If the shoe fits… or does it??
On Monday, amid her now-squashed feud with Cardi B, Nicki Minaj went on Twitter and claimed she passed on a Steve Madden deal brought to her by producer Irv Gotti.
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Earlier that day, the two rappers went on social media to argue about deals and collaborations they may or may not have turned down.
The Young Money MC wrote:
Same thing with Steve Madden. Irv Gotti asked me to do that deal several times. I passed. You never hear me talking bout things like this. ???? she rlly thought she was doing smthn talking about turning down deals. BWAAAAAHAHAAAHAHAHAAAAA #DipVIDEO out now.
BABY GIRL WRITE A RAP!
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) October 30, 2018
However, on Tuesday, the official Twitter account for the footwear company went on social media to savagely DENY they offered a deal to the Bed musician.
.@NICKIMINAJ you can't turn down an offer that was never made. #StopLying.
— STEVE MADDEN (@SteveMadden) October 30, 2018
Before you pick a side in this extremely random feud, read the (below) tweet from reporter Nina Parker. According to the journalist, Nicki is in the right because Gotti reportedly approached her with a collab… NOT Steve Madden.
She said Irv Gotti reached out to her, for a Steve Madden collaboration. Not the company itself. That happens often, someone will broker a potential partnership before contacting the company to gauge interest. If you turn it down, they never bring it to the company.
— Nina Parker (@theninaparker) October 30, 2018
To add context to the story, back in December, Cardi announced a partnership with the shoe brand for her “Curated by Cardi” collection. At the time, she told Teen Vogue that she shared a “mutual friend” with the designer:
“All of this came about because I keep bringing up to my manager, I want to work with brands that are affordable. And are chic but good quality… I don’t want to work with a brand that is like, ‘Yeah they make shoes,’ or ‘Yeah, they make clothes,’ but it’s like… cheap, not good to wear. I’ve always been a fan of Steven Madden. We have a mutual friend, and bam! We connected.”’
Needless to say, the Internet loved every second of the drama! See the best reactions (below):
Y’all wear fashion nova shoes and Lola’s shoetique But too good for Steve Madden?! pic.twitter.com/oYHFjJMTFc
— Regine Hunter (@KeepItKuteKiKi) October 30, 2018
STEVE MADDEN SAID STOP LYING ON THEM! pic.twitter.com/PabhgTIWEV
— Talia is hosting @ #HarlemBookFair 9/7 (@taliacadet) October 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/nxfertiti_/status/1057320606767693825
After everything started to calm down on my TL here comes Steve Madden shaking things up pic.twitter.com/ozuafzIGxA
— Eme ???? (@EmeeJadee) October 30, 2018
Mfs talkin shit about Steve Madden like they shoes don’t be on point! Y’all sleep and fake rich on here man
— Q U E E N T (@flawlessqueent_) October 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/ImHonestTho/status/1057317005416644608
https://twitter.com/zcalvin803/status/1057320320577798145
https://twitter.com/ChristineFox/status/1057313588744904704
The Barbs are gonna have a field day with Steve Madden once they get out of school today.
— LeTroy Davis (@letroydavis) October 30, 2018
[Image via Derrick Salters/WENN.]
