What Is Going On? A Thorough Review of Nicki Minaj and Travis Scott's Feud

Since the release of their respective albums, Queen and Astroworld, Nicki Minaj and Travis Scott have been quite busy. The albums came out within a week of one another, with Travis's dropping on Aug. 3 and Nicki's on Aug. 11. The critically acclaimed Astroworld debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and held the spot when Queen was released, causing Nicki to come in second. Since then, there have been Twitter rants, awkward red carpet run-ins, and lots of trash talk on the radio. We're not exactly sure when this feud will end, but for now, let's go back to the beginning of when it all started.

Aug. 3, 2018: Astroworld Is Released

Astroworld debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album was certified gold by Aug. 10.

Aug. 10, 2018: Queen Is Released

Nicki dropped Queen and the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 — behind Astroworld, which spent a second week as number one.

Aug. 16, 2018: Kylie Promotes Travis's Astroworld Tour

Stepping up to support her man, Kylie Jenner posted a promotion for Travis's upcoming tour on Instagram. The makeup mogul linked out to the merch shop and captioned the photo, "Me and storm ready for tour."

Aug. 17, 2018: MTV VMAs Releases a Sneak Peek of the Seating Arrangement
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Aug. 17, 2018: MTV VMAs Releases a Sneak Peek of the Seating Arrangement

MTV provided a sneak peek of the show's seating arrangement, revealing that Travis and Kylie would be seated directly behind Nicki and Ariana Grande.

Aug. 19, 2018: Nicki Goes Off on Twitter

Nicki went off about her album's number two spot on Twitter, saying that Kylie's promotion post affected the sales and that Travis knew he really didn't have the number one spot.

Nicki then promised that she would explain everything that was going on on her Queen radio show, adding that even though she lost out on 12 hours of sales, she still managed to sell 200 thousand albums in one week.

Nicki stated that Travis's bundling of merchandise was the actual reason he got the number one spot. She even said she spoke with him the night before.

Nicki also called out Spotify for its lack of promotion, noting that they didn't do the same to her longtime collaborator Drake. She said they punished her because she played her music on the Queen radio show (which is on Apple) before it went up on Spotify.

Aug. 20, 2018: Travis Has Seats Rearranged
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Aug. 20, 2018: Travis Has Seats Rearranged

Even though Travis and Kylie were originally going to be seated behind Nicki and Ariana at the VMAs, TMZ reported that the rapper had their seats changed before the show began. According to them, the decision was based on bad optics rather than any beef — it didn't make sense to have the artist with the number one album sitting behind the artist with the second spot.

Aug. 20, 2018: Nicki Claims Her Original Seat
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Aug. 20, 2018: Nicki Claims Her Original Seat

When the VMAs actually began, Nicki was seen in her original seat beside Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson. At the time, Travis and Kylie were nowhere to be found. After Nicki made her exit to travel downtown for her performance, Travis and Kylie reportedly took the same seats she and her entourage had occupied just before.

Aug. 22, 2018: TMZ Shows a Video of Kylie Avoiding Nicki on the Red Carpet

Two days after the MTV VMAs, TMZ shared a video of Kylie and Nicki on the carpet. The video showed the two about to walk into one another and fans reacting excitedly at the prospect. Kylie is shown to have spotted Nicki before they met and abruptly turned away. It definitely looked as if Kylie was purposefully avoiding the other woman.

Aug. 21: Nicki Goes HAM on Queen Radio

The Twitter caption really speaks for itself.

While Nicki doubled down on her previous comments about Travis's sales, she did clarify that she had no ill-will toward Kylie and baby Stormi.

Aug. 23, 2018: Ariana Is Captured Shading Travis

During a fan event in support of her latest album, Sweetener, Ariana was captured sending a bit of shade the rapper's way. After her manager, Scooter Braun, predicted that Sweetener would debut at number one, Ariana joked, "We got three days left, you don't know what Travis could pull!" You have to admit, it's a funny line.

Aug. 23, 2018: Ariana Clears Up the Shady Joke

Ariana quickly clarified on Twitter that it was just a joke and stated that she had nothing but love for Travis and Kylie.