Rap beef evolved from genuine hatred between rappers to shameless promo for upcoming projects in today’s hype-fueled industry. At their height, rap beefs were messy spectacles filled with classic diss records until rappers slowly realized that unity is better for business.
Here are ten infamous rap beefs that were squashed. Take a look.
Nas is a better man than most because Hov’s “Super Ugly” seemed unforgivable but he rose above it, signed with President Carter’s Def Jam and collabed on “Black Republicans.”
Nas may be a legend but he’s also the most disrespected Hip-Hop icon of all-time. First, he let “Super Ugly” slide then squashed his beef with the man who threatened to “R. Kelly his daughter.” Whoa.
Shawty L.O. had Tip Huxtable under pressure during their wildly-entertaining beef that boiled over when Tip was forced to explain his suspect Bankhead roots. Time healed all wounds, though.
Folks only remember this terrible beef because of CuD’s classic “we don’t fawk with you, musically” line that probably hurt Wale’s fragile feelings until they patched things up on Twitter.
We still don’t know why Cole battled a teeny-bop rapper, but he did, and sounded like a big brother battling his little brother in the Chuck E. Cheese parking lot. But they’re cool now.
