The] feature didn't happen, but he says he's lost after that as well." So far, Nicki hasn't publicly responded to his claims, but we've reached out for comment. Let me know what you think in the comments!
New York Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Nicki Minaj explodes on ‘musty' SZA in bitter social media feud: ‘I know you're not THAT stupid'
We can't hit snooze on this fight. On Tuesday, Nicki Minaj slammed fellow female rapper SZA in a lengthy post on X. 'Wait. Does Sza think she's more successful than me? Lol yall catch me up pls,' the 12-time Grammy nominee, 42, began. '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. I know you're not THAT stupid are you? Stadiums?' 10 SZA attends the WSJ. Magazine 2023 Innovator Awards. Getty Images for WSJ. Magazine Innovators Awards Minaj continued, 'Did you look at the venues I played on my OWN headlined FESTIVAL tour out of the country last year? Bitch have you ever headlined to 80K ppl? Btch what have you ever done besides yodel with auto tune that needed retuning? Boo im an icon. You're not. The end.' The heated attack didn't stop there. The 'Pink Friday' rapper alleged that SZA, 35, didn't defend her 'when your exec was bullying & harassing me.' 'You the type that would've been quiet in school trying to fit in,' Minaj added. 'You still have no clue who you are! I know you went nights w/o washing that musty face. Btch how u remember exactly where every freckle go?' The feud seemingly started when the 'Starships' singer called out Terrence 'Punch' Henderson, the president of Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) label, which SZA is signed to, for bullying her 'on Twitter for no reason,' per Billboard. 'So glad I have proof of being bullied by AND being lied on by a man PUBLICLY,' Minaj said on X Tuesday, 'on a platform I use for my JOB; after I rejected his business proposition on more than one occasion.' 10 Nicki Minaj attends The 2025 Met Gala. Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue SZA then shared a cryptic message on the social media platform, tweeting, 'Mercury retrograde.. don't take the bait lol silly goose.' Despite not naming names, Minaj assumed the message was about her and replied, 'Go draw your freckles back on bookie.' 'Bitch looking & sounding like she got stung by a f–king bee,' Minaj said in another post on X. 'Dot dot dot *Draws on my fake freckles.*' 10 SZA performs on The Pyramid Stage during day five of Glastonbury Festival hip-hop artist also took a jab at SZA's career accomplishments. The musician's 2022 album, 'SOS,' went 9x Platinum in under three years. This achievement made SZA the only Black artist to ever spend more than 80 weeks in the Billboard 200's Top 10 chart. She even beat Michael Jackson's previous record, reported Billboard. According to Minaj, the accomplishment wasn't warranted. 'B–ch put out a whole new album as a deluxe to an already existing album that was out for like a year or 2 so the original album could break records,' she exclaimed. 'Like what in the insecure lack of morals & integrity you doing? I thought she was like a real artist? Girl bye.' 10 Nicki Minaj performs during 2024 Dreamville Music Festival. FilmMagic SZA didn't take the bait. 'I get bullied by millions online every day then step my ass out onna packed stadium tour where ppl show me REAL love . IN REAL LIFE,' the Grammy winner told followers on X. 'My parents are healthy and I'm the most successful I ever been . GET SOME F–KING PERSPECTIVE n BARK AT THE WALL !!!' 'Lmao lemme go back to being calm shy and meek,' SZA concluded in her last tweet. 'Yall have blessed night ! See you tomorrow for night 2 Paris !!' The singer and Kendrick Lamar's second show at the Paris La Défense Arena takes place tonight, on Wednesday, July 16. 10 Nicki Minaj at the 2024 Met Gala. Variety via Getty Images Meanwhile, this isn't the first time Minaj has gone toe-to-toe with another female rapper. She and Cardi B have gone back and forth for years. Despite fans being unable to pinpoint what caused the turmoil between the superstars, some believe it started in 2017 when Katy Perry released her diss track 'Swish Swish.' Minaj rapped, 'Silly rap beefs just get me more checks / My life is a movie, I'm never off set / Me and my amigos (no, not Offset).' 10 Nicki Minaj. Getty Images for Live Nation Cardi B, 32, was allegedly not pleased with the line mentioning her now ex, Offset, 33. 'I hate this s–t, I really, really do. A bitch like me, I was happier when I was macking in the hood. This s–t right here is so fake,' Cardi B said on Instagram Live shortly after the song was released. 'When I used to be a regular bitch from the Bronx — a hood bitch — when somebody used to be fake to me it was cool because I could approach a bitch and punch her right in her closure… Now that I'm in the industry, you don't work like that, just have to watch s–t go, watch s–t go.' 10 SZA is seen on March 11, 2025 in Los Angeles. GC Images 'You gotta see people play you and just say nothing like a d–k. That s–t is so wack my n—alike that s–t be breaking my heart because the people, your idols, become rivals,' she added. The two continued to subtweet each other on Twitter in the months that followed, and at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, Cardi B explained she wanted to put the feud rumors to rest. 'I mean, I don't really want problems with anybody,' she told Billboard at the time. 'I don't want to be, like, queen. I don't wanna be no this. I don't wanna be no that. I just wanna make music and make money. I really don't have time to look at other women, what they doing.' 10 Nicki Minaj performs onstage during her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at Madison Square Garden. Getty Images for Live Nation However, the two came to blows at New York Fashion Week in 2018 when they both attended Harper's Bazaar Icons bash. Cardi B famously hurled a shoe at Minaj, was escorted out of the Plaza, and photographed with a giant knot on her forehead. 'It started because someone pushed Cardi from behind. She went flying,' a source told Page Six at the time. Another claimed Cardi started it, adding that during the brawl, she 'was standing there with her dress ripped and underwear showing and yelling with a bunch of guys holding her back.' 10 SZA performs at the Glastonbury Festival else who witnessed the heated interaction claimed, 'Cardi started screaming something about her child.' 'She was yelling, 'Bitch you feisty. Bitch don't talk s–t about my child,' they told People. Cardi B has daughters Kulture, 7, and Blossom, 10 months, and son Wave, 3, with Offset. Minaj, meanwhile, welcomed her son with husband Kenneth 'Zoo' Petty in 2020. After the altercation, Minaj wrote online: 'I've let a lot of s–t slide! I let you sneak diss me, I let you lie on me, I let you attempt to stop my bags, f–k up the way I eat! You've threaten other artists in the industry, told them if they work with me you'll stop f–king with them!! I let you talk big s–t about me!!' 10 Cardi B attends the Ashi Studio Haute Couture show. Getty Images She also denied ever speaking negatively about Cardi's daughter, Kulture. 'I just want people to know that Onika Tanya Maraj has never, will never… speak ill on anyone's child. I am not a clown. That's clown s–t,' Minaj said on her 'Queen Radio' show.
Scottish Sun
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
I'm a fashion expert, here's how to do festival looks on a budget – and save the planet
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FESTIVAL fans are being urged to go green on Glasgow Green this summer with more sustainable fashion choices. Every year Brits throw away 300,000 tonnes of fabric waste, which ends up slowly decomposing in landfills. 4 TRNSMT is all about the music - but also the fashion 4 Victoria has curated fest collections in stores Credit: MARK GIBSON And to do their bit, the team behind TRNSMT is encouraging festival-goers to choose second hand style when it comes to their outfits. Bosses are launching a Sustainable Festival Fashion Trail, which kicks off this weekend. Tomorrow, TRNSMT will take over the Barras Market, Off The Rails at VEGA Glasgow and will pop up at vintage stores where shoppers can explore unique finds and festival picks curated by Scottish Stylist of the Year Victoria Lee. The Glasgow-based preloved fashion fan said: 'It is my job to encourage people to step away from fast fashion and choose more sustainable routes when it comes to topping up their wardrobes.' Getting a look right for a festival can be tricky, especially in our unpredictable Scottish weather. But what Victoria hopes is that music-lovers will avoid buying fast fashion items that get tossed aside once the party weekend is over in favour of vintage pieces that will last a lifetime. Victoria, who ditched her own fast fashion business when she discovered the unethical roots of her on-sale items, said: 'I love the uniqueness of it. 'When you're shopping, you can have those unique pieces that other people aren't wearing. 'You can really focus on your personal style. I think when you're more slow and more intentional about what you buy, it pays off more in the end as well.' While the average lifespan of an item of clothing is three years, many people who consume fast fashion find their clothing only lasts a few months. We're sizes 10 & 18 and did a New Look winter haul - it's a burgundy dream & boots pass chunky test But some of the preloved pieces in second hand and vintage stores have been worn for decades — and are still going strong. Victoria said: 'I think a lot of people panic buy for festivals and also we've become a little bit too accustomed to viewing our clothes as disposable. 'So the fashion trail encourages people to buy more staple pieces. The pieces in the collections will all be pieces that you can hopefully style around other things. Normal life, not just festivals.' SUSTAINABLE STYLE WE are self-confessed clothes addicts. But, despite our love for all things fashion, choosing a fest outfit still foxes us — especially with our different ages and sizes. In our YouTube series For Everybody, we test out outfits from the high street to see who is winning when it comes to being inclusive. Katy is 34 and a size 18 while I'm a tummy-conscious size ten 45-year-old. So could Victoria choose gorgeous, preloved festival outfits that rocked both of our worlds? She scoured the rails at Glasgow's West Vintage for two looks that could go from day to night at TRNSMT. And she played a blinder. For Katy, Victoria chose a flowy, brightly-coloured, tie-dyed maxi skirt paired with an over-sized sports T-shirt, all for just over £40. For me, she chose a classic denim waistcoat and a layered white mini, with a handbag scarf for a pop of colour all for £50. These pieces can be worn for years to come, making cost per wear a snip — music to our ears. And her top tip for what to wear this summer? The style pro said: 'I'd say the most fashionable thing you can do is just go with your own personal style and express yourself and who you are. Get those pieces that are staples that you'll be able to wear again and again.' On Sunday, the day will kick off at the Barras Market in Glasgow's East End, where from 12pm fans can browse curated rails of pre-loved fashion, discover upcycled gems and get styling tips from sustainability champions. From there, fans can head to Kings Court, stopping at vintage favourites including Mr Bens Retro Clothing, Minted and West Vintage for even more unique finds picked out by Victoria. The day wraps up at VEGA Glasgow with a special festival edition of Off The Rails, a quarterly pop-up that celebrates independent brands. There will be live performances by artists from this year's BBC Introducing line-up and Radio 1 Dance Stage DJs at both The Barras and VEGA, bringing the festival buzz to the city. There will also be the chance to win festival tickets to this summer's Glasgow Green music extravaganza on July 11 to 13, with ten golden labels hidden along the trail as a reward for those who choose pre-loved summer festival outfits. A TRNSMT Festival spokesman said: 'Planning a festival outfit is a priority for so many fans. We wanted to create something that shows how sustainable fashion can still be exciting, creative, and fun, especially in a city like Glasgow that's full of legendary vintage and second-hand options.' To find out more visit 4 West Vintage has curated fest looks on offer Credit: MARK GIBSON
