‘Hiss’ was released by Megan Thee Stallion on 26 January, the latest solo single from the recent rap sensation, which seemed to address several targets including Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty. “These h**s don’t be mad at Megan, these h**s mad at Megan’s Law,” listeners heard Megan proclaim. “I don’t really know what the problem is, but I guarantee y’all don’t want me to start.”
For those not in the loop, Megan’s Law refers to the legal requirement that law enforcement agencies disseminate information regarding registered sex offenders. Upon dissecting these lyrics, the internet promptly connected the dots, interpreting the lyrics as a veiled dig towards Minaj’s husband, who is a convicted sex offender; Nicki has publicly defended his past actions for years, and therefore it came as no surprise when the rapper swung into battle for him, albeit via Instagram Live.
Upon dissecting these lyrics, the internet promptly connected the dots, interpreting the lyrics as a veiled dig towards Minaj’s husband
What followed became very messy, very quick. Amidst an endless series of posts on X, Minaj announced the drop of her own diss track, dubbed ‘Big Foot’. As the title suggests, the 41-year-old rapper pokes fun at Megan’s highly-publicised trial alongside Tory Lanez, who was sentenced for shooting her in the foot. In case that was not brutal enough, Nicki additionally uses Megan’s mother, who passed in 2019, and her competitor’s supposed inability to rap comfortably over a beat as the groundwork for her clapbacks. Regrettably, very few of the petty lines manage to rise beyond any level of maturity.
Megan’s response has been more than satisfying, given that it is yet to actually occur. Besides promotion of her relevant single and upcoming tour, she has issued no direct response. Meanwhile, Nicki appears not to have a single toy left in her pram.
I, for one, am sighing on behalf of all the Barbz.
