When you're one of the highest-selling female rappers of all time, a lot of respect and even a little backlash will come with the territory. Nicki Minaj skyrocketed to fame with hits like "Super Bass" and "Anaconda," but not every celebrity has been on board with "Team Nicki."
Nicki Minaj has been known to burn a few bridges with several celebrities over the years. She has had beef with other female rappers and a few pop stars, even getting into a brawl with a famous Bronx hip-hop artist. But, while her haters will continue to loathe her fame and fortune, she's got plenty of other celebrity friends that have her back and fully support her career.
10 Ariana Grande And Nicki Minaj Make Music Together
Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj are such close friends, they've worked on three songs together. They collaborated on 2014's "Bang Bang," along with Jessie J, 2016's "Side to Side," and 2018's "The Light is Coming."
The two stars have a sister bond with Grande once tweeting about how much the rapper has "been there for me (in real life) every time I've needed somebody and I'll always be there for her," adding, "We love each other."
9 Demi Lovato Gets Major Side-Eye
Drama hit the Met Gala carpet in 2016 when Nicki Minaj and Demi Lovato arrived wearing Moschino and went with the designer Jeremy Scott. The rapper shared a photo of the night but did not mention Lovato in it. Lovato ended up leaving early for an AA meeting, but later shared this side-eye photo of Minaj on Instagram.
In an interview with Billboard, Lovato admitted, "This one celebrity was a complete b**** and was miserable to be around." Fans suspected she was talking about Nicki Minaj.
8 Beyonce Has Her Full Support
Everyone wants to be friends with Beyonce and Nicki Minaj is one of them. The two collaborated on hit songs like "Feeling Myself" and "Flawless (Remix)" and the rapper talked highly of Queen Bey.
"Just her name alone defines greatness," Minaj spoke about Beyonce, adding, "Every woman wants to be that driven." When I met her she was a super sweetheart. And the fact that she complimented me, I'll never forget that."
7 "Miley, What's Good?"
Nicki Minaj has had a few feuds with artists outside her realm of music, including Miley Cyrus. It all started when Minaj was caught in a small back and forth between Taylor Swift and Cyrus put herself in the middle of it when she shared in an interview that the rapper "is not too kind."
The interview would catch the attention of the rapper and when Cyrus would go on to host the 2015 MTV VMA's, Nicki Minaj went on the stage to accept her award and famously said, "Miley, what's good?" Not backing down.
6 Lil' Wayne Had A Profound Effect On Her Career
One of Nicki Minaj's biggest supporters is rapper Lil' Wayne, who has collaborated with the rapper before she made it big, working on a series of mixtapes with her and eventually signing her to his Young Money label in 2009.
The rapper has called Minaj an "icon," adding that she "reached far beyond anything I would have imagined."
5 Cardi B Is Left With A Black Eye
No one likes to see two very successful female rappers butt heads, but unfortunately, the beef between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B has been one of her biggest feuds yet. The two appeared to be friendly when Cardi B released her hit "Bodak Yellow," but then several diss tracks began to emerge between the two women.
Things only got worse from there when both the rappers attended Fashion Week in 2018 and Cardi B left the party with a huge bruise on her face thanks to Minaj.
4 Cara Delevingne Adore's The Rapper
Model Cara Delevingne and Nicki Minaj supposedly have a very close bond with News24 stating that the two women have a "deep friendship." The stars bonded when they were backstage at a Beyonce and Jay Z concert in Paris, and even shared photos of one another on Instagram.
One outlet shared that Minaj and the British model had been "talking almost every night since they met in Paris," adding that, "Nicki has been giving her advice on everything from music to relationships."
3 There Isn't Room For Two Divas On 'American Idol'
Putting two divas in a room spells disaster and it didn't go well on American Idol when the show added both Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj as judges. When they were on the show's 12th season, rumors sparked that there was drama the first day they met.
Their diva-like attitudes clashed and they were even recorded arguing with one another during an audition round, with Carey reportedly getting security to protect her from Minaj.
2 Romance Rumors Sparked With Eminem
Eminem and Nicki Minaj fueled dating rumors after she rapped about the Detroit native in one of her songs. One of her fans on Twitter asked her if she was dating Slim Shady, to which she replied, "yes."
Eminem joined in on the conversation, replying to Minaj, "Girl, you know it's true." However, it all seemed to be just fun and games for the celeb friends.
1 Lil' Kim Shows No Love
Aren't female rappers suppose to stick together and support one another? It doesn't appear to be the case for Nicki Minaj and Lil' Kim who have been feuding since Minaj's early days. In 2009, Lil' Kim accused Minaj of ripping off her sound and her look.
In 2018, Lil' Kim appeared to even shade Minaj when she showed her support for her rival Cardi B.