While Doja Cat is embroiled in her very first controversy since her career started to take off, her song “Say So,” which recently became an even bigger force in streaming thanks to a Nicki Minaj remix, has been living high on the charts. The song became both artists’ first #1 single right after it dropped.

It did get knocked down a peg, finally, with Megan Thee Stallion‘s equally big “Savage” remix featuring Beyonce finally claiming the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, giving the Texas Hottie her first #1 in the process. Meanwhile, Doja Cat‘s “Say So” slips to #2 on the same chart. With the latest Billboard stats debuted today, Billboard also took the time to explain what happened to Nicki Minaj‘s credit on the chart– while she did appear alongside Doja Cat at first, her name soon disappeared from the chart, sparking controversy, especially for the ever-aggressive Barbz fanbase. The fans speculated that with the removal of her credit, she also lost her first #1 single.

Billboard explained today, that the removal of Nicki’s name is simply due to the fact that it is actually the original version of “Say So” which is driving the majority of its success and streaming numbers. This does not mean Nicki lost her #1– she still has that credit, but now, it’s the OG “Say So” taking the cake.

Read the explanation below.

“After two weeks of Minaj showing as a featured artist on ‘Say So’ on the Hot 100 and other charts that utilize the same methodology, only Doja Cat is now listed, as the original version, without Minaj, is now driving the majority of overall activity for the song; the change does not affect any of Minaj’s achievements on those charts the past two weeks, and she continues not to be credited on the song on any airplay charts, as the vast majority of the song’s airplay is still for the original version.”

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When Doja Cat released the “Say So” remix with Nicki Minaj, fans were extremely excited to find out how it would sound. The two artists didn’t disappoint as the song built upon the original, while also providing some new dances for TikTok. As a way to promote the single, Doja Cat claimed that she would show fans her boobs if the song hit #1 on the Billboard charts. Of course, her fanbase took these comments quite literally and streamed the song as if their lives depended on it.

These efforts proved to be quite fruitful as today, it was revealed that the song was, in fact, at the top of the charts. To celebrate, Doja Cat took to Instagram live and addressed her promise from last week. As she explains, she played you all for fools. That’s right, Doja Cat isn’t showing you guys anything. The artist acknowledged that it was just a sarcastic joke that no one should have actually taken seriously.

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Regardless of what you may think about these promotional efforts, you have to admit that they are pretty slick. Besides, “Say So” is a pretty great song and would have done numbers on the charts regardless of the fans who only tuned in for nefarious reasons.

We’re sure the internet’s reaction to this will be 100 percent rational.

No matter how hard some of those pesky stans may try, there appears to be no hostility between Megan Thee Stallion & Beyoncé and Doja Cat & Nicki Minaj despite their respective remixes charting in close quarters. Ever since Megan's remix of "Savage" with Beyoncé dropped just two days before Doja's remix of "Say So" with Nicki last week, it's been a tight race between the two female-led tracks for the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. However, despite the friendly competition on the charts, Nicki made it clear how she feels about the historic moment by responding to one inquiring fan.

Those who are with the shits probably remember seeing Doja Cat pop up years ago on the Internet in the Tumblr era but in the past year, she’s transformed into a star in her own right. Not only has she finally seen mainstream success but she did it without having to compromise her artistry or who she is as an online personality.

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This past week, she emerged with the remix to “Say So” along with a verse from the one and only Nicki Minaj. In a recent interview with Nick Cannon, she explained how she’s been longing for this collaboration for a while now, though it “happened very quickly.” 

 “It was a conversation for a long time,” she said. “And I was like, ‘This is who I want, this is who I want. Please God, please, please, please.’ And it just happened.”

The interesting part is that it all began as a joke with her fans on Instagram Live where she’d say “featuring Nicki Minaj” after everything. “But that was so long ago but then it happened and I feel like I manifested it or something,” she added. She explained that even though it happened, she was surprised with the verse like everyone else. “It wasn’t discussed before so it was a surprise for me too, but she killed it as per usual.”

Check out the full interview below. 

We may be quarantined, but this is shaping up to be quite a time for hip hop fans. We already received Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé’s remix to “Savage,” Drake is dropping his Dark Lane Demo Tapes this evening, and Nicki Minaj has hopped on the remix to Doja Cat’s “Say So.” Fans are excited about the latter and have taken to social media to share the version of Nicki and Doja’s collaboration that has been making the rounds online.

 
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“Say So Remix is out in some countries and it looks like Nicki Minaj is already credited,” the fan account wrote. “OMG!!!! y’all e gotta get this number one, if we let this slip I’ll never let this go!!! SONG OUT MIDNIGHT!!!” Nicki was made aware of the post, and she slid in the comments to say that the song people are listening to now isn’t what will be released later this evening.

“This isn’t the official version,” said Nicki. “New one drops soon with diff rap & diff beat.” She reiterated her point again. “Correct one drops tonight. Diff rap. Diff beat.” We’ll just have to wait to hear what these two have cooked up. Check it out below.