Nicki Minaj and Cardi B are both set to appear at the VMAs on September 12, almost five years to the day from their scuffle at a New York Fashion Week event.
Minaj will be reprising her dual role as emcee and performer for the second consecutive year, while Cardi B has just been announced as one of the ceremony’s acts, meaning that Minaj may be tasked with introducing her on the stage.
The event·which is also set to include performances by Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo, and Lil Wayne — will bring the two rappers together publicly for the first time since their altercation at a New York Fashion Week event in September 2018.
In the aftermath, Cardi B turned to Instagram where she alluded that the scuffle had started because Minaj – who she did not name directly – had threatened artists not to work with her and made “comments about my abilities to take care of my daughter.”
Megan and Cardi performing BONGOS at the VMAs that Nicki Minaj is hosting …. MESSY VMAs are back!” one X user wrote, while a handful of other users also described the choice to book Cardi B as “messy” and “awkward.