Azealia Banks Calls Out Doja Cat for Sounding “Too Much Like Nicki Minaj”
Written by b87fm on 09/29/2025
Azealia Banks is back in the spotlight for her unfiltered commentary—this time aimed at Doja Cat. Following the release of Vie, Banks accused the Grammy-winning rapper of leaning too heavily into Nicki Minaj’s style.
“Ok I love the girls and love Nicki but we can’t just be riding Nicki’s d**k like this,” Banks wrote on X. “Like a teeeny bit of inspiration/borrowing is okay and respectful … but the full on Nicki cosplays have to stop because it’s almost like mocking her. Which is rude.”
Ok I love the girls and love Nicki but we can’t just be riding Nicki’s dick like this. Like a teeeny bit of inspiration/borrowing is okay and respectful … but the full on Nicki cosplays have to stop because it’s almost like mocking her…
Which is rude https://t.co/tJVcanv8Ph
— Azealia Banks אזיליה 🧜🏾♀️🇺🇸🎗️ (@azealiaslacewig) September 27, 2025
What makes the critique sting is that Banks had just praised the project days before, calling it Doja’s “best work” and admitting she was “obsessed” with the sound. But she quickly reversed course, summing it up with:
“Ugh, she almost had me.”
This is her best work. I’m obsessed with this. It’s sooo good https://t.co/CFYafJgqoi
— Azealia Banks אזיליה 🧜🏾♀️🇺🇸🎗️ (@azealiaslacewig) September 26, 2025
This isn’t the first time Banks has weighed in on Doja’s artistic direction. Last fall, she speculated online about Doja’s next move, warning she might slip into what she called a “tiered alt-emo eartheater/twigs rip off.”
Instead, Banks suggested Doja explore adult contemporary vibes reminiscent of Zero 7, Sonique, and Seal.
Doja Cat, meanwhile, has been open about her respect for Nicki Minaj, even collaborating with her on the 2020 “Say So” remix. In her 2023 track “Attention,” she directly addressed the comparisons, rapping:
“Why she think she Nicki M? She think she hot shit.”
