"Travis sold over 50K of these," Minaj said, sharing a screenshot of Jenner spruiking hoodies that could be purchased in an album bundle. "With no requirement of redeeming the album! With no dates for a tour, etc. I spoke to him. He knows he doesn't have the #1 album this week. I love my fans for the #1 album in AMERICA!"
Minaj then reminded fans her debut album — released back in 2010 — sold 400,000 copies in its first week, and that Queen's opening week would have been better had she not "lost out on 12 hours of sales".
Minaj again claimed she'd spoken to Scott about selling official merchandise with his album, demanding that Billboard change its chart rules to reflect this. Minaj's own album was sold with a variety of merchandise/album bundles, as well as a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer.
From there, she called out Jenner and her six-month old baby girl Stormi, for apparently intimating fans could meet them if they bought albums bundled with tickets to his tour.
Minaj insisted she wasn't mad though — she was "actually laughing," particularly because Queen "broke the record of being number 1 in 86 countries".
It's unclear which countries Minaj is referring to; Queen debuted at number five in the UK and eight here in New Zealand.
From there, Minaj turned her attention to Spotify, blaming the streaming giant for a lack of promotion — punishment, she claims, for debuting her new music on her 'Queen Radio' Apple Music special.
And just to reiterate, Nicki Minaj is definitely not mad. She's laughing, actually.
Minaj's extended defence of her album's position — and the fact she dragged a six-month-old baby into the beef — has been the source of much talk online, particularly given a seating plan for tomorrow's MTV VMA Awards shows Minaj will be sat mere seats away from Scott and Jenner:
It comes just days after Minaj tweeted and deleted a post defending her collaboration with rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, who in 2015 pleaded guilty to using a 13-year-old child in a sexual performance when he was 18 years old. Responding to media criticism of her choice of collaborator — including a Pitchfork piece titled 'Nicki Minaj, 6ix9ine, and the Alarming Normalisation of Predatory Behaviour' — the rapper tweeted screenshots of an earlier Pitchfork article praising Lady Gaga's 2013 collaboration with alleged sex offender R. Kelly, Do What U Want.
Some were quick to point out that it's a duet Gaga has since distanced herself from:
Don't expect this to be the last Minaj has to say on the issue — she also told fans she's just penned a new freestyle rap to be recorded and released very soon.
