Nicki Minaj is choosing sides and starting feuds. On Tuesday's episode of Queen Radio on Apple Music's Beats 1, the 35-year-old rapper again had it in for Travis Scott after his album, Astroworld, was deemed No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart following the release of Minaj's album, Queen. Ahead of both rappers performing at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, Minaj took to Twitter to accuse Scott of using girlfriend Kylie Jenner's fame to promote his new music. She also had a problem with him selling merchandise and tickets for his upcoming tour with album downloads and having those count as album sales. But a tweet wasn't enough! "What we're not gonna do is have that auto-tune man selling f**king sweaters telling you he sold half a million albums, because he f**king didn't," Minaj exclaimed on her radio show, referring to the 26-year-old rapper. She then went after Jenner, adding, "You stupid f**k. You got your f**king homeboy talking for you and you got your girlfriend selling tour passes. Stop it. Knock it the f**k off." Minaj didn't stop there! "When [Travis] comes along and sells a tour pass that has nothing to do with his f**king music and says he’s sold more than Kanye West and Nas—no you f**king didn’t, keep it the f**k real," she continued. "I know I’m that b**ch, I know I’m number one." The "Barbie Dreams" rapper clarified that she's not as mad as she may seem. "Having said that, none of this is some serious anger s**t. No, we are in a time right now where black music is prospering," she noted, referencing the fact that she and Scott hold the top spots on the album chart. "And I am one of the people who, I'm so excited to see where rap has come from and where we are. But right is right and wrong is wrong." In addition to throwing even more shade at Scott, Minaj came after Tiffany Haddish, who made a joke about Fifth Harmony during the VMAs. “Camila Cabello is here nominated for five awards. So those of you watching at home, hi Fifth Harmony!” Haddish said while on stage with Kevin Hart. The comedian was referencing the "Havana" singer's former groupmates, Normani, Lauren Jauregui, Dinah Jane and Ally Brooke, who performed at last year's VMAs and threw a dummy off the stage. While Haddish got a few laughs from her comment, Minaj did not find it funny. “Last night at the VMAs, I said Normani is that b**ch. Because she is. And I won’t allow anyone to disrespect a black woman in my f**king face," Minaj said on her radio show. "I’ve had it with this s**t." The rapper had a similar reaction when she joined Haddish and Hart on the VMAs stage to accept the Best Hip Hop Video moon person, the first award of the night. "Don’t be coming for Fifth Harmony because Normani is that b**ch," she declared. Normani was honored that Minaj had her back. The singer re-tweeted a comment on Monday reading, "Nicki telling the whole world Normani is THAT b**ch? Hell yeah that’s the girl empowerment s**t I live for #VMAs." Nicki telling the whole world Normani is THAT bitch? Hell yeah that’s the girl empowerment shit I live for #VMAs — Internet Mom is 💫upsad💫 (@ashleyippolito) August 21, 2018 For more VMAs shade, check out the video below: 2018 VMAs: The Shadiest, Weirdest and Most Memorable Moments This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. If you are using ad-blocking software, please disable it and reload the page. 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Addressing the matter on Sunday, Minaj claimed that Scott’s girlfriend Kylie Jenner — who included a link to his Astroworld shop alongside an Instagram post saying she and the couple’s daughter would be joining him on tour — was partly behind the success of his album. “I put my blood sweat & tears in writing a dope album only for Travis Scott to have Kylie Jenner post a tour pass telling ppl to come see her & Stormi. Lol. Im actually laughing,” Minaj wrote on Sunday. In a separate message she wrote that Scott’s high sales could also be attributed to the fact that he’s selling album bundles online, which also include merchandise and tour “season passes” that entitle fans to priority venue entry and discounts. Continuing, Minaj praised the success of her album, writing, “#Queen broke the record of being number 1 in 86 countries. Thank Jesus & thank you to my fans.” She also added that she had spoken with Scott and “he knows he doesn’t have the #1 album in AMERICA!” nicki1 Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner | Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Minaj then went on to claim that Spotify penalized her by taking away a promotion “they had promised for the 1st cpl days” because she played her album “10 mins early” on her Apple Beats 1 Radio show. “My music went up on Apple so I played it. I assumed it was on Spotify & Tidal at the same time. Spotify said that Apple tweeted fans advising #Queen was up a& therefore they had to teach me a lesson,” she wrote. She also wrote that her label “didn’t want to defend me for fear of Spotify trying to teach Ariana [Grande] a ‘lesson’ too!” However, the streaming service has denied Minaj’s claim, arguing that they did support her release. “Spotify supported Nicki Minaj with a Times Square billboard, a host of the largest playlists, New Music Friday and the new music release shelf,” a rep for the streaming service told Variety. “Her song ‘Bed’ actually saw an increase based on the promotions put behind the campaign. The company continues to be big fans of Nicki.” RELATED VIDEO: Nicki Minaj Shuts Downs Speculation She Delayed Album to Compete with Ariana Grande Hours later, Minaj denied that she had beef with Scott or Jenner. “People are calling me thinking I’m huffing & puffing. Omg y’all this is sarcasm/dry humor. Yikes. I’m having the most iconNIC time. Come let me kiss you,” she wrote, adding a series of kissey face emojis. Continuing, she wrote: “When people call me & hear me crackin up laughing they seem so puzzled. Loosen up.”<doc-sep>This morning, Nicki Minaj delivered on her promise to absolutely roast someone during her Beats 1 radio show. The subject? Travis Scott, who she's been beefing with since last week. She started by calling out Travis specifically, saying he gets the "hoe" of the week award, "Because he’s out here selling clothes instead of music. What we're not gonna do is have that Auto-Tune man selling f*cking sweaters telling you he sold half a million albums, because he f*cking didn't. You stupid f*ck. You got your f*cking homeboy talking for you and you got your girlfriend selling tour passes. Stop it. Knock it the f*ck off." Here's the much-needed context for you: This month, both Nicki and Travis dropped new albums. Travis's performed better than Nicki's, and she took to Twitter to vent her frustrations about that. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. I put my blood sweat & tears in writing a dope album only for Travis Scott to have Kylie Jenner post a tour pass telling ppl to come see her & Stormi. lol. Im actually laughing. #Queen broke the record of being number 1 in 86 countries. Thank Jesus & thank you to my fans. — BEAM ME UP SCOTTY OUT NOW (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018 She's specifically referencing this Instagram, where Kylie looks to be obviously promoting Travis's upcoming tour. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Nicki kept going, saying that she'd spoken to Travis. "Travis sold over 50K of these. 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!" She obviously feels that Travis has an unfair advantage by having Kylie promote his album to her millions and millions of loyal followers. This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The drama continued when it was rumored they'd all be sitting next to each other at the VMAs on Monday night. They weren't, but it was fun to dream about it for a while. Reportedly, Travis heard about this potential seating arrangement and was like... nah. This brings us all the way back to last night, when Nicki got on stage to claim her Best Hip Hop Moonperson and said that the following day (today) she was going to give the "C*cksucker of the Day," award on her radio show. Welp, mystery solved! Follow Emma on Instagram. Emma Baty Emma Baty is the Associate Entertainment Editor at Cosmopolitan who focuses on movies and TV. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Nicki Minaj has slammed both Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott twice now this week, accusing Scott of using Jenner and his album-merch bundles to boost his Astroworld sales so he got the number 1 slot over her on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart. "You got your girlfriend selling tour passes," Minaj said on her Beats 1 show Queen Radio yesterday. "Stop it. Knock it the fuck off." Jenner and Scott have not commented on any of this—but not because they aren't aware. The couple has and is going to great lengths to ignore it. TMZ just posted a video of Jenner literally turning around and walking the way she came to avoid running into Minaj on the VMA red carpet Monday. They both arrived at the same time. It's a little awkward, but not as awkward as Jenner being next to her and saying nothing: This content is imported from Third party. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. And last night, hours after Minaj's radio broadcast, the couple was photographed out on a date in New York City. They kissed in public, the kind of thing that has and did make headlines for them unrelated to their Nicki feud on outlets. Gotham Getty Images Gotham Getty Images On Monday, Scott gave the closest thing he has to a response: He requested to have his and Jenner's seat moved away from Minaj at the VMAs, and they sat far away from her. The message from all of this? Jenner and Scott don't want any part in this drama...yet. Alyssa Bailey News and Strategy Editor Alyssa Bailey is the news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). 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Nicki Minaj doubled down on her criticism of Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott during her Apple Music Queen Radio show today after she suggested the only reason Scott's album Astroworld beat out her album Queen for the #1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 charts was because he used his girlfriend to promote it and sold it with merch. “Travis Scott gets Hoe N*gga of the Week by a landslide," she said of the presumably weekly honor, via Vice. "Because he’s out here selling clothes instead of music. What we're not gonna do is have that Auto-Tune man selling fucking sweaters telling you he sold half a million albums, because he fucking didn't. You stupid fuck. You got your fucking homeboy talking for you and you got your girlfriend selling tour passes. Stop it. Knock it the fuck off." Minaj is referring to the clothes-album bundle packs that Scott has for sale on his website and the Instagram Jenner posted promoting Scott's future tour for Astroworld. She also, per The Fader, addressed the internet's declaration she is now feuding with Scott and Jenner's daughter Stormi Webster after she called out Jenner for using her baby to promote Scott's tour in her Instagram caption. "I love Kylie, I love Kim. I actually love all of them," she clarified of her personal relationship with the family. "I know that you guys are saying me and Baby Stormi have beef," Minaj then laughed. "Yes we do. Now, this is what the fuck is happening today. Me against baby Stormi. We have this rivalry now. I'm going to start from scratch." "I love Kylie, I love Kim. I actually love all of them. I know that you guys are saying me and Baby Stormi have beef [laughs]. Yes we do. Now, this is what the fuck is happening today. Me against baby Stormi. We have this rivalry now. I'm going to start from scratch." #QueenRadio — The FADER (@thefader) August 21, 2018 The takeaway seems to be it's nothing personal, just professional. Minaj originally tweeted Monday about her issue with the two after chart rankings were released. "I put my blood sweat & tears in writing a dope album only for Travis Scott to have Kylie Jenner post a tour pass telling ppl to come see her & Stormi. lol," she wrote. "Im actually laughing. #Queen broke the record of being number 1 in 86 countries. Thank Jesus & thank you to my fans." I put my blood sweat & tears in writing a dope album only for Travis Scott to have Kylie Jenner post a tour pass telling ppl to come see her & Stormi. lol. Im actually laughing. #Queen broke the record of being number 1 in 86 countries. Thank Jesus & thank you to my fans. — BEAM ME UP SCOTTY OUT NOW (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018 At this point, neither Scott nor Jenner have responded to Minaj directly. But Scott is reported to have requested his and Jenner's seats behind Minaj at last night's VMAs be moved—so chances are they aren't completely indifferent to Minaj's commentary on his success. On Instagram, Scott just wrote a flirty comment under Jenner's thirst shot of herself today, so it was really business as usual: Instagram Alyssa Bailey News and Strategy Editor Alyssa Bailey is the news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton).