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8 Times Artists Got Petty With Music Video Casting: Usher, Nicki Minaj & More

Written by on August 29, 2023

For years, musicians pretty much had just one artistic outlet for dissing their enemies: through song. That would all change for good circa 1981, however, when the modern music video was born — bringing with it a whole new way for singers and rappers to creatively dunk on their haters, exes, backstabbers, copycats and everyone else in between.

One of the best things about the format is that you can be as subtle or as obvious as you want. On one side of the spectrum, for instance, there’s the Taylor Swift method of hiding cryptic Easter eggs seemingly directed at her nemeses (see: “The Man,” “Look What You Made Me Do,” etc.). But on the other hand, there’s just full-blown pettiness, achieved through nail-on-the-head creative choices such as, say, casting people that you know are going to get a reaction out of someone special (or not so special).

It’s on the latter side of the spectrum where the artists on this list — Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Justin Timberlake, Usher and more — like to dabble. These artists know no fear when it comes to assembling music video casts that are sure to send fans and social media into a tailspin, whether it’s through recruiting an enemy’s enemy or an adversary’s doppelgänger for four-ish minutes of onscreen shade set to music.

Without further ado, here are eight times artists used casting choices to take digs at someone else through their music videos. Bring along a flashlight, though — it’s about to get shady.

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