Royce Da 5’9 was feeling nostalgic last week when he posted a 2016 clip of Redman rapping along to “Flesh” off the Detroit native’s Layers album.

After HipHopDX published a story about Redman anointing Royce one of Hip Hop’s G.O.A.T.s, the former Slaughterhouse MC posted a screenshot of the headline to Instagram and playfully taunted both Lupe Fiasco and Mickey Factz in the process.

“Dear @lupefiasco you don’t get to anoint people, yet… Sit down somewhere,” he wrote in the caption. “You and @mickey.factz Nobody was talking to either one of you n-ggaz in the first place [laughing emoji]. Y’all just injected y’all selves into real Mc killer business… Y’all r great lyricists but y’all are FAR from killers.”

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As a spirited debate exploded in the comment section, Mickey Factz slid in and said, “And you are definitely one of Hip Hop’s goats sir.”

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Royce Da 5’9 and Lupe Fiasco continued taking shots at each other on social media and one seemed to land harder than the other.

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“This @lupefiasco coming outta karate class on his way to a gunfight with one of them weak ass swords CC: @mickey.factz,” Royce wrote on Instagram, to which Lupe replied, “What can I say I’m just a martial artist. I thought you could relate seeing how you just a Marshall artist,” a clear jab at Royce’s close friendship with Eminem.

Mickey Factz then told Lupe, “ay bruh relax man lololol.”

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The brief spar session eventually caught the attention on another prolific MC — the one and only KXNG Crooked who tweeted the exchange and called out Lupe for biting his line from a 2012 freestyle, writing, “I see my line has been remixed.”

Royce Da 5’9 and Lupe—who host The Lupe & Royce show every week—were playfully discussing the anniversary of The Bar Exam 4 mixtape last week when Royce admitted he’d intentionally set his sights on Lupe.

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“I tried to put the fear of God in you on here @lupefiasco,”he captioned an Instagram post. “You, Los, soul and CyHi [Tha Prynce] was on my list of people to terminate.. Y’all were too good and y’all talked too gotdam much.”

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Lupe fired back with lyrics he either came up with off the top or had been sitting on for awhile.

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“That’s very @jerrylorenzo of you, to recognize when somethings above,” he wrote in part. “But you can save that futuristic ball of lightning you call excitement over ya writin for Sean’s momma/Connor meets Contra honestly but even Popeye can move a biscuit so my mantras is calm conquers/Don’t use the mirror mirror on that wall with too much gaul you’ll call monsters.”

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As far as the G.O.A.T. conversation, Lupe Fiasco claimed JAY-Z was the best rapper of all time in 2018, tweeting, “To me, I think all around factoring in all the tangibles and intangibles…JAY-Z is the GOAT. Bars, sales, influence, swag, power, credibility, hits, beats, wife, longevity..I mean who else comes close?”

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Meanwhile, Royce continues to be celebrated for his lyrical abilities and most recent album, The Allegory, which was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Rap Album category earlier this year.

Check back with HipHopDX later this week for another exclusive interview with Royce Da 5’9.