Why Fans Think Megan Thee Stallion’s New Song Reignited Feud With Nicki Minaj
Megan Thee Stallion is raising eyebrows with the release of her new song “Hiss,” which appears to take aim at Nicki Minaj.
In fact, the snaked-themed single, released Jan. 26, highlights the achievements and challenges of Megan’s music career and includes the verse, “These hoes don’t be mad at Megan / These hoes mad at Megan’s Law.”
Megan’s Law is the U.S. federal law that requires authorities to make information about registered sex offenders available to the public. And the lines were quickly speculated by fans to be a dig at Nicki’s husband, Kenneth Petty, who was convicted of first-degree attempted rape in 1995 and served over four years in prison.
The 45-year-old, who married Nicki in 2019, was indicted by a grand jury in February 2020 for failing to register as a sex offender when he moved from New York to Los Angeles. That March E! News confirmed he had registered in California. He initially pleaded not guilty and then ultimately entered a plea agreement in August 2021 and was sentenced to three years of probation and one year of home detention in July 2022.
Kenneth’s lawyer Michael Goldstein had declined to comment when contacted by E! News
But Nicki—whose feud with Megan seemingly began after the duo released “Hot Girl Summer” in 2019—wasn’t planning to stay quiet for long after the song’s release. The “Super Bass” artist went on Instagram Live 15 minutes later to share her new track that she’s allegedly had in the works.
“I thought I’d have a little fun,” the 41-year-old said on Jan. 26 before playing a verse from her unreleased song. “We’ve been celebrating all year.”
Getty Images for GQ“Bad b—h she like 6 foot / I call her big foot,” she rapped. “The b—h fell off / I said get up on your good foot.”
The verse appears to reference Megan’s recent legal case against rapper Tory Lanez, who was found guilty in Dec. 2022 of shooting her in the foot during an incident in July 2020. The 31-year-old was later sentenced to 10 years in prison. And since then, Tory has remained firm on his innocence.
“I have never let a hard time intimidate me,” he wrote in an August Instagram post. “I will never never let no jail time eliminate me.”
He added, “I remain on the stance that I refuse to apologize for something that I did not do.”
After repeating the track a few more times, Nicki insulted the 28-year-old’s ability to rap before imitating her fast-paced style. “Not three Grammys and can’t catch the beat!” she said. “You have three Grammys and you have to learn how to rap on the beat and be comfortable in the music.”
Rodin Eckenroth/WireImageNicki also shared a tweet on X, formerly known as Twitter, further highlighting her accolades before apparently shading Megan.
“Horrible ACTOR that can’t cry on cue,” she wrote in the Jan. 26 post. “Pathological & manipulative liar. Using ghost writers & still SUCK.”
And it wasn’t long until fans sided with their favorite artist.
As one user wrote on X, “You can’t humble Nicki Minaj in her own house, and that’s all I’ll say on that!”
While another fan defended Meg.
“Meg thee Stallion has been through hell & back,” they shared on X. “Nicki’s attacks on her arise from jealousy of her rise, brand & staying power + her courage to stand up against abusers and the rap industry that protects them.”
Keep reading to learn more about some of the biggest celebrity feuds.
Rodin Eckenroth / WireImage / Gregg DeGuire / WireImageIn September 2023, while playing a game called Stir the Pot with her daughter Kelly Osbourne on E! News, Sharon said the That ’70s Show alum was the rudest celebrity she had ever met, branding him, a “rude, rude, rude, rude little boy” and a “Dastardly little thing.”
He did not respond to her remarks publicly.
Five years prior, Sharon told Larry King that when Ashton appeared on The Talk in 2014, he had an “attitude” after she got his name wrong.
“He goes, ‘What are you, what have you done in this industry?'” she recalled. “And I was like, ‘Kid, don’t start with me, because I’m gonna eat you up and s–t you out.’ So I was just like, ‘You don’t know what you’re dealing with, kid.'”
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ACM; ShutterstockIn August 2022, Cassadee and Maren traded harsh words with Brittany, wife of fellow country star Jason Aldean, after she shared an Instagram Reel of herself applying makeup on Aug. 23, writing, “I’d really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this girly life.”
ShutterstockJoJo Siwa vs. Candace Cameron Bure
During a 2022 TikTok challenge, JoJo Siwa described Candace Cameron Bure as the “rudest” celebrity, later explaining that she felt snubbed when Bure once refused to take a picture with her on a red carpet. Shortly after the dig, however, the Full House alum apologized: “I kind of broke your 11-year-old heart. I didn’t take a picture with you. Ugh! I feel crummy, I feel—JoJo, I’m so sorry.”
The two made amends. But months later, Candace was asked if she expects the Great American Family network, of which she serves as chief creative officer, to feature same-sex couples as leads in holiday movies. She said no, adding, “I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core.”
JoJo, who came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in 2021, wrote on Instagram that the actress’ comment is “rude and hurtful to a whole community of people.”
JMEnternational/JMEnternational for BRIT Awards/Getty Images / Karwai Tang/WireImageCourtney Love vs. Olivia Rodrigo
Back in June 2021, Courtney Love accused Olivia Rodrigo of copying her band Hole‘s album cover for a promotional photo without giving credit. Olivia responded, “Love u and live through this sooooo much.” Courtney then replied, “Olivia – you’re welcome. My favorite florist is in Notting Hill, London! Dm me for deets! I look forward to reading your note [winking face emoji].”
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images, Isaiah Trickey/FilmMagicDuring an appearance Watch What Happens Live, the Happy Days actor was asked why he didn’t get along with the Forrest Gump star on the set of the 1989 flick Turner & Hooch.
“I was directing that movie for 13 days and then I was called into [producer] Jeff Katzenberg‘s office and he said, ‘You have everything with you? Go home,'” he said.
Winkler did, however, seem to get along with Hanks’ four-legged co-star. “I got along great, great with that dog,” he said. “Love that dog.”
He also refused to admit if he’s even seen the flick.
Getty Images“You know what you did!”
Fans of The Hills will remember that iconic line, delivered by Lauren on the season three premiere. Their feud began when Heidi started dating her now-husband, Spencer Pratt and hit its peak when Lauren accused Heidi and Spencer of starting a rumor that she had made a sex tape with Jason Wahler.
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesDwayne Johnson vs. Tyrese Gibson
The costars reignited their ongoing feud when Tyrese publicly called out Dwayne on Instagram after the Fast and Furious 9 release date was pushed back to April 2020. That same day, it was announced that a Fast and Furious spinoff starring Dwayne and Jason Statham would hit theaters in 2019. The following month, Tyrese threatened to quit Fast 9 if Dwayne was in the movie.
Tyrese then opened up about the feud, telling Van Lathan on The Red Pill podcast, “I have yet to talk to The Rock to this day, and we will have a conversation.” He shared that he did have a conversation with the former wrestler’s producing partner, but not the actor himself.
“I found myself being the messenger on behalf of various people associated to the franchise, but stupid me was the only one who went public about those feelings, which is my own fault,” Tyrese said. “It’s not professional, it’s not cool.”
Gustavo Caballero/Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesNo more bad blood here.
Taylor and Katy had been in a feud for years, even allegedly inspiring Taylor’s song “Bad Blood.” The drama, which reportedly started over a backup dancer and competing tours, came to an end after Perry sent Taylor a literal olive branch before her Reputation Tour kickoff.
“So I just got to my dressing room and found this actual olive branch,” Taylor said in an Instagram video. “This mean so much.”
Taylor captioned the video, “Thank you Katy.”
James Devaney/WireImageSex and the City costars Kim and SJP had dodged feud rumors for years. But they were reignited after Kim decided not to return for a third movie and made comments about her costar that raised eyebrows.
“What was your reaction to Kim Cattrall telling Piers Morgan that you were never friends just colleagues?” Andy Cohen asked SJP on a Sept. 2017 episode of Watch What Happens Live.
As she explained, “Just…heartbroken. I mean that whole week, you and I spoke about it because I was just…I don’t know I found it really upsetting because that’s, you know, that’s not the way I recall our experience.”
“So…it’s sad but I’m kind of…I don’t know, I always think that what ties us together is this singular experience is the thing. It was a professional experience but it became personal because it was years and years of our lives. So I’m hoping that that sort of eclipses anything that’s been recently spoken,” she continued. “That many years spent doing something so special that people had a connection with is such a privileged.”
And though they didn’t film scenes together, Kim did make a small appearance on And Just Like That.
GettyImagesThe iconic singers have been feuding since 2004. While accepting the Classic Songwriter Award at the Q Awards that year, Elton said to attendees, “Madonna, best f–king live act? F–k off! Since when has lip-syncing been live? Sorry about that, but I think everyone who lip-syncs in public on stage, when you pay like 75 quid to see them, should be shot.”
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesThe former Grey’s Anatomy star sparked a feud with the series creator in 2008 when she removed her name from the Emmy Awards consideration. The actress stated that her reason for the move was because she wasn’t “given the material to warrant a nomination.”
Shonda later opened up about Katherine’s decision during an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Oprah’s Next Chapter in 2012. “On some level it stung and on some level I was not surprised,” she said. “When people show you who they are, believe them. I carry that [mantra] with me a lot. It has served me well.”
Kevin Mazur/MG18/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueIt was the New York Fashion Week fight heard ’round the world when Nicki and Cardi got into a heated altercation at the Harper’s Bazaar Icon party. The following month, Cardi opened up about the catalyst for the fight with Nicki.
“For a while now she’s been taking a lot of shots at me,” Cardi said in W magazine‘s Art Issue. “I spoke to her twice before, and we came to an understanding. But she kept it going.”
The real spark of the fight came when Cardi saw that Nicki had allegedly liked and then unliked a tweet about Cardi’s parenting skills, which Nicki has denied.
“I was going to make millions off my Bruno Mars tour, and I sacrificed that to stay with my daughter,” Cardi continued. “I love my daughter. I’m a good-ass f–king mom. So for somebody that don’t have a child to like that comment? So many people want to say that party wasn’t the time or the place, but I’m not going to catch another artist in the grocery store or down the block.”
Kevin Mazur/WireImageTension between Kanye and Taylor first started in 2009, when the “Stronger” rapper took the stage during her acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards. Years later, the two would make up and even become friends, but that came to an end after the release of his song “Famous,” in which he name-checks the “End Game” singer.
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images, David Buchan/Getty Images“I don’t know her.”
It’s been over 15 years since Mariah and J.Lo’s “feud” has been going on. It all started when the Queen of Christmas was asked to give her opinion on several singers during an interview. When asked her opinion on Jennifer, she replied, “I don’t know her.”
