Overview
- Lizzo told N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN on Drink Champs that "fighting sells," saying public disputes between women in music draw attention and boost engagement.
- She praised Nicki Minaj's career and recalled Minaj's long run at the top of female rap, noting how a new generation of women has changed the field.
- Lizzo said she and Minaj are not personally close, telling hosts she only "knows of her" and that she has no private relationship with the rapper.
- The remarks follow a recent alternate version of Lizzo’s song "Bitch" with lines widely read as aimed at Minaj and earlier social-media comments from Minaj criticizing Lizzo’s weight, work and legal matters.
- Lizzo is promoting a new album while saying she will set boundaries, and there is no reported reconciliation so far, making further public exchanges likely to shape promotion and fan reaction.