--- description: "Of course sometimes sh-t go down when there's a billion dollars on the elevator" title: Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj: 'Flawless' Remix Addresses Solange Incident image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77e9ea8575122d67/69869e31e8524bfea3604264/452392656.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Beyoncé Addresses Elevator Fight on 'Flawless' Remix With Nicki Minaj  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 3, 2014 1:23 PM CUT  Beyonce performs during the "On The Run Tour: Beyonce And Jay-Z" at Minute Maid Park on July 18, 2014 in Houston. Beyonce performs during the "On The Run Tour: Beyonce And Jay-Z" at Minute Maid Park on July 18, 2014 in Houston.Larry Busacca—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 3, 2014 1:23 PM CUT Beyoncé’s utter disregard for your evening plans continued late Saturday night as the singer teamed up with rap star [Nicki Minaj for a remix of “Flawless”](http://flawless.beyonce.com/ "undefined") that arrived — [once again](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/12/13/why-beyonce-kept-her-new-album-secret/ "undefined") — with little warning. While Nicki delivers another [monster guest verse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTkEpkGKgoY "undefined") on this feistier, more aggressive take on the _Beyoncé_ track, Bey takes a moment to get the final word in about the infamous [spat](http://time.com/96962/solange-jay-z-beyonce-elevator-fight-guide/ "undefined") between her husband and her sister: “Of course sometimes sh– go down when there’s a billion dollars on the elevator.” Is that really the net worth of Jay Z, Beyoncé and Solange? Does it even matter? While the original version of the song was a more inclusive anthem about self-acceptance, the two divas list luxuries and flip its “I woke up like this” hook to send an ever bolder message here: talk all you want, you’ll never wake up like _them_. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3075657/beyonce-nicki-minaj-flawless/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3075657/beyonce-nicki-minaj-flawless/"},"headline":"Beyoncé Addresses Elevator Fight on 'Flawless' Remix With Nicki Minaj","datePublished":"2014-08-03T13:23:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:28:46.551Z","description":"\"Of course sometimes sh-t go down when there's a billion dollars on the elevator\"","url":"https://time.com/3075657/beyonce-nicki-minaj-flawless/","keywords":["Music","Beyonce","Nicki Minaj"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77e9ea8575122d67/69869e31e8524bfea3604264/452392656.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77e9ea8575122d67/69869e31e8524bfea3604264/452392656.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"On The Run Tour: Beyonce And Jay-Z\" - Houston","caption":"\"On The Run Tour: Beyonce And Jay-Z\" - Houston","creditText":"Larry Busacca—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3075657/beyonce-nicki-minaj-flawless/","name":"Beyoncé Addresses Elevator Fight on 'Flawless' Remix With Nicki Minaj"}}]}] ```