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Nicki Minaj Slams Steve Stoute and Jay-Z Over Tidal Deal, Brings Up Diddy Abuse Allegations: 'Did U Know'

Nicki claimed she was "scammed" by the company and was offered $1 million to ensure her "silence,” which she didn't take.

ByMark Elibert

September 22, 2024

Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Live Nation, Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for UnitedMasters, Arturo Holmes/Getty Images

Nicki Minaj appeared to have some harsh words for Steve Stoute and Jay-Z over the weekend regarding her deal with TIDAL, and she held no punches.

On Saturday, Nicki hopped on X and reflected on a call she received regarding TIDAL being sold in 2021 and the platform only offering her $1 million as a payout. According to Nicki, she was "scammed" and only offered $1 million to be "silenced," but she said she declined through the grace of God. She then ridiculed TIDAL for allegedly spreading misinformation regarding artists receiving payouts after Jay-Z sold TIDAL to Jack Dorsey in 2021.

"Every day a new man pushing 60 years of age gets fingered in the bussy then made to come on this internet & lie on me," said Nicki seemingly referencing Steve Stoute's recent appearance on The Pivot where he spoke about TIDAL and artists not signing paperwork to get paid. "God is in control. Bookmark this. I'd advise yallto never mention my name again.#GagCityLosAngeles TONIGHT & TMRW NIGHT!!!!!!!!!."

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Nicki then seemingly mentioned how she's being made the target of narratives to avoid people asking questions about Jay's "BFF" Diddy and his legal issues. She didn't stop there as she appeared to bring up her husband's sexual assault case and how people can talk about that but not rumors that Hov groomed Foxy Brown or if Stoute knew about the alleged abuse that Cassie, the late Kim Porter, or Aaliyah went through in the industry.

"They gotta keep the conversation on me so that no one asks about these charges against their BFF. I mean it seems the 30 year old tea here is FAR from stale. Patterns. Yet. SAS, UGLY ALIEN, STOUT, dick breath, etc all talking about Onika ? Why they talking bout Oniqua?!?!?!," she tweeted. "Worried about the tea of a 15 year old child who was railroaded but no comments on the tea & baby oil that's been going on for decades & as recent as months ago?!?!!! If 15 year olds need to be held accountable & told they can't ever move past their past, then what about the 30 year olds who groomed & groomed, sat by & was silent, etc. ohright."

She added, "Aaliyah, Foxy, etc. during R. Kelly videos shoots & stuff?? Did u know about the abuse to Kim porter & Cassie?Yall seemed to always run in a sorta…RAT PACK. So that's what we theppl want you & your peeps to speak on. Ugly. Bald head bowling ball bitch. U nighazdon't have this energy for gangsters in person. Only for btchs on the internet."

To close out her diatribe, Nicki reposted a tweet that highlighted how she surpassed Jay to become the sixth longest-charting rapper of all time on Billboard with a caption that read, "Move!"

All of this came after Stoute appeared as a guest on The Pivot and spoke on Nicki regarding the TIDAL deal he claimed she never signed. He also claimed Nicki was mad about missing the opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl because Drake reportedly turned the gig down twice.