A (Brief) Recent History of Rappers Publicly Beefing With Their Crew

Yesterday, Meek Mill called out Wale on Twitter. It all started on Monday when Meek announced the release date for his forthcoming sophomore LP, Dreams Worth More Than Money. In response, an array of artists showed the Philly rapper online love—but not Wale. Angered by Wale’s lack of support on social media, Meek Mill dissed Wale on Twitter calling him a "cornball" and starting the hashtag "UNotMMG." Wale consequently took to Instagram and typed a long winded caption, emphasizing that he meant no disrespect to Meek.

Although the beef was somewhat unexpected, it really shouldn't have been. No matter how tight a rap crew seems, history has shown us that things can change overnight and friends can become foes. Sometimes things happen behind closed doors and sometimes they lead to beef on wax (like the breakup of N.W.A which lead to some of the best diss songs ever). But in recent years, with the rise of social media and blogs, when rappers have beef with their crews, it often spills out into the public. From G-Unit to Dipset, squabbles prove that friends can quickly turn to foes, leaving relationships in a messy rubble. Here’s A Recent History of Rappers Publicly Beefing With Their Crew...

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Date: 2010-2013

Consequence and Kanye West's shared history goes back to the days of The College Dropout. Consequence was even featured on the standout track, "Spaceship," from Kanye's debut. Consequence eventually signed to G.O.O.D. Music and dropped his debut album, Don't Quit Your Day Job!, in 2007, debuting at No. 3 on Billboard.

But after Consequence was absent from the G.O.O.D. Music cypher at the 2010 BET Awards (which included West, Common, and Big Sean, among others) Cons issued a diss track titled "Man Purses," alluding to Kanye with the following line: "My crew ain't been the same since Amber Rose and Taylor Swift."

The following year, Consequence visited MTV's RapFix, taking credit for West's lyrics on all of his albums up to 808s & Heartbreak. Consequence noted that beef between the two artists continued further following an issue of XXL, which West guest-edited. Con' asserted that he was present at the publication's photo shoot, but was edited out of the actual issue. He said he saw his exclusion as a "stab."

In July of 2011, Consequence dropped another diss track, "The Plagurist Society," which took aim at G.O.O.D. signee Pusha T. "You keep fucking around, but still don't hit/That's why the motherfucking Clipse got clipped," he rapped, before concluding the song with lines seemingly about Kanye, "So yes you can bet that your boss is next."

Consequence would return to RapFix in September 2011, saying that he and Kanye had "buried the hatchet," settling their differences once and for all through a string of reportedly all-CAPS emails.

But the peace would come to an end two years later when Consequence visited The Breakfast Club in January 2013, fuming on-air that his one-time friend never called to congratulate him on the birth of his baby son. During the interview, he called out West and his artistic merit, stating once more that he penned many lyrics for Ye. Consequence also accused West of having an affair with Kim Kardashian while she was still dating Reggie Bush.

Before 2013 came to a close, Consequence informed hip-hop fans that his beef with G.O.O.D. Music was over for good: "I will say that here won't be any more shots thrown...," he said in an interview with Hip Hop Wired, before adding, "I wish everybody the best."

Date: May 2007 - April 2010

Dipset's falling out was a public and well documented one. Rumors of tensions building within the group broke surface in 2007, with Miss Info reporting that Jim Jones hadn't spoken to Cam'ron in over a year. The controversy came to a head later that same year when Jones and Juelz Santana appeared onstage with 50 Cent while Cam'ron was engaged in a public feud with the G-Unit rapper.

Cam'ron took a three year hiatus from music following the falling out, but along the way confirmed to Angie Martinez that he hadn't spoken to Jim Jones in over three years. He also told XXL that he stopped talking to Juelz Santana because he was addicted to cough syrup (a claim Santana denied). To top it off, Cam'ron said he sold Juelz Santana's contract to Def Jam for $2 million in 2008.

Jones and Cam'ron finally spoke to each other again with Miss Info in April 2010. During the call, they squashed the beef and promised further collaborations. Dipset would go on to release the single "Salute" two months later. They eventually signed a deal with Interscope, but were released from the contract in 2013 without putting out an album. The trio continue to collaborate on each other's solo albums, and Cam'ron recently released the Juelz Santana assisted "Dipshits."

Date: November 2007 - May 2014

During the recording process for Wu-Tang Clan's 8 Diagrams, a major beef over creative differences bubbled over between RZA and Raekwon. Raekwon publicly called RZA out in an interview with MissInfo, blaming him for being too experimental with the sound and not listening to the input of the group's other members.

While the two eventually made peace and released the album, the conflict reignited while the crew was in the process of recording its comeback album, A Better Tomorrow. The Wu was originally aiming to have the album out on November 9, 2013, the 20th anniversary of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), but the date came and went, with both rappers blaming each other for the delays.

RZA called Raekwon out for not participating in the recording process for the album, telling VladTV, "Maybe, creatively, we on different paths."

After the interview aired, Raekwon responded in a fiery Rolling Stone interview, saying he "hated" the new single "Keep Watch," and accused RZA of being out of touch with the music industry. After the interview aired, RZA gave him a 30-day ultimatum to appear on the record, or it would be released without him.

The two managed to bury the hatchet once again in May, posting an announcement on their website that the two were in talks about going into the studio together. It's since been confirmed that the two have reached a truce and have begun working together, although a release date for the album has yet to be announced.

Date: April 2008 - June 2014

Perhaps no group in recent hip-hop history has had a more tumulutous existence than G-Unit. Of course, back in 2005, 50 Cent publicly kicked Game out of the crew but that was just the beginning. The Unit seemed to keep trucking along until 2008 when 50 unceremoniously kicked Young Buck out of the group too, citing a number of issues in an MTV interview, including his public support of Lil Wayne and an alleged drug problem. 50 later leaked a tape of a tearful and embarrassing phone conversation that revealed Young Buck owed him money.

Buck responded with a diss song "Taped Conversations" featuring fellow ex-G-Unit member The Game, claiming the conversation was over a year old and calling out 50 for being focused on money. The rapper subsequently fell upon hard times, narrowly escaping a drive-by shooting and declaring bankruptcy. G-Unit even filed a $10 million lawsuit against him, claiming breach of contract.

It was one thing for 50 to beef with hired guns like Game and Buck, but we never thought he'd beef with his day–one comrades Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks. But that's exactly what happened. 50 basically spent two years throwing Banks and Yayo under the bus, saying they had to do it for themsleves because he no longer do it for them. Things came to the forefront earlier this year when 50 gave a series of interviews about G-Unit and went so far as to call Banks and Yayo "Troy Ave's hypemen," a comment that prompted a Twitter response from Yayo saying he made the G-Unit brand.

Despite all this drama, all four G-Unit members reunited for the first time in years this June at Hot 97's Summer Jam. Less than a week later, 50 Cent announced that the group would be releasing a new album with all the original members. Well, except for Game, of course.

Date: March 2013 - Present

While Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame have long been the pillars of their 1017 Brick Squad label, everything has not been cool between the two rappers. The pair beefed in the runup to their 2011 album Ferrari Boyz after Gucci Mane dropped Waka's mom as his manager. Although they later claimed it was much ado about nothing, it came roaring back to life in March 2013, when Gucci Mane abruptly announced that Waka was dropped from Bricksquad with the tweet "Big Guwop say give me a offer fa this disloyal nigga."

The feud quickly bubbled over, with both rappers taking shots at each other online. While Gucci's management would later claim the rapper's account was hacked, Waka never seemed to buy it. The duo, along with labelmates Frenchie, Wooh Da Kid, and OJ Da Juiceman eventually had an epic Twitter war, where each traded shots at each other.

The incident was followed by Gucci Mane's infamous and bizzare Twitter meltdown, where he called out everyone from Nicki Minaj to Young Jeezy to Black Chyna, just to name a few. A few weeks later, Waka released the diss track "Ice Cream" directed at Gucci Mane.

Last December, Gucci filed an extensive lawsuit against Waka, his mother, OJ Da Juiceman, and producer Zaytoven, accusing them of fraud, racketeering, and breach of contract. Although Waka Flocka claimed the pair would never work together again and said Gucci "didn't exist to him," they dropped "Shine" with Young Thug back in March. With Gucci currently behind bars, exactly where the two stand after nearly a year of very public beefing is somewhat of a mystery.

Date: June, 2013 - Present

When Freddie Gibbs originally left Young Jeezy's CTE label in 2012, it seemed to be on good terms. A year later, however, it came to light that the split wasn't exactly amicable. In an interview with XXL, Gibbs let loose the first shots in what would become an all-out assault on Jeezy, saying "I never needed the nigga to do nothing for me, but do what you said what you were gonna do. You don't hold true to your word, I don't respect you."

When Jeezy didn't respond, Gangsta Gibbs continued to push, calling his former label boss "a fraud" and claiming he had received death threats on social media. Eventually he dropped a diss track on Piñata, his collaborative album with Madlib, called "Real." "You want to be Jay Z/Nigga you just a fucking puppet" rhymed Gibbs.

Jeezy has yet to respond to the Gary, Indiana rapper, but according to Gibbs, an apology would suffice. "If he just apologized it'd be all over with. It's not that deep," he told Noisey. Until then, the feud remains unresolved.

Date: April 1, 2012

After making some of the best hip-hop music of the '90s, Prodigy and Havoc's relationship took a turn for the worst in April 2012 when Havoc spewed a slew of negative tweets at Prodigy. After calling Prodigy a "bitch" and a "faggott,[sic]" the storied producer challenged his partner to a physical fight. The following day, Havoc issued a statement through Rap Radar, claiming that he left his phone at a gas station and denied authoring the hateful tweets, which had since been deleted. However, screenshots of his tweets told a different story, as they were sourced from the web rather than a cell phone. Prodigy, for his part, stood clear of any inflammatory stance, issuing the following tweet April 9th:

But later that year, The Breakfast Club debuted audio of Havoc calling out Prodigy in a voice recording. Surrounded by new controversy, Hav yet again claimed his phone was stolen.

In a 2013 interview with MTV News, the duo appeared on-camera together to explain the beef. Havoc admitted to published the negative tweets, apologized for his actions, and acknowleged his mistakes. Since then, the two have put the beef behind them and went on to release another album, The Infamous Mobb Deep, earlier this year.

Date: May 1, 2014

A$AP Rocky began a swift ascent to stardom after he dropped songs "Purple Swag" and "Peso" in 2011. Both of the songs were produced by his homie, A$AP Ty Beats, who rode along with Rocky on his way to fame. Although Ty helped produce "Suddenly," a highlight of Rocky's debut album, Long.Live.A$AP, he didn't produce much else on Rocky or A$AP Ferg's debut albums. However, he's continued rolling with the crew.

Earlier this year, Ty Beats went on a Twitter rant directed at A$AP Rocky and A$AP Yams. He claimed that he was living in his car while his supposed brethren lived lavishly. He also pointed out how they provided extravagant Manhattan hotel rooms for Long Beach native Joey Fatts, whom Yams had signed to his Yamborghini Records imprint. These tweets have since been deleted, but you can view screenshots of the online rant here. Though the beef did not garner direct responses from the A$AP Mob, the crew's forthcoming compilation album, LO.R.D., is expected to feature production from Ty.