Lyrics & breakdown
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- 20
The big 3 on the court, bitch at them bleachers
21I don't wanna have to break bad like it screeches
22A bitch out in Atlanta eating them peaches
23A bitch got more bars than where Big Meech is
Block noteUses legal trouble as a pressure point
TargetRemy Ma
MeaningWhat it means: In “The big 3 on the court, bitch at them bleachers,” Nicki Minaj invokes a case, arrest, imprisonment, or legal vulnerability to define Remy Ma through consequences outside the recording booth. Why it was said: Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma's 2017 exchange escalated after verses on ‘Make Love’ and ‘Swalla,’ followed by Remy's ‘ShETHER’ and ‘Another One.’ Nicki answered across hit records by focusing on sales, chart power, imprisonment, alliances and the claim that Remy required Nicki's name for attention. The reference makes the attack feel verifiable and immediate, using a public consequence to challenge the control and invulnerability Remy Ma projects.
ContextNicki Minaj and Remy Ma's 2017 exchange escalated after verses on ‘Make Love’ and ‘Swalla,’ followed by Remy's ‘ShETHER’ and ‘Another One.’ Nicki answered across hit records by focusing on sales, chart power, imprisonment, alliances and the claim that Remy required Nicki's name for attention.
- 25
She gon' dread dissin' Nicki like Lisa hair
26I buy, lil nigga, ain't no leaser here
27The bitch gambled her career, now it's gon' be severe
Block notePoints to a claimed failure or contradiction
TargetRemy Ma
MeaningWhat it means: In “No, you can't bone it, nigga, ain't no Lisa here,” Nicki Minaj treats the refusal, inability, or contradiction named in the lyric as evidence against Remy Ma's public position. Why it was said: Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma's 2017 exchange escalated after verses on ‘Make Love’ and ‘Swalla,’ followed by Remy's ‘ShETHER’ and ‘Another One.’ Nicki answered across hit records by focusing on sales, chart power, imprisonment, alliances and the claim that Remy required Nicki's name for attention. The wording tests Remy Ma's image against a specific action; the gap between the two is what the audience is being asked to remember.
ContextNicki Minaj and Remy Ma's 2017 exchange escalated after verses on ‘Make Love’ and ‘Swalla,’ followed by Remy's ‘ShETHER’ and ‘Another One.’ Nicki answered across hit records by focusing on sales, chart power, imprisonment, alliances and the claim that Remy required Nicki's name for attention.
- 29
Stopped doin' pills, but bitch dem withdrawals
30I am in my mansion rockin' pink drawers
31I leveled up, bitch, I switched flows
Block noteUses a degrading label to strip status
TargetRemy Ma
MeaningWhat it means: In “Stopped doin' pills, but bitch dem withdrawals,” Nicki Minaj replaces Remy Ma's chosen public identity with the degrading label in the quoted bar, making contempt—not neutral description—the point of the line. Why it was said: Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma's 2017 exchange escalated after verses on ‘Make Love’ and ‘Swalla,’ followed by Remy's ‘ShETHER’ and ‘Another One.’ Nicki answered across hit records by focusing on sales, chart power, imprisonment, alliances and the claim that Remy required Nicki's name for attention. The insult supplies listeners with a short rival definition of Remy Ma; repeating that definition is meant to damage the authority the target brings into the feud.
ContextNicki Minaj and Remy Ma's 2017 exchange escalated after verses on ‘Make Love’ and ‘Swalla,’ followed by Remy's ‘ShETHER’ and ‘Another One.’ Nicki answered across hit records by focusing on sales, chart power, imprisonment, alliances and the claim that Remy required Nicki's name for attention.
- 33
I'm doin' it for fun, I am the first number, tell them bitches I won
34This hoe gettin' slick, so I put on gym shoes and extended my run
35MJ, game 6, (you my) Jackson, Tyson
Block noteShrinks the target into a dependent
TargetRemy Ma
MeaningWhat it means: In “MJ to the teens, I am Billie Jean and the bitch is my son,” Nicki Minaj recasts Remy Ma as a child, student, or minor-league figure who depends on a more powerful adult or senior artist. Why it was said: Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma's 2017 exchange escalated after verses on ‘Make Love’ and ‘Swalla,’ followed by Remy's ‘ShETHER’ and ‘Another One.’ Nicki answered across hit records by focusing on sales, chart power, imprisonment, alliances and the claim that Remy required Nicki's name for attention. The hierarchy denies equality before the battle is judged: if Remy Ma is treated as a dependent, the target's challenge can be dismissed as imitation, immaturity, or ingratitude.
ContextNicki Minaj and Remy Ma's 2017 exchange escalated after verses on ‘Make Love’ and ‘Swalla,’ followed by Remy's ‘ShETHER’ and ‘Another One.’ Nicki answered across hit records by focusing on sales, chart power, imprisonment, alliances and the claim that Remy required Nicki's name for attention.
- 37
Quiet dawg, my phone changed up
38I'm icin' out my Barbie chains up
39And when I come, get your change cup
40These bum bitches never change up
Block noteContrasts upgraded Barbie jewelry with an unchanged rival
TargetRemy Ma
MeaningWhat it means: Nicki says her phone number and diamond Barbie chains have changed, tells the opponent to hold out a cup for spare change and says broke rivals never evolve. Why it was said: Remy Ma's comeback challenged Nicki's years of accumulated success; the hook answers by making change mean growth, money and access for Nicki while using ‘unchanged’ as a claim that Remy's position remained stuck.
Wordplay‘Changed’ moves through a changed phone number, upgraded chains, coins in a change cup and the accusation that the rival never changes.
ContextNicki Minaj and Remy Ma's 2017 exchange escalated after verses on ‘Make Love’ and ‘Swalla,’ followed by Remy's ‘ShETHER’ and ‘Another One.’ Nicki answered across hit records by focusing on sales, chart power, imprisonment, alliances and the claim that Remy required Nicki's name for attention.
- 74
Quiet dawg, my phone changed up
75I'm icin' out my Barbie chains up
76And when I come, get your change cup
77These bum bitches never change up
Block noteRepeats the change motif as a status verdict
TargetRemy Ma
MeaningWhat it means: The repeated pre-chorus again contrasts Nicki's changed number and jewelry with opponents asking for change and failing to change themselves. Why it was said: Returning to the same wording after Lil Wayne's verse makes the economic hierarchy the song's refrain, so the response to Remy is remembered as a difference in sustained access and career movement rather than a single insult.
WordplayThe refrain cycles four meanings of change: contact details, visual upgrade, loose money and personal development.
ContextNicki Minaj and Remy Ma's 2017 exchange escalated after verses on ‘Make Love’ and ‘Swalla,’ followed by Remy's ‘ShETHER’ and ‘Another One.’ Nicki answered across hit records by focusing on sales, chart power, imprisonment, alliances and the claim that Remy required Nicki's name for attention.