2025 was a wild year for celebrity beefs, with stars trading insults online over everything from personal grudges to professional rivalries. Some clashes turned especially messy, with dirty blows that kept fans glued to their screens for hours, days, and even months. From Cardi B and Nicki Minaj hurling vicious insults online to Drake and Kendrick Lamar going head-to-head in diss tracks, here’s a look at some of the most heated and talked-about beefs of the year.
Cardi B vs. Nicki Minaj
In September, one of the most notorious rivalries in hip-hop flared up again, when Cardi B and Nicki Minaj traded severe insults online. The clash began after Minaj appeared to mock the sales of Cardi’s new album, Am I The Drama? Minaj took to X, with a since-deleted post that read, $4.99, poking fun at what seemed to be a reference to the promotional iTunes price of Cardi’s project.
That led to a series of firing posts: Minaj mocked Cardi’s pregnant belly and accused her of “fallin off the charts,” while Cardi fired back with cutting remarks about Minaj’s family and alleged cocaine use, even referencing Minaj’s brother’s 2017 criminal conviction. As previouslyreported, Jelani Maraj was convicted of predatory assault against an 11-year-old girl and was found guilty in 2017. He was sentenced to 25 years to life in 2020.
Sadly, the social media spat reached a new low when the rappers dragged each other’s children into the mix, drawing widespread criticism. The feud quickly escalated into deeply personal territory, prompting other artists, including 50 Cent, to publicly warnthat the situation was “not gonna end well” if it continued to spiral online. Thankfully, the beef quickly dissipated.