Overview

• Minaj reignited tensions by posting and deleting X messages that mocked Cardi B’s reported sales and the album’s $4.99 promotion.
• Billboard reported Cardi B’s Am I The Drama? debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with about 200,000 equivalent units.
• Cardi fired back with diss verses and posts referencing Minaj’s brother and husband, and both rappers’ exchanges veered into attacks involving relatives.
• A leaked phone call in which Cardi B threatened Ice Spice spread online and was acknowledged by Cardi as authentic.
• Minaj used the moment to tease a March 27, 2026 album release as Ice Spice and JT reacted publicly and the barrage of posts continued without announced legal action.