Disagreements between
Remy Ma and Minaj sort of originated in 2007, when Ma took note of Minaj's freestyle record, nicknamed "Dirty Money", from her mixtape
Playtime Is Over (2007), which uses the beat to "Yeah Yeah Yeah" by Terror Squad, a song that Ma rapped on. In the record, Minaj recites: "Tell that bitch with the crown to
run it like
Chris Brown/she won three rounds, I'ma need a hundred thou/like 'Chinatown' — bitches better bow down/oh you ain't know, betcha bitches know now/fuck I got a gun — let her know that I'm the one", which some believed to be referencing the crown worn in Ma's video for "Whuteva". Minaj reportedly never confirmed or denied that the song was about Ma, Although Ma and Minaj shared words of encouragement in recent years, their relationship soon soured behind the scenes by 2016, and they began releasing verses and songs with lyrics aimed at each other, including Ma's "
Money Showers" with
Fat Joe and Minaj's "
Swalla" with
Jason Derulo & "
Make Love" with
Gucci Mane, which was released two days before "Shether". On February 25, 2017, "Shether" was released on both
SoundCloud and online music stores. At the time of the track's release, Ma tweeted: "'You wanna see a dead body' (little kid from BoyzNdaHood voice) @nickiminaj" Upon release, the song was widely shared on social media. The song was later banned from iTunes, SoundCloud and YouTube due to copyright violation, and has since been removed from all radio and online streaming services. According to
TMZ, contrary to initial reports, Nas had nothing to do with the ban and that he did approve the use of his beat, and suggested that
Universal, which has intellectual ownership of the song, took action to have it removed. Remy also continued her attacks on Minaj by releasing another track titled "Another One" on March 2. == Writing ==