Nicki Minaj's Closest Hollywood Friends (& 5 Bridges She Burned)

Posted by Zora Stowers on Friday, May 31, 2024

When you're one of the most highest-selling female rappers of all time, a large number of admire or even a little backlash will include the territory. Nicki Minaj skyrocketed to fame with hits like "Super Bass" and "Anaconda," however not every celebrity has been on board with "Team Nicki."

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Nicki Minaj has been known to burn a couple of bridges with several celebrities over the years. She has had beef with different female rappers and a few pop stars, even coming into a brawl with a famous Bronx hip-hop artist. But, while her haters will proceed to detest her repute and fortune, she's were given a lot of different famous person friends that have her again and fully give a boost to her profession.

10 Ariana Grande And Nicki Minaj Make Music Together

Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj are such close friends, they have labored on three songs together. They collaborated on 2014's "Bang Bang," in conjunction with Jessie J, 2016's "Side to Side," and 2018's "The Light is Coming."

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The two stars have a sister bond with Grande once tweeting about how a lot the rapper has "been there for me (in real life) every time I've needed somebody and I'll always be there for her," adding, "We love each other."

9 Demi Lovato Gets Major Side-Eye

Drama hit the Met Gala carpet in 2016 when Nicki Minaj and Demi Lovato arrived dressed in Moschino and went with the clothier Jeremy Scott. The rapper shared a photo of the night time however did not point out Lovato in it. Lovato ended up leaving early for an AA meeting, but later shared this side-eye photo of Minaj on Instagram.

In an interview with Billboard, Lovato admitted, "This one celebrity was a complete b**** and was miserable to be around." Fans suspected she used to be speaking about Nicki Minaj.

8 Beyonce Has Her Full Support

Everyone desires to be friends with Beyonce and Nicki Minaj is one among them. The two collaborated on hit songs like "Feeling Myself" and "Flawless (Remix)" and the rapper talked extremely of Queen Bey.

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"Just her name alone defines greatness," Minaj spoke about Beyonce, including, "Every woman wants to be that driven." When I met her she used to be a great sweetheart. And the truth that she complimented me, I'll never fail to remember that."

7 "Miley, What's Good?"

Nicki Minaj has had a few feuds with artists outside her realm of music, including Miley Cyrus. It all started when Minaj was caught in a small back and forth between Taylor Swift and Cyrus put herself within the center of it when she shared in an interview that the rapper "is not too kind."

The interview would catch the attention of the rapper and when Cyrus would go on to host the 2015 MTV VMA's, Nicki Minaj went on the stage to accept her award and famously said, "Miley, what is excellent?" Not backing down.

6 Lil' Wayne Had A Profound Effect On Her Career

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The rapper has called Minaj an "icon," adding that she "reached some distance past anything else I might have imagined."

5 Cardi B Is Left With A Black Eye

No one likes to see two very successful female rappers butt heads, but unfortunately, the beef between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B has been one of her biggest feuds yet. The two appeared to be friendly when Cardi B released her hit "Bodak Yellow," but then several diss tracks began to emerge between the two women.

Things only got worse from there when both the rappers attended Fashion Week in 2018 and Cardi B left the party with a huge bruise on her face thanks to Minaj.

4 Cara Delevingne Adore's The Rapper

Model Cara Delevingne and Nicki Minaj supposedly have a very close bond with News24 stating that the two girls have a "deep friendship." The stars bonded when they were backstage at a Beyonce and Jay Z concert in Paris, and even shared photos of one another on Instagram.

One outlet shared that Minaj and the British model had been "speaking nearly each evening since they met in Paris," adding that, "Nicki has been giving her advice on the whole lot from music to relationships."

3 There Isn't Room For Two Divas On 'American Idol'

Putting two divas in a room spells disaster and it didn't go well on American Idol when the show added both Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj as judges. When they were on the show's 12th season, rumors sparked that there was drama the first day they met.

Their diva-like attitudes clashed and they were even recorded arguing with one another during an audition round, with Carey reportedly getting security to protect her from Minaj.

2 Romance Rumors Sparked With Eminem

Eminem and Nicki Minaj fueled dating rumors after she rapped about the Detroit native in one of her songs. One of her fans on Twitter asked her if she was dating Slim Shady, to which she replied, "yes."

Eminem joined in on the conversation, replying to Minaj, "Girl, you know it's true." However, it all seemed to be just fun and games for the celeb friends.

1 Lil' Kim Shows No Love

Aren't female rappers suppose to stick together and support one another? It doesn't appear to be the case for Nicki Minaj and Lil' Kim who have been feuding since Minaj's early days. In 2009, Lil' Kim accused Minaj of ripping off her sound and her look.

In 2018, Lil' Kim appeared to even shade Minaj when she showed her support for her rival Cardi B.

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