7 Times Nicki Minaj Solidified Her Queen Status

Congratulations, Nicki!

The Queen Print - With another BET Award for Female Hip Hop Artist under her belt at tonight's 2016 BET Awards, Nicki has proven her queen status time and time again. Here are all the times she let us know she was the greatest. —Jon Reyes(Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic)

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The Queen Print - With another BET Award for Female Hip Hop Artist under her belt at tonight's 2016 BET Awards, Nicki has proven her queen status time and time again. Here are all the times she let us know she was the greatest. —Jon Reyes(Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic)

You've Been Dismissed - Even journalists aren’t immune to the wrath of Nicki. During an interview for The New York Times Magazine the interviewer made the mistake of asking her: ‘‘Is there a part of you that thrives on drama, or is it no, just pain and unpleasantness—’’ Nicki clapped back right away, ‘‘That’s disrespectful. Why would a grown-*** woman thrive off drama? I don’t care to speak to you anymore.” In case anyone was wondering, that’s how you end an interview.(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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You've Been Dismissed - Even journalists aren’t immune to the wrath of Nicki. During an interview for The New York Times Magazine the interviewer made the mistake of asking her: ‘‘Is there a part of you that thrives on drama, or is it no, just pain and unpleasantness—’’ Nicki clapped back right away, ‘‘That’s disrespectful. Why would a grown-*** woman thrive off drama? I don’t care to speak to you anymore.” In case anyone was wondering, that’s how you end an interview.(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Miles on Miley - Hail the heavens for this classic TV moment. After Miley told an interviewer, “What I read sounded very Nicki Minaj, which, if you know Nicki Minaj, is not too kind,” in reference to the very short lived Twitter feud between Nicki and Taylor Swift, Nicki wasn’t having it. During the live telecast of MTV’s 2015 Video Music Awards Nicki gave Miley a piece of her mind blowing into the mic, “Back to this b***h that had a lot to say about me the other day in the press; Miley, what’s good?”Between the demonic look on Nicki’s face and her sharp manicure, we’re surprised Miley wasn’t standing on a puddle.(Photo: Jeff Kravitz/MTV1415/FilmMagic)

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Miles on Miley - Hail the heavens for this classic TV moment. After Miley told an interviewer, “What I read sounded very Nicki Minaj, which, if you know Nicki Minaj, is not too kind,” in reference to the very short lived Twitter feud between Nicki and Taylor Swift, Nicki wasn’t having it. During the live telecast of MTV’s 2015 Video Music Awards Nicki gave Miley a piece of her mind blowing into the mic, “Back to this b***h that had a lot to say about me the other day in the press; Miley, what’s good?”Between the demonic look on Nicki’s face and her sharp manicure, we’re surprised Miley wasn’t standing on a puddle.(Photo: Jeff Kravitz/MTV1415/FilmMagic)

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Carey-ed Away - Nicki’s stint on American Idol was a tumultuous one. Mariah Carey and Nicki just weren’t able to get along. Even TMZ tapped into the feud with a video of a nasty fight in the audition room. It must have been a long season for Randy Jackson.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage)

Nicki Don’t Want None - This one technically might not count but at last year’s AMAs Nicki looked less than pleased throughout the show. More than anything, it seemed her face couldn’t hide her lack of amusement to Jennifer Lopez’s choreography for her hit “Anaconda.” Nicki did clear the air on Twitter by saying, “I'm looking at my own face on the screen when I'm looking to the right.” Hmm…(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Nicki Don’t Want None - This one technically might not count but at last year’s AMAs Nicki looked less than pleased throughout the show. More than anything, it seemed her face couldn’t hide her lack of amusement to Jennifer Lopez’s choreography for her hit “Anaconda.” Nicki did clear the air on Twitter by saying, “I'm looking at my own face on the screen when I'm looking to the right.” Hmm…(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Juicy - The legendary clip came during the Pink Friday promotion tour. Even then, Nicki was demanding only the best, hence the pickle juice anecdote. Never take pickle juice, kids. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/ Getty Images)

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Juicy - The legendary clip came during the Pink Friday promotion tour. Even then, Nicki was demanding only the best, hence the pickle juice anecdote. Never take pickle juice, kids. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/ Getty Images)

Let's Talk About Sex - After an online article talking about the lack of female rappers in the industry prompted a Twitter user to write, “Yep, men are visual creatures they don't care if you can sing … That's why Nicki had to buy an a-- to blow up! #Fact,” Minaj was quick to set the record straight. She swiftly pointed out, “I've gone toe to toe w/everyone [sic] of your favorite male MC's. To undermine my skill & diversity as an MC is actually comical @ this point.” That’s how you end that one, ladies and gents.(Photo: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

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Let's Talk About Sex - After an online article talking about the lack of female rappers in the industry prompted a Twitter user to write, “Yep, men are visual creatures they don't care if you can sing … That's why Nicki had to buy an a-- to blow up! #Fact,” Minaj was quick to set the record straight. She swiftly pointed out, “I've gone toe to toe w/everyone [sic] of your favorite male MC's. To undermine my skill & diversity as an MC is actually comical @ this point.” That’s how you end that one, ladies and gents.(Photo: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

Now We Got Pink Blood - Taylor Swift briefly came for Nicki Minaj after the rapper’s reaction to not being nominated for Video of the Year. Nicki wasted no time in clapping back: “Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn't say a word about u. I love u just as much. But u should speak on this.” The country-pop star knew she’d done something wrong and apologized, “I thought I was being called out. I missed the point, I misunderstood, then misspoke. I'm sorry, Nicki.” The two buried the hatchet by performing together at the VMAs.(Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic)

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Now We Got Pink Blood - Taylor Swift briefly came for Nicki Minaj after the rapper’s reaction to not being nominated for Video of the Year. Nicki wasted no time in clapping back: “Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn't say a word about u. I love u just as much. But u should speak on this.” The country-pop star knew she’d done something wrong and apologized, “I thought I was being called out. I missed the point, I misunderstood, then misspoke. I'm sorry, Nicki.” The two buried the hatchet by performing together at the VMAs.(Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic)