Pitting a female against another female is a tried-and-true practice, one even more customary in the entertainment industry. The rivalry began between the duo after Cardi dominated the 2017 charts with her track, Bodak Yellow. The fire was flamed when Minaj guested on Katy Perry’s diss track Swish Swish.
Before 2017, Nicki Minaj was arguably the best female rapper. Today, people would argue that Cardi B has surpassed Nicki Minaj.
Based on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart history, Cardi B has had four songs that were in the top 10 and one song that was number 1 in her career. Nicki Minaj has had fifteen songs that were in the top 10 but never has had a song peak at number 1, but eighty-four of her songs were in the Billboard Top 100. Cardi B has only six songs that made the Billboard Top 100.
Spotify would suggest that Cardi B is a better rapper, seeing that Cardi B has 25,809,869 monthly listeners and is ranked 33rd in the world. Nicki Minaj has only 23,538,389 monthly listeners and is ranked 47th in the world.
Cardi B’s net worth was around $600,000 at the start of September last year but after the release of the song Bodak Yellow, her net worth hit $4 million. Over time, Cardi has gotten various awards and nominations. In total, Cardi B has been nominated for 21 awards and won 8 awards.
Although it seems Cardi B’s music is more popular right now, Nicki Minaj is still the best-selling female rapper of all time. Her net worth is an estimated $75 million. Some of Nicki Minaj’s accomplishments include the first solo female rapper to perform at the Grammy Awards. Nicki Minaj has been nominated for a total 402 awards and won 197 awards. This includes 4 Billboard Music Awards, 11 BET Awards, and 6 American Music Awards.
Beef aside, both artists are successful rappers and have set new standards for females and the music industry. So we would like to know which of them is your favourite rap queen. Team Nicki or Team Cardi? Let us know in the comment section.
