Musical Family Feuds

Is blood thicker than water? Not for these music stars.

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Musical Family Feuds - Benzino of Love & Hip Hop, The Source, and The Almighty RSO fame was shot by his nephew Saturday while in the funeral procession on the way to bury his mother in Boston. He's in stable condition now, but this isn't the first time music stars have clashed with family. Read on to check out other musical family feuds.(Photo: Stevie J via Instagram)

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The Houstons - Word is Pat Houston recently filed a restraining order against Nick Gordon. Pat Houston is Whitney Houston's sister-in-law/state executor and she's been none too pleased with Gordon's romantic relationship with Whitney's daughter, Bobbi Kristina. Though never legally adopted by Whitney, Gordon moved in with them when he was 12, and he and Bobbi were treated as brother and sister. Tensions have flared since the two married in January 2014, apparently to the point of Gordon threatening Pat.(Photos: Christopher Polk/WireImage/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty Images)

Consequence and Q-Tip - Is blood thicker than water? Not if you're Q-Tip and Consequence, who are cousins. The pair first clashed publicly in 2011, when Cons accused Tip of failing to support his music career. The two reconciled, but beef flared again when Cons lashed out, saying he "ain't related to Q-Tip," Consequence claimed that Tip took advantage of him for his connections to Kanye West. (Photos from left: Jason Kempin/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for GQ)

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Consequence and Q-Tip - Is blood thicker than water? Not if you're Q-Tip and Consequence, who are cousins. The pair first clashed publicly in 2011, when Cons accused Tip of failing to support his music career. The two reconciled, but beef flared again when Cons lashed out, saying he "ain't related to Q-Tip," Consequence claimed that Tip took advantage of him for his connections to Kanye West. (Photos from left: Jason Kempin/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for GQ)

The Leaked Letter - Sometime in June, several of the Jackson siblings penned and signed a letter accusing Branca and McClain, executors of Michael's will, of fraud and of imposing emotional stress on their mother Katherine, who they claimed had a "mini-stroke" resulting from their malice. The letter, which was leaked to the internet in early July, indicated the Jackson siblings, led by Randy, intended to fight Michael's will, which left everything to his three children and nothing for them.  (Photo: Kevin Mazur/MJ Memorial via Getty Images)

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The Jackson Family - The Jackson Family civil war has been going on for more than five decades now. First came news that father/manager Joe Jackson abused his children emotionally and physically. Then in 2012, reports emerged that Jermaine, Randy and Janet Jackson had an altercation with Michael Jackson's children, Paris, Prince and Blanket, over a plan to kidnap them in order to separate them from Katherine Jackson, Michael's mother.  (Photo: Kevin Mazur/MJ Memorial via Getty Images)

Larry Troutman - After an alleged business dispute, Larry Troutman, percussionist and founding member of funk band Zapp, fatally shot his brother Roger, frontman of Zapp, and himself on April 25, 1999. (Photo: Warner Bros.)

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Zapp  - Few bands came to a more horrific end than Zapp: In 1999, percussionist Larry Troutman shot his brother, frontman Roger Troutman, and then killed himself. (Photo: Warner Bros.)

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Marvin Gaye - Marvin Gaye had a contentious relationship with his father, but no one saw it coming to a tragic end. In 1984, Marvin tried to intervene in a fight between his parents and was fatally shot by his father. Ironically, Gaye gave his father the gun as a Christmas present. (Photo: Elsworth Davis/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Marvin Gaye - Marvin Gaye had a contentious relationship with his father, but no one saw it coming to a tragic end. In 1984, Marvin tried to intervene in a fight between his parents and was fatally shot by his father. Ironically, Gaye gave his father the gun as a Christmas present. (Photo: Elsworth Davis/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The Knowles Family - In 2011, Beyoncé fired her long-time dad/manager, Mathew Knowles, after he helped steer her career to stardom. Many people speculated that the split was due in part to an affair — complete with love child — Mr. Knowles had with a woman 20 years his junior. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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The Knowles Family - In 2011, Beyoncé fired her long-time dad/manager, Mathew Knowles, after he helped steer her career to stardom. Many people speculated that the split was due in part to an affair — complete with love child — Mr. Knowles had with a woman 20 years his junior. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Eminem - Eminem has constantly clashed with his family on wax and off, whether it be his wife Kim, who he married twice — in between threatening to kill her in his music; or his mother, who sued him for slander over lyrics on The Slim Shady LP. (Photo: PacificCoastNews.com)

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Eminem - Eminem has constantly clashed with his family on wax and off, whether it be his wife Kim, who he married twice — in between threatening to kill her in his music; or his mother, who sued him for slander over lyrics on The Slim Shady LP. (Photo: PacificCoastNews.com)

The Marley Family - Since reggae legend Bob Marley's 1981 death, the singer's window and children have frequently clashed with his half brother Richard Booker's use of his name, image and music to promote music festivals and other businesses. Things came to a head in 2011 when the Marleys filed a lawsuit against Booker for trademark infringement. The case was settled out of court in December 2012. (Photo: Jo Hale/Getty Images)

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The Marley Family - Since reggae legend Bob Marley's 1981 death, the singer's window and children have frequently clashed with his half brother Richard Booker's use of his name, image and music to promote music festivals and other businesses. Things came to a head in 2011 when the Marleys filed a lawsuit against Booker for trademark infringement. The case was settled out of court in December 2012. (Photo: Jo Hale/Getty Images)

The Pointer Sisters - The Pointer Sisters were struck by tragedy in 2006 when June Pointer died of cancer. Bonnie Pointer later appeared on Entertainment Tonight claiming that her sisters Anita and Ruth kept her from visiting June on her deathbed and had June cremated against her wishes because it was cheaper. (Photo: Florian Seefried/Getty Images)

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The Pointer Sisters - The Pointer Sisters were struck by tragedy in 2006 when June Pointer died of cancer. Bonnie Pointer later appeared on Entertainment Tonight claiming that her sisters Anita and Ruth kept her from visiting June on her deathbed and had June cremated against her wishes because it was cheaper. (Photo: Florian Seefried/Getty Images)

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Keeping On - Robin and his brothers continued releasing music as a group and as solo artists throughout the '80s and '90s, and also saw big success writing for other artists, including Barbara Streisand, Dionne Warwick and Diana Ross.  (Photo: PA PHOTOS/Landov)

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The Bee Gees - Brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb's bitter sibling rivalry prompted a seemingly nonstop series of Bee Gees splits and reunions. Twins Robin and Maurice resented Barry's heartthrob status, and the trio frequently fought over camera time before television appearances. Barry and Robin didn't reconcile until Maurice's unexpected death in 2003.

Nas and Kelis - Like Kanye and Amber, Nas and Kelis divorced in 2009. Calling it quits once they felt that the relationship was waning. Nas reportedly said, "There was a point where we were trying to hold onto a relationship that was finished." But in true artist form, Nas wrote a song about the divorce on his latest album, Life Is Good.(Photo: UPI Photo/David Silpa/Landov)

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Nas and Kelis - Nas and Kelis filed for divorce in 2009, just three months before their son Knight was born. Rumors pinned the bitter split on Nas' infidelity; a judge later ordered he pay Kelis $25,000 a month in child support and spousal payments. Nas later used the roller-coaster relationship as fodder for his 2012 album Life Is Good, which featured him posing with Kelis's wedding dress on the cover.   (Photo: UPI Photo/David Silpa /Landov)

Sly and the Family Stone, 'Sing a Simple Song' - This 1968 signature song from Sly and the Family Stone hits rap immortality at 2:12, when a funky drum and horn break that provided fodder for Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's "Deep Cover," Public Enemy's "Party for Your Right to Fight" and several other timeless rap classics drops. (Photo: Evening Standard/Getty Images)

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Sly & the Family Stone - Funk-soul band Sly & the Family Stone, centered around siblings Sly, Freddie and Rose Stone, dissolved in the mid-'70s due to internal disagreements and drug use. Freddie even went on to play guitar for Graham Central Station, the funk band fronted by Larry Graham, the former Family Stone bassist who brawled with Sly over rumors that Larry hired a hitman to kill him. (Photo: Evening Standard/Getty Images)