In light of the rift between Maybach Music Group labelmates Meek Mill and Wale — which reignited recently when Wale likened Meek Mill’s efforts in his beef with Drake to bringing “a pencil to a gun fight,” HotNewHipHop has put together an article highlighting ten other instances where labelmates have feuded with one another.
“Whether due to differing opinions, conflicts of interest, money problems or music-related gripes, there are plenty more examples of this sort of label in-fighting littered throughout hip hop history,” the article’s introduction says.
One of the beefs HotNewHipHop examined is the decade-long rivalry between 50 Cent and The Game.
“Game recently described the events that set this Aftermath beef off on the first track of Documentary 2.5,” the article says before continuing, “but suffice it to say that the 50 Cent-led group kicked him out without his knowledge, which led to the legendary ‘300 Bars’ diss and a dispute that’s now lasted a decade.”
In addition, the rift between Rick Ross and Jeezy was also mentioned.
“These two Def Jam powerhouses publicly made up with last year’s ‘War Ready,’ but before that, they were embroiled in a lengthy feud that famously got out of hand at the 2012 BET Awards. Oddly enough, Jeezy claims that he never really had a problem with Ross, telling Sway ‘It was just two grown individuals that getting money, that clearly are bosses, never sat down and had a real conversation.’”
Elsewhere, Tyga and Drake’s public war of words also made the list.
“Tyga’s shots at Young Money, Drake and Nicki Minaj popped up in a very public place: an interview in VIBE. Stating, ‘I don’t like Drake as a person. He’s just fake to me,’ T-Raww went on to make the complaints part of his larger plea to leave the label. Drake responded in typical fashion, first by liking three recent selfies from Tyga’s ex, Blac Chyna, on IG, then taking aim at him on ‘6PM In New York.’ The line ‘It’s so childish calling my name on the world stage / You need to act your age and not your girl’s age’ was the proverbial nail in this coffin.”
To read the full list, that also includes DMX vs. The Lox, Beanie Sigel vs. Jay Z, and Gucci Mane vs. Waka Flocka Flame among others, please visit HotNewHipHop.
