Cardi B Denies Rumors She Replaced Nicki Minaj on Call Her Daddy

Cardi B used a high-profile podcast appearance this week to push back against longrunning rumors that her rise in hip hop was orchestrated to replace Nicki Minaj, even as a separate volley of online attacks between the two rappers reignited following Cardi’s new album and a recent guest verse. On the Call Her Daddy podcast, Cardi said the idea that her career was built to topple another artist was false and that her success was the result of her own efforts.

"People have made this whole story that I came into the industry to like take over somebody's career," Cardi told host Alex Cooper. She added that she had invested in her early projects herself, saying, "I paid for my own music videos, I paid for everything," and declared she was finished prolonging the public feud. The interview aired Thursday as Cardi continues promoting her sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, which has drawn significant commercial attention since its release.

The podcast comments followed a fresh burst of social media hostility between Cardi and Minaj that began Monday. Minaj posted and later deleted a string of messages including a short post that read "4.99," which users interpreted as a jab at a...