Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift Have It Out on Twitter Over VMA Nominations

Taylor Swift (JStone / Shutterstock.com) and Nicki Minaj (Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com)

Yesterday on Twitter, hip-hop artist (and fiancé of Philly rapper Meek Mill) Nicki Minaj took to Twitter to share that she was disappointed that, even though it was nominated for Best Female Video and Best Hip-Hop Video, her video “Anaconda” wasn’t nominated in the Best Choreography or Video of the Year categories.

“If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year,” she tweeted. To back herself up, she referenced its impact on social media:

U couldn't go on social media w/o seeing ppl doing the cover art, choreo, outfits for Halloween…an impact like that & no VOTY nomination?

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015

You remember all those memes, right?

She may have had a point, but it was her next tweet that became slightly more controversial.

https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/623608271774072832

A certain extremely sensitive, rail thin pop star from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania took it as a personal jab. Taylor Swift, it should be noted, led the pack of nominations with nine nods, including the choreography and Video of the Year awards Minaj had mentioned.

https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/623616796277506048

Did Swift come out of left field? Minaj said yes.

Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn't say a word about u. I love u just as much. But u should speak on this. @taylorswift13

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015

But when Swift wasn’t answering, Minaj seemed to be trying to stir things up a little more:

Nothing I said had to do with Taylor. So what jabs? White media and their tactics. So sad. That's what they want. https://t.co/AfcwoyDvpg

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015

So Taylor did was she does best: played the nice girl:

https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/623628086614036480

Then a fan chimed in with another Taylor jab:

https://twitter.com/itsbereniced/status/623622054462361600

And Minaj closed it out with an “amen” of sorts:

I'm so glad u guys get to see how this stuff works. Taylor took her music off spotify and was applauded. We launched Tidal & were dragged.

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015

What do you think? Was Minaj right? Was she snubbed because she’s full-figured and black? Was Swift just being paranoid?