Azealia Banks pointed to Jay-Z as the real source of Nicki Minaj’s issues with Megan Thee Stallion. Azealia believed Nicki wanted to be part of Roc Nation and felt slighted by Jay-Z, who signed Megan to a management deal in 2019.
“Nicki is just mad because she wants to be a Roc Nation girl,” Azealia said on Instagram. “There’s no Wayne around, there’s no Drake. She feels really vulnerable … She wants the protection of a Roc Nation. She wants the organization and the prestige.”
Azealia had some harsh words for Megan but mostly focused her attention on Nicki. According to Azealia’s assessment of the situation, Nicki was spiraling and dealing with financial trouble.
“It’s pretty clear that Nicki’s f##### up,” Azealia said. “Like she’s f###### up financially … I’ve probably made some f###### crazy looking s### on here, but I’m also not going around trying to menace other artists and call them broke and tell them to pay their rent and all that other s### like that. You can tell just by whatever keeps happening with Nicki’s butt that she’s f###### up right now. Because there’s something very f###### wrong with the butt.”
Azealia’s rant took a turn when she mentioned Nicki’s brother, who was convicted of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a child.
“It looks like you f### your brother,” Azealia said. “Or your brother’s f###### on you or something. Because I swear that rush to defend your brother and all that money you put up, that was panic. You were panicking. You were panicking and scared that some sort of family secret was gonna get out … Why is there so much to do with children and sex and just like children and criminal s### around you?”
Nicki started feuding with Megan after the Roc Nation-backed rapper dropped a new single titled “HISS.” The track featured lyrics widely assumed to be referencing Nicki’s husband, who is a registered sex offender. Nicki responded by dropping a diss track titled “Big Foot.”
Listen to Azealia Banks’ remarks below.
