Troy Ave and Joey Bada$$’s conflict hit overdrive this week. Ave released visuals to “Bada$$,” his supremely disrespectful track mocking the Cinematic emcee and fallen Pro Era member, Capital Steez. In response, Joey Bada$$ visited Sway In The Morning and dropped 10 minutes of viciousness targeting the Major Without A Deal-rapper. Sides aside, both artists represent two of New York’s most respected young guns. For a region accused of lacking the unity seen during the south’s 00s dominance, the 10s appears to be carrying on the same, arguably crippling tradition.
During a recent visit to #DXHQ, Fat Joe shared his thoughts on Troy Ave and Joey Bada$$’ conflict. “Terrible,” the Terror Squad captain said, describing how he feels seeing the two upstarts toss bars back-and-forth. Joe was notably in a public beef with 50 Cent in 2005 and now says conflict never benefited his career.
“Fat Joe, personally reached out to Joey Bada$$ who’s a good friend of mine, and Troy Ave and tried to broker the peace,” Joe tells HipHopDX exclusively. “That shit ain’t it, first of all. That’s me being an elder statesmen from New York, I tried to get the two young brothers together. It didn’t work, but I tried.
“I don’t really think there’s no real progressive place for battle rapping and dissin’ a nigga and everybody warrin’,” he continues. “All you’re doing is fucking up your money. Trust me, I went to war with everybody. I had the biggest battles on the globe—silently and publicly. It got me nothing. It got me nothing. So all I can tell a young brother like Troy Ave or Joey Bada$$ is exactly that. Look, the rap battle got me nothing. It doesn’t get you nothing. In fact, one of you might lose real bad to where your dream came true and left true. That’s a fact. Somebody can get musically destroyed.”
Fat Joe and Remy Ma recently released the video for their single, “All The Way Up.” Expect the two to release a new album this summer. HipHopDX will release the full interview on Monday, April 4.
I disagree with rap beefs getting rappers “nothing”. In terms of money maybe not but if you come out on top of a legitimate rap beef where bars are going back and forth it can be a pretty significant part of your career. I guess the same goes if you lose too.
I think he’s referring Troy Ave wen he says somebody can loose they’re career. Why? Cuz JBA is a true musician with the financial backing of major label and with all the benefits that comes with being on a major label..media attention, the radio etc …while Troy is doing his thing independently.. Which is cool but only last for so long. That being said, JBA will win at the end of the day. JBA is more profitable in the long run Than Troy Ave is. But I fuck w Troy. He a cool artist also.
Cinematic Music Group is a major label? Are you fucking retarded?Major labels pay artists when they sign, Joey didn’t get paid to sign fuck nigga the owner of the group is his manager. Joey’s a true independent, Troy Ave’s a fuck nigga who buys his own albums online and sells the rest out side of his trunk. FOH.
Fat joe is the man! Real mature talk! Unlike curtis jackson…
“In response, Joey Bada$$ visited Sway In The Morning and dropped 10 minutes of viciousness”… while the video was 10 min long he only freestyles for like 2-3 min tops…. cmon son!
joe really over exaggerates everything lol
He’s right it didn’t get him anything…50 pretty much got Joe blackballed
Joe got Cuban Link blackballed F Fathoe!!!
FAT JOE IS A REAL STREET NIGGA BRO YOU YOUNG NIGGAZ BETTA DO YA RESEARCH ON JOE CRACK HE DONT FUCK AROUND 50 WON THIS and had no reason to diss fat joe in first place but my point is 50 (if you feel that way) only won this on a music level. 50 would never want no real G shit in the streetz wit fat joe not sayin 50 a bitch but man them puerto rican bx goons aint fuckin round and they will put the life down for joe crack!
I feel you bro but at the peek of the beef in 07 50 toured all 5 boroughs of NY including the Bronx all went fine and at the time he had beef with someone on all borough so I think he toured on purpose to show he aint afraid. That nigga 50 be in the hood in Cali too by himself. But I like Joe and I dont see any reason for anyone to have beef with him but he did spark 50 wgen he colab with Ja and they did seem like they were taking shots at 50 on that song.
Troy Ave is not a “Respected YOUNG Gun” in NY, stop reachin DX. Lol at Young, Respected, and Gun! this shit is wrong on so many levels lmao
Fat Joe how do you feel about Eminem? “Awh man he the greatest, I almost signed him, but I didn’t”
Fat Joe what do you think of Nas not paying taxes? “Awh man I was just on the phone with that young brother and told him to keep his head up”
Fat Joe how do you feel about Kehlani’s suicide attempt? “Yooooo B I visited her in the hospital, she holding her head nah I mean? Keep yo spirits high girl!”
Fat Joe how do you feel about the presidential races? “awh man I was talking to all them via FaceTime like an hour ago, big up to all of them!”
Fat Joe how do you feel about weather? “Me and Mother Nature are one yaimean? Like she understands when to make it rain, uhhhm cuz she’s a boss ass lady. We talk, we talk”
Lmaoo fat joe is character. Definitely a good dude tho
“Sides aside, both artists represent two of New York’s most respected young guns.”
Nigga are you good? Troy Ave is 31 dissing a kid a decade younger than him, hes not respected except by the older fuck niggas you see on love and hip hop. Fix that, don’t ever say it again.
MY ALBUM IS DONE, I REPEAT, MY ALBUM IS DONE! I COULD’VE DROPPED THIS SH*T BACK IN DECEMBER BUT MY MONEY WASN’T RIGHT. NOW I GOT A FEW DOLLARS TO WORK WITH. IF I DON’T BELIEVE IN MYSELF THEN WHO WILL, SO AS OF TODAY I’M LABELING MYSELF TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE BEST EMCEE IN DETROIT! I DON’T CARE ABOUT OUT OF TOWN RAPPERS STATS , I ONLY CARE ABOUT MY STATS IN MY CITY & I SAY THAT I’M TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE!
WHO F**KING WITH MY CATALOG? I STILL DON’T HEAR NO RESPONSES, NOW I’M TALKING S**T BECAUSE I BEEN PLOTTING THIS S**T FOR 2 YEARS!
ON SOME ONE ON ONE BATTLE S**T, I’LL EAT ANY RAPPER ALIVE, AND MY FREESTYLE AIN’T THAT BAD, DON’T SLEEP ON MY NO PEN OR PAD GAME. I TALK S**T BECAUSE I CAN BACK ALL OF THIS S**T UP, GET AT ME! I’m not mad, I’m just human like everybody else, my opinion counts too!!
M.U. Tha Don is Ghost
NEW ALBUM COMING SOON!
HAHAHAHA!!!
IT’S MY TIME TO SHINE!!!!!