Nicki Minaj & Gavin Newsom Go To Conflict Over Megan Thee Stallion Subliminal Diss
Nicki Minaj unloaded a barrage of insults at Gavin Newsom after the California governor posted a video utilizing Megan Thee Stallion’s “HISS,” a monitor that incorporates a pointed lyric many imagine targets Minaj’s husband.
The video, which Newsom shared on social media, was meant to criticize Donald Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein. However it was his selection of soundtrack that caught consideration.
Megan’s 2024 single consists of the road: “These hoes don’t be mad at Megan/These hoes mad at Megan’s Regulation…” a reference to the intercourse offender registry named after a 7-year-old homicide sufferer.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) December 13, 2025
The lyric is extensively interpreted as a jab at Kenneth Petty, Minaj’s husband, who’s a registered intercourse offender. Minaj didn’t let the second slide.
She jumped on X and fired again with a collection of posts that straight attacked Newsom’s character and political ambitions.
“Profession politician on the brink of his second realigns to turn into nothing greater than a Nicki Minaj ANTI. OOF,” she posted. “So now he’s the man operating on ‘eager to see trans children’ AND keen to decrease himself to changing into simply one other FEMALE RAPPER to get obliterated by NICKI MINAJ. #FREEChristians #NewScum”
Profession politician on the brink of his second realigns to turn into nothing greater than a Nicki Minaj ANTI. OOF.
So now he’s the man operating on “eager to see trans children” AND keen to decrease himself to changing into simply one other FEMALE RAPPER to get obliterated by NICKI MINAJ.… pic.twitter.com/GTSBFNYljv
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) December 13, 2025
She adopted with extra jabs: “Oh Gavvy pooh, it solely will get worse from right here for you, buddy. It’s the top of the highway for you, my love. Get on the closest jet ski & let that stunning hair blow within the wind. It’s going to make you happier than this race that you’ll not win. Get pleasure from life. Peace.”
After which, a ultimate dig: “Oh gavvy Pooh the ppl behind you clearly don’t care about you. I can go rather a lot deeper. Arch your again.”
The feud comes shortly after Minaj criticized Newsom’s feedback about transgender youth, accusing him of selling dangerous insurance policies.
They’re able to make a profession politician with every thing to lose throw all of it away—identical to they did to everybody else earlier than him—simply to go in opposition to me.
What’s wild is that he can’t see how it will finish.
I should be a reasonably highly effective gal.
Reward God.
It’s nicely.
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) December 13, 2025
The governor’s remarks have been supposed to assist trans rights, however Nicki Minaj mischaracterized them in her posts. She has additionally lately aligned herself with conservative figures and has voiced assist for Donald Trump, together with a high-profile go to to the U.N. to campaign for Christians in Nigeria.
Through the use of “HISS” — a monitor already laced with stress between Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj, Newsom’s video drew consideration not only for its political message however for its musical subtext.
The back-and-forth provides one other layer to the continued friction between Minaj and Megan, whereas dragging Newsom right into a Hip-Hop spat because the election season nears.
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