The media puts words in my mouth all the time and this is no different. I will always take a stance on women writing b/c I believe in us!
— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014Nicki Minaj has responded to the online reports that she dissed Iggy Azalea at Sunday’s BET Awards both on stage and off it in a lengthy series of tweets on her Twitter account.
The singer/rapper took to her Twitter to get her voice heard after multiple outlets reported on Minaj’s apparent mocking of the Australian rapper, whose “Fancy” currently tops the Billboard Hot 100. While Azalea performed, Minaj was seen mimicking her dance moves and, when she later won over Azalea for best female hip-hop artist, said, “When Nicki Minaj spits, Nicki Minaj wrote it,” supposedly insinuating that Azalea doesn’t write her own music.
On her Twitter, Minaj seemed to quash any sort of beef there might be between the two, but she didn’t exactly back down from her comments, either, continuing to stress that she believes women should continue to write because “our voices have to be heard.”
The media puts words in my mouth all the time and this is no different. I will always take a stance on women writing b/c I believe in us!
— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014I believe we're smart enough to write down our own thoughts and perspective, just like the men do. I've been saying this for 5 YEARS
— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014I fell in love with Lauryn Hill b/c I knew she was the author behind those amazingly profound and articulated songs on the MisEducation
— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014I wondered how Lauryn tapped into my brain and wrote an album on love, betrayal, passion, pain, triumph, brokenness.... Did she read minds?
— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014It's the same reason I have a different level of respect for Missy. I know she's a writer and a producer. Women MUST aspire for more.
— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014I've congratulated Iggy on the success of Fancy, publicly. She should be very proud of that. All the women nominated should b proud.
— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014That will never change my desire to motivate women to write. Our voices have to be heard. I hope I inspire up & coming females to do that.
— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014source
UPDATE: darealyst has made a comment about this
