Buzz·Posted on Dec 18, 201516 Clapbacks That Prove 2015 Was The Year Of ShadeAlways be prepared for the clapback.by Zakiya JamalBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Jessica Williams' response to a reporter who criticized her for not gunning to be the new Daily Show host. 2. Gabourey Sidibe's clapback to haters making fun of her love scene on Empire. 3. Nicki Minaj's infamous response to Miley Cyrus's comments about her in a New York Times article. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. Zendaya's Instagram clapback to Giuliana Rancic's locs comments. 5. Amber Rose's quick reply to Khloé Kardashian's defensive tweet. 6. Amandla Stenberg's flawless clapback to the media after her comments on Kylie Jenner's Instagram photo. 7. Black Twitter's #StayMadAbby movement in response to Abigail Fisher's affirmative action case. 8. Drake's Grammy-nominated clapback track to Meek Mill. #Juice♏️ @mmckoy Drake's "Back to Back" officially has more Grammy nominations than Meek Mill has in his career 01:48 PM - 07 Dec 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 9. Saba Ahmed's response to Megyn Kelly about the possible closing of mosques in the U.S. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. President Obama's off-script remark to haters applauding the fact that he has no more campaigns to run. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. Almost all of Chrissy Teigen's tweets. 12. Viola Davis's classy clapback to Nancy Lee-Grahn's comments on her Emmy acceptance speech. 13. Best-selling author Ta-Nehisi Coates's two word clapback to Jason Whitlock's critiques of his mass incarceration article. 14. Rick Ross's Instagram clapback to 50 Cent during their never-ending feud. View this photo on Instagram 15. Mo'Nique proving Lee Daniels offered her the role of Cookie on Empire by reading his emails on Sway's radio show. 16. And John Boyega's response to haters who planned on boycotting Star Wars because he's a black person. Need more buzz like this in your life? Sign up for the BuzzFeed Today newsletter!