Cardi B has once again landed in the crosshairs of rap’s ever-shifting rivalries. This week, her tense relationship with Ice Spice resurfaced after an unreleased track snippet began circulating online. Shared by DJ Akademiks on Instagram, the clip features Ice Spice delivering pointed lines:
“She might talk sht on the ‘gram, but she won’t talk sht to my face / Poser, she hear my song and copy everything I say.”
The bars were enough to ignite speculation that the Bronx newcomer was taking aim at Cardi. Hours later, a separate recording surfaced, allegedly capturing Cardi in a heated phone exchange. In the audio, she makes her position plain:
“You don’t know?! I’mma show y’all! I’m not Latto! I’ll beat her the f**k up!”
The clip ricocheted across social media, though Cardi has yet to address its origins or authenticity. Her silence has only intensified the swirl of debate, leaving fans to parse the context while waiting for her response.
A Familiar Rivalry with Nicki Minaj
The flare-up with Ice Spice comes just as Cardi’s long-running feud with Nicki Minaj entered a fresh round. A day earlier, the two traded insults on X, fanning the flames of a rivalry that has shadowed both artists for years. The spat began when Nicki appeared to take a swipe at Cardi’s personal life, mentioning her relationship with NFL star Stefon Diggs. Cardi fired back quickly:
“Why you keep bringing up my album?? It’s not the gag that you think it is.”
She pushed further, suggesting that Nicki, a veteran in the industry, should measure herself against artists from her own era—Rihanna and Drake among them—rather than against her.
These disputes underscore how competition and performance remain inseparable from hip-hop’s identity. The spectacle of public sparring—whether through lyrics, leaked recordings, or online jabs—continues to captivate audiences as much as the music itself. For Cardi B, the overlapping tensions with Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj highlight both the volatility and the allure of a culture where personal rivalries often spill into public view.