8 Most Famous Beefs In Hip Hop Music History
4. Lil Kim Vs. Nicki Minaj
Possibly the most famous beef between female artists in the history of hip hop, Lil Kim versus Nicki Minaj was a clash between one of the pioneers as a female proponent of the genre in Kim going up against the most commercially successful female rapper of all time.
Though reports differ on when exactly the beef started, a prevailing theory is that Kim took offence to some similarities between a set of Minaj's press photos from 2007 and the artwork for Kim's 1996 studio album Hard Core.
The pair went on to trade disses throughout the years, with Kim repeatedly complaining in the media that Minaj had copied her style. Minaj responded in characteristically outspoken fashion in an appearance on The Angie Martinez Show:
"Every time you in the news, it's 'cause you gettin' at somebody! Where's your music? Put your music out, and when I see your name on Billboard, that's when I'll respond to you. Other than that, goodbye. It's Barbie, b*tch."
In more recent years though, it seems like this feud may have finally been put to bed. In a 2018 Interview Kim stated that she was ready to move past the drama with her fellow rapper.