Nicki Minaj Blames Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner for ‘Queen’ Failing to Hit Number One

Last updated: August 20, 2018 6:41 PM

August 20, 2018

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Rapper Travis Scott‘s new album, Astroworld, topped the Billboard 200 chart on Sunday, August 19, for the second week in a row, while Nicki Minaj’s latest, Queen, debuted at No. 2.

And Nicki was NOT happy.

She took her beef about it with Travis and Kylie Jenner to Twitter:

I put my blood sweat & tears in writing a dope album only for Travis Scott to have Kylie Jenner post a tour pass telling ppl to come see her & Stormi. lol. Im actually laughing. #Queen broke the record of being number 1 in 86 countries. Thank Jesus & thank you to my fans.

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

I looked at the numbers the Carters, Kanye, Nas, etc recently did. Travis sold 200K in his first week of clothes alone. I spoke to him last night & he said he’s been selling clothes b4 the music. Billboard says they’ll change the rules cuz of this, so it should be changed now!

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

She also called out Spotify for taking away a promised promotion:

Spotify put drake’s face on every playlist but told me they’d have to teach me a lesson for playing my music 10 mins early on #QueenRadio. Even tho they’ve been giving away my music for free for years & I am one of the top Spotify artists of all time.

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

Spotify had to teach me a lesson but rewarded the man who has had an Apple radio show the longest; inadvertently helping the Apple platform the most. Oh I can’t wait for #QueenRadio on Tuesday. They took away my promotion they had promised for the 1st cpl days b/c of this. #Queen

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

So if anyone was wondering, numbers do matter to Nicki Minaj.

Then she pulled Harriet Tubman into it. ?

All the QUEENS I remember, SHOOK SHIT UP!!!!!!!! Queen of the week may go to HARRIET TUBMAN!!!!!! Had she just sat there & ate her rice, you niggaz history would’ve been a lot less triumphant. 🦄

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) August 20, 2018

Scott and Jenner have not addressed Minaj’s tweets, but they may run into her this evening at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. The “Anaconda” rapper is supposed to sit one row in front of the couple Awkward!

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