Nicki Minaj Says She Was The First To Name Her Fanbase, Lil' Kim's Beehive Pushes Back

Usually when we hear a rapper brag about being the first to do something, it's Soulja Boy, but recently it was Nicki Minaj.

On Wednesday, October 16, while speaking in New York at a Vogue’s Forces of Fashion event, Nicki said she was the first artist to name her fanbase. 

Nicki Minaj speaks about how the Barbz, Beliebers (Justin Bieber fans), and the Little Monsters (Lady Gaga fans) spearheaded stan culture on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/uppRMOGued

— Stats of Minaj (@statsofminaj) October 16, 2024

"Before l had a record deal, my fans were making a moment for themselves on Twitter," she explained. "I had already given them a name. In fact, do you know that all these artists that give their fans names now, when I started calling my fans the Barbz, there were no rappers naming their fans ... I didn’t think it was something that would spread to the Hip Hop community at all. But it doesn’t matter, because the Barbz are still superior."

The thing is, Lil' Kim called her fans the beehive on the 2003 song "Tha Beehive," off her La Bella Mafia album. 

You can see some of Kim's fans remind Nicki of that below.

She's so delusional 🙄 --like Lil Kim aint been callin her Fans The Beehive since La Bella Mafia dropped in 2003. I seriously hope Kim drops 1 more album before it's all said & done cuz Bitches really need that Reminder... https://t.co/Pav1KQfg2Y

— KrisOnTheGramTV▪︎ (@KrisOnTheGramTV) October 17, 2024

Nicki Minaj wasn’t the first female rapper to start naming her fanbase. Before social media and Stan culture were a thing, Lil’ Kim named her fans the Beehive. No disrespect to NM, but she didn’t start that. pic.twitter.com/ArbTEpnkkM

— The Introverted Joy ♏️ (@joyalana_) October 17, 2024

The way this bitch wants credit for EVERYTHING Lil Kim did first is insane 😂 https://t.co/uOCAfFeZ58 pic.twitter.com/kYrCN1VQDw

— Big Bag (@BigBlanco_1) October 17, 2024

She's so delusional 🙄 --like Lil Kim aint been callin her Fans The Beehive since La Bella Mafia dropped in 2003. I seriously hope Kim drops 1 more album before it's all said & done cuz Bitches really need that Reminder... https://t.co/Pav1KQfg2Y

— KrisOnTheGramTV▪︎ (@KrisOnTheGramTV) October 17, 2024

Why do you think Nicki would claim to be the first artist to name her fanbase?