As fans scramble to piece together the root of the drama, TDE's Punch offers insight into SZA and Nicki Minaj’s beef.

Minaj fired off more than a dozen tweets attacking SZA after she apparently interpreted a tweet from SZA as a subtle dig.

Minaj first sent shots to TDE president Punch on X Tuesday (July 15) before SZA entered the chat. By Heran Mamo Uh oh, the girls are fighting. Nicki Minaj and SZA started trading shots on X Tuesday (July 15).

The "Pink Friday" rapper lashed out at TDE’s Punch and clashed with SZA in a profanity-laced Twitter exchange that spiraled out of control.

Nicki Minaj has responded to SZA’s attempt to defend herself amid their online back-and-forth this week, with the Queens rapper claiming her Young Money comrade Drake asked her to be on his Sexyy Red-assisted single “Rich Baby Daddy” before SZA.

Nicki Minaj is making it clear: she’s tired of being silent. Posted to her official X account, the rap icon accused Punch, the longtime president of TDE, of publicly bullying her on social media after she turned down multiple business proposals. She even suggested he deliberately tried to damage her brand and reputation as revenge.

Azealia Banks just can’t hold back. In the latest hip‑hop heatwave, DJ Akademiks – ever the media firestarter – stirred the pot by claiming “TDE are beefing with @AkademiksTV more than Drake is,” igniting a social media dust‑up between the label’s artists and the streamer.