SZA set the tone by explaining that she has no idea why her name ended up in a new dispute. Speaking to GQ, she said, “I don’t know her. We have no connection to each other. There’s no backstory. Like, there was no through-line narrative.” From her perspective, there was no history, no personal interaction, and no simmering tension that could have sparked anything.
The confusion grew after a summer burst of posts from Nicki Minaj. Nicki publicly labeled SZA a “hater” and “a fake girl’s girls who talk s**t but will run u down for a photo.” The commentary kept coming as Nicki questioned SZA’s stature with, “Wait. Does SZA think she’s more successful than me? Lol ya’ll catch me up pls. SZA if every song you’ve ever done vanished right now the music business wouldn’t even miss you.” Those remarks redirected the conversation from normal music talk to a personal barrage that left fans trying to stitch together a cause.
SZA responded by highlighting how little the moment made sense to her. She shared screenshots that she said showed Nicki requesting a collaboration, which only made the situation feel more inexplicable. In the GQ interview, SZA chose restraint over escalation, adding, “That’s not even my place to correct a narrative that I don’t got s**t to do with. It was a little strange. It was very like, ‘Why?’ But also, you know, ‘I guess.’ ”
Observers have noted that Nicki has criticized Roc Nation in the past over money issues and business conduct. Even with that background, fans and commentators have struggled to connect those grievances to SZA herself. The singer has kept her focus on her own work and has not tried to litigate the matter online. She has instead emphasized that there is no story to fix and no relationship to repair, which leaves the exchange feeling like a flare up without a clear origin.
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