Children Drawn Into Cardi B, Nicki Minaj Feud

Cardi B and Nicki Minaj reignited their long-running feud beginning Sept. 29 after Minaj appeared to mock the price and sales of Cardi’s new album Am I the Drama?, touching off days of increasingly hostile posts on X. The exchange quickly turned personal and involved both artists’ children, with Minaj using derogatory language toward Cardi’s daughter Kulture and Cardi attacking Minaj’s son while accusing Minaj of drug use and mental-health issues. Minaj issued a rare public apology directly to Kulture, calling the child “innocent,” but Cardi rejected the apology as backhanded and warned Minaj to keep her child’s name out of the feud. Many aggressive posts were later deleted as the spat drew sharp criticism for involving minors and for resurfacing tensions dating to a 2018 altercation. The back-and-forth has included accusations about album sales, personal trauma, substance use and calls to meet in person, and observers say it remains unclear whether the apology will de-escalate the situation.