KXNG Crooked was a member of the Hip Hop supergroup Slaughterhouse from roughly 2008 to 2018 alongside Joe Budden, Royce Da 5’9 and Joell Ortiz. So it’s not out of character for Crooked to weigh in on his former groupmates’ rap drama — and right now, there’s been a lot going on between Royce and Lupe Fiasco.
What initially started off as a harmless back-and-forth on social media morphed into Royce and Lupe ending their podcast, The Lupe & Royce Show, on bad terms. Not only did they both drop diss tracks about each other — “Steve Jobs” and “Silence Of The Lambda” — they also continued to spar online. Mickey Factz also got involved again and took Lupe’s side.
On Wednesday (July 28), KXNG Crooked was presented with a hypothetical via Twitter: “They gangin’ up on Royce, I’d like to see three quarters of the slaughter end these boys and make them regret their choice.”
But Crooked’s response was one of reflection. “I would feel like I got slapped in the face if Lu and Mick had the power to reunite Slaughterhouse and I couldn’t after trying all those years ago. Can you imagine that?”
Last month, Royce Da 5’9 and Lupe Fiasco were playfully trading shots on social media and a few seemed to land harder than the other.
“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.”
KXNG Crooked & Mickey Factz Enter The Royce Da 5’9 + Lupe Fiasco 'Beef'
But since then, the playful banter has turned to ire. Earlier this week, Royce, Lupe and Mickey talked about possibly getting on the Ultimate Rap League platform after Murda Mook and Loaded Lux were arguing over who would win a battle between the two show hosts.
“I don’t fuck with URL like that,” Lupe said. “I don’t want to do URL. Beasley for some reason feels that I have a bone to pick with URL. So, he keeps backdooring and throwing numbers … throw shit to Mickey … and I am like ‘Look, man. I am not really interested. I’m not really interested in battling Royce. But don’t get it fucked up. That don’t mean I won’t cook n-ggas if n-ggas keep pushing buttons.”
Royce denied that was the case and reminded him Lux and Mook called him. Lupe then said if Royce wanted to make a “professional fool” of himself, he’ll do it. Royce called him a “bitch” and told him to get in the ring.
Lupe Fiasco made it clear his heart wasn’t in the podcast on July 23 in an Instagram post.
“I’m not doing that no more,” Lupe said. “But again, it’s not something that’s done out of ill will, this is something that’s been kind of building for a little bit. And again, my heart wasn’t 100 percent in the podcast anyway, with Royce, without Royce, by myself, on my own.
“So shoutout to everybody who tuned into the podcast, really appreciate it … But yeah man, that’s probably the end of an era. And just kind of moving on to other things.”
Lupe bodied Royce. Royce is off the rails these days. He’s more joe budden than Crooked I. Not rocking with his energy
Totally agree with that, but again Lupe had a few more hours to respond on that day, kinda like what Ether was to Takeover. Royce’s 7 minute long verbal diarrhea was disorganized as hell like his thoughts, and guy just cannot stay on point without being an idiot. Same guy who oscillate between shooting a guy’s son holding Sun Chips to get it in the ring to his pseudo phony pro black intellectual weirdo diatribe these days.
First up, Royce is losing it. He’s distracted and lettin g this “old disgruntled” mentality govern the persona he was supposed to be, sobering up, being a vicious emcee foremost and swimming in a new found wisdom. Is he drinking again? Marital problems? I mean he’s not focused. Love him, Lupe and Mickey Factz, but this is reckless. Lupe despite never faking it as being a G has his clip fully loaded. I don’t think Royce thought he would do it. Mickey…if you don’t know about him, then remain listening to your industry plants. Royce invited the notion of a battle, and is being spanked. No response yet? Didn’t Lupe get woke up to Royce’s diss in the middle of the night and put in work ASAP? Only war generals do this. Royce is pursuing Budden’s lane now. Not responding to Mickey? RJ? Ransom? The new Royce during the Phryme period would’ve handled it. This is pitiful. I expected more from him. As soon as somebody resorts to hateful cuss words, you know they’ve lost. Calling Lupe a bi$) was not a chess move. Cooler heads prevail. Royce is hustling backwards
Royce is one of the rap goats. Stop over-analyzing everything like you’re in the battle and appreciate the bars. It’s about the bars that’s it that’s all.
Royce: “physically fight me bitch” / Lupe: “umm, I got part two of a dinosaur song I’m working on right now so, gotta go”
publicity stunt?
I like Lupe but I got to say I would hate too see Crook get involved… nobody is stopping him
Crooked has the same flow on 956 songs. It never changes…Royce and Joe Budden are the two best out of the Slaughterhouse.
He changes flow all the time….you evidently do not listen…
Joe budden was the worst weakest link on slaughterhouse
Marshall artost lmao that was pretty clever
He stole that from Crooked
Yo out them out again
Yo out then out again… Now or never
put…
I think Royce won against Lupe, but Mickey Factz came with it! …. Royce gotta respond to him
Say it again for the slow kids in the back of the class! You see how these ultra Lupe stans act like Lu can’t lose, but he got cooked…and Wraith was boring too. That Deadpool bar was elite, but everything else was Lego blocks.