Cardi B Denies Claims She Wanted To "Knock Nicki [Minaj] Out": "The Lies!"

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Internet personality Jessie Woo claims she spoke with someone on Cardi's team years ago but the rapper refuted her allegations.

The previous beef between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj seems like old news, but there are still moments when their fanbases blow life into the embers of controversy. Years ago, the ladies participated in a fight that went down in Hip Hop and fashion history, but they've both seemed to have moved forward from the animosity, at least publicly. 

Internet personality and Love & Hip Hop star Jessie Woo was sharing a few thoughts recently and revived the drama by saying that she was "spilling tea" regarding an alleged interaction she had years ago. "I met someone that was on Cardi's team back in 2017 and they literally told me, this is something that was told to me, that yeah like, 'Putting Cardi out, our goal was to knock Nicki out.'"

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"That was the first time I heard that topic. Then, not too long later, the whole Nicki and Cardi thing happened," Woo continued, referencing the infamous fight between the ladies and their teams at New York Fashion Week back in 2018. "I remember just thinking to myself, yo, so-and-so told me this is what they were trying to do."

Jessie Woo went on to speak about women in the industry going at it, and after Hollywood Unlocked shared the clip, Cardi B jumped in the comments to defend her name, team, and career.  "The lies !!! I hate that I gotta address sh*t that is so irrelevant," said the rapper. "Jessie woo is the same person that I got on my dm askin me advise because she sign to my old record label and she felt like my old manager played her."

"If anybody ever told you that about another woman then why would you go and sign with them as well ?" Cardi asked. "No matter how stressful my 3 years of litigation when with my old managers was I know he will never say that since he a Queens nikka and the last thing in our head was another woman when we was just trying to make it which we did .And yes I got the dms !"

Check out the clip of Woo's video, as well as Cardi's response, below.

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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.