--- title: Nicki Minaj Shades Drake, Meek Mill, Eminem on Barbie Dreams description: Nicki Minaj released a diss track that put a long list of rappers (plus one DJ and a football player) on blast. canonical: https://time.com/5364423/nicki-minaj-barbie-dreams/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-10T21:16:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:16.719Z og:title: Nicki Minaj Shades Drake, Meek Mill, Eminem on Barbie Dreams og:description: A diss track of epic proportions og:url: https://time.com/5364423/nicki-minaj-barbie-dreams/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ba02600af9f555a/6989377d97cdff91f36b5f49/nicki-minaj-shades-drake-dj-khaled-meek-mill-on-barbie-dreams.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 2017 Billboard Music Awards - Backstage and Audience og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Nicki Minaj Shades Drake, Meek Mill, Eminem on Barbie Dreams twitter:description: A diss track of epic proportions twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ba02600af9f555a/6989377d97cdff91f36b5f49/nicki-minaj-shades-drake-dj-khaled-meek-mill-on-barbie-dreams.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Nicki Minaj Throws Shade at Drake, DJ Khaled and Meek Mill on Diss Track 'Barbie Dreams' > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 10, 2018 9:16 PM UTC  LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 21: Recording artists Nicki Minaj (L) and Drake attend the 2017 Billboard Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena on May 21, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017/Getty Images for dcp) LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 21: Recording artists Nicki Minaj (L) and Drake attend the 2017 Billboard Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena on May 21, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017/Getty Images for dcp) Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017—Getty Images for dcp  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 10, 2018 9:16 PM UTC [Nicki Minaj](http://time.com/4300095/nicki-minaj-time-100-video/)‘s long-anticipated [_Queen_ ](http://time.com/5363083/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-59/)album dropped on Friday, bringing with it a diss track of epic proportions that effectively put every rapper (plus one DJ and a football player) who’s ever been associated with her in the news on blast. The song is a wink and a nod to The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Just Playing (Dreams),” which featured Biggie waxing eloquent about all the women in R&B that he’d like to have a dalliance with. Biggie’s track was famously reinterpreted by rapper and [noted Nicki Minaj feuder](http://time.com/4684737/nicki-minaj-remy-ma-rap-feud/) Lil’ Kim with her song “Dreams,” in which she flips the script by listing all the men in R&B that she’d fantasized about. Now, it appears that Nicki’s putting her own spin on the song by sampling Biggie’s original beat and calling out a list of men in rap (and beyond.) Minaj’s playful jabs at the lengthy list of would-be paramours spares no one in the industry, not even her Young Money compatriot, Drake and especially not her ex, Meek Mill. While Drake and Meek’s name drops on the track should surprise no one, there are a few names that could elicit some surprise — like DJ Khaled and Tekashi 6ix9ine. 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