Nicki Minaj and her enigmatic reply to Grok: one word that set social media on fire

Nicki Minaj reignited social media once again, this time with a new target: singer SZA. Though the feud seemed dormant, one retweet was enough to blow the controversy wide open.

It all started when a fan (a self-proclaimed “Barb”) shared a screenshot where Grok, Elon Musk’s AI, responded to a question about why Nicki Minaj couldn’t stop lashing out online.

Nicki Minaj drops one word and chaos erupts

In an unexpected twist, Grok sided with Nicki Minaj, and that was all the rapper needed to clap back. Her reaction? Short, sharp, and explosive: “Oop!” One word that lit up X (formerly Twitter), sparking rumors, interpretations, and, naturally, more drama.

Following that post, Nicki shared several more tweets, some veiled, others not, aimed at SZA. One included an old video of the singer performing The Weekend, accompanied by a mocking caption:

“Singing Spanish with English words. B*tch singing in italics,” Nicki Minaj wrote, making it clear she wasn’t backing down.

Oop! https://t.co/xxH7lXUYMr

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) July 16, 2025

A tweet war of shade, mystery, and threats

This feud isn’t new, but it’s taken a more personal turn. Nicki Minaj suggested that SZA’s manager, presumably Punch, was behind a smear campaign after she allegedly rejected a business proposal.

Though Minaj never dropped names, her message was loud and clear. SZA replied with a cryptic post:

“Mercury retrograde… don’t take the bait lol silly goose.”

But Minaj wasn’t pacified. In fact, she fired back harder. In one of her most brutal tweets, she downplayed SZA’s relevance in the industry:

“If all your songs disappeared right now, the music industry wouldn’t even miss you.”

Fans were split, some praised Nicki Minaj brutal honesty, while others accused her of crossing the line.

One thing’s for sure, Nicki Minaj knows how to control the narrative, sometimes with just a single word. Meanwhile, SZA and her team have remained silent, only adding fuel to the fire.

Is this just a clash of egos, or a deeper fracture in the female music industry? With Nicki, silence never lasts long.