{"id":202204,"date":"2025-10-04T20:55:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T20:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/202204\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T20:55:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T20:55:25","slug":"azealia-banks-claims-doja-cat-bites-nicki-minajs-style-a-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/202204\/","title":{"rendered":"Azealia Banks Claims Doja Cat Bites Nicki Minaj’s Style A Lot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Azealia Banks<\/a> has never been shy about calling out the industry, and her latest critique is aimed squarely at Doja Cat<\/a>. On September 27, the Harlem rapper sparked heated conversation after weighing in on Doja\u2019s new album Vie<\/a>, which dropped September 25.<\/p>\n

In a since-viral post, Banks accused Doja of leaning too heavily on Nicki Minaj\u2019s blueprint<\/a>. She reposted a fan\u2019s observation that one of Doja\u2019s verses sounded \u201cso Stupid Hoe coded,\u201d a direct nod to Minaj\u2019s 2011 diss track. Banks didn\u2019t hold back in her response.<\/p>\n

\u201cOk I love the girls and love Nicki but we can\u2019t just be riding Nicki\u2019s dick like this,\u201d she tweeted. <\/p>\n

While acknowledging that some inspiration is natural, Banks argued Doja\u2019s approach goes beyond homage. \u201cLike a teeeny bit of inspiration\/borrowing is okay and respectful \u2026 but the full on Nicki cosplays have to stop because it\u2019s almost like mocking her\u2026 Which is rude.\u201d<\/p>\n

Azealia Banks Says Doja Cat Copies Nicki Minaj<\/a><\/p>\n

The remarks drop into a larger debate about how today\u2019s women in rap carve out space in Minaj\u2019s shadow. As one of the most dominant figures of the last 15 years, Nicki\u2019s influence is impossible to ignore. <\/p>\n

Her animated delivery, sharp wordplay, and outlandish visuals have become part of the genre\u2019s DNA. But that impact also puts new artists under a microscope\u2014too much resemblance, and critics label them clones.<\/p>\n

Banks has made authenticity a centerpiece of her commentary<\/a>, often blasting what she sees as copy-and-paste trends. Calling Doja\u2019s delivery \u201cNicki cosplay\u201d fits into her ongoing argument that originality should define hip-hop. To her, mimicry without balance risks flattening Minaj\u2019s artistry into caricature.<\/p>\n

Doja, meanwhile, has built her career on versatility, blending rap, pop, and theatrical visuals that keep fans guessing. Some listeners celebrate her shape-shifting as innovation, while others, like Banks, see echoes that cross into imitation. On Vie, several moments\u2014especially her exaggerated vocal flips\u2014have fueled comparisons to Nicki, reigniting discourse about where homage ends and mockery begins.<\/p>\n

Banks\u2019 critique highlights a tension that continues to ripple through rap: how emerging stars can channel influence from legends without being written off as carbon copies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Azealia Banks has never been shy about calling out the industry, and her latest critique is aimed squarely…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202205,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[116405,71061,88,216,3,13028,116406],"class_list":{"0":"post-202204","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-azealia-banks","9":"tag-doja-cat","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-music","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-nicki-minaj","14":"tag-vie"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}