Rappers vs. Athletes

A history of clashes between rap stars and sport stars.

Lil Wayne Tried to Fight Marcos Maidana's Trainer - TMZ has released footage of Lil Wayne allegedly trying to fight Marcos Maidana's trainer, Robert Garcia, following Floyd Mayweather's majority decision win over Maidana on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Footage shows a heated Weezy having to be restrained by his crew after Garcia allegedly threw a water bottle at him backstage at the MGM following the fight. Both sides were ultimately separated without any incident. Wayne and Justin Bieber led Mayweather out to the ring Saturday night.(Photos from Left: Ethan Miller/Getty Images, Rachel Murray/Getty Images for MTV)

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Rappers vs. Athletes (Lil Wayne vs. Marcos Maidana) - Lil Wayne represented Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the Money Team as he walked the champ out to the ring in this past Saturday's win over Marcos Maidana.The YMCMB boss clearly takes his role seriously, as video tape surfaced of Weezy getting into an altercation with Maidana's camp. Apparently someone from the fighter's crew belted Wayne with a water bottle, and he wasn't too happy about that.Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed and security was on point. But this isn't the first time MCs and athletes have gotten into altercations. Let's take a look at a few battles that took place off the stage and out of the ring.(Photos from Left: Ethan Miller/Getty Images, Rachel Murray/Getty Images for MTV)

Nelly vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Nelly recently started dating Floyd Mayweather's ex-fiancé, Shantel Jackson, and that didn't sit well with the boxing champ.Floyd went on a Twitter hate campaign against his ex and her new boo, which caused the MC to send a few scathing Tweets back his way and Nelly even dropped a new song called "Thanks to My Ex," thanking both Mayweather and his ex boo for disregarding their former jewels. (Photos from left: Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Nelly vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Nelly recently started dating Floyd Mayweather's ex-fiancé, Shantel Jackson, and that didn't sit well with the boxing champ.Floyd went on a Twitter hate campaign against his ex and her new boo, which caused the MC to send a few scathing Tweets back his way and Nelly even dropped a new song called "Thanks to My Ex," thanking both Mayweather and his ex boo for disregarding their former jewels. (Photos from left: Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

50 Cent vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. - 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather Jr. were tight as thieves at one point and even dubbed their bromance and boxing promotion company TMT (The Money Team).But in 2012, things went left and 50 severed business ties and his friendship with the boxer. Back and forth Tweets and interviews dissing one another are are still going on between the two as there appears to be no peace treaty in sight. (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company)

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50 Cent vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. - 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather Jr. were tight as thieves at one point and even dubbed their bromance and boxing promotion company TMT (The Money Team).But in 2012, things went left and 50 severed business ties and his friendship with the boxer. Back and forth Tweets and interviews dissing one another are are still going on between the two as there appears to be no peace treaty in sight. (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company)

Kris Humphries vs. Kanye West - Sometimes rap stars and sport stars have something much more intimate in common. Just ask Boston Celtics power forward Kris Humphries and rapper Kanye West, who were both in love with the same lady, Kim Kardashian, before 'Ye ultimately won out.Kanye revealed the love triangle on his hit "Way Too Cold," and even rapped, "Lucky I ain't have Jay drop him from the team," referring to Jay Z's co-ownership of the Nets at the time. But despite Yeezy's threat, Humphries signed a $24 million deal with the Nets in 2012 before being traded to Boston, and even tweeted about it, quoting Kanye's line mockingly. (Photos from left: Chris Chambers/Getty Image, DLM Press, PacificCoastNews.com)

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Kris Humphries vs. Kanye West - Sometimes rap stars and sport stars have something much more intimate in common. Just ask Boston Celtics power forward Kris Humphries and rapper Kanye West, who were both in love with the same lady, Kim Kardashian, before 'Ye ultimately won out.Kanye revealed the love triangle on his hit "Way Too Cold," and even rapped, "Lucky I ain't have Jay drop him from the team," referring to Jay Z's co-ownership of the Nets at the time. But despite Yeezy's threat, Humphries signed a $24 million deal with the Nets in 2012 before being traded to Boston, and even tweeted about it, quoting Kanye's line mockingly. (Photos from left: Chris Chambers/Getty Image, DLM Press, PacificCoastNews.com)

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Lil Wayne vs. Dez Bryant - Lil Wayne and Bryan "Baby" Williams were reportedly involved in a melee at Club LIV in Miami back in January 2012 with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant. Some reports say it was over an unpaid debt, others point to some offhand remarks made to Bryant by a member of Team Weezy. Ten-hut!(Photos: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Benzino vs. Paul Pierce - Back in 2000, Celtics guard Paul Pierce tried to break up a fight in a Boston nightclub that allegedly involved associates of rapper Benzino — and got 11 stab wounds that required lung surgery in return. (Photos: WENN.com; Nick Laham/Getty Images)

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Benzino vs. Paul Pierce - Back in 2000, Celtics guard Paul Pierce tried to break up a fight in a Boston nightclub that allegedly involved associates of rapper Benzino — and got 11 stab wounds that required lung surgery in return. (Photos: WENN.com; Nick Laham/Getty Images)

Jay Z vs. DeShawn Stevenson - When DeShawn Stevenson, then on the Washington Wizards, made some disparaging comments about Jay Z's BFF, Lebron James, Hov jumped in with a freestyle diss-track, "Blow the Whistle," which defended Bron-Bron.But apparently it's all water (and money) under the bridge, as Stevenson signed a one-year contract in 2011 worth $2.5 million with the New Jersey Nets, which Jay co-owned at the time.(Photos: Vince Bucci/PictureGroup; Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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Jay Z vs. DeShawn Stevenson - When DeShawn Stevenson, then on the Washington Wizards, made some disparaging comments about Jay Z's BFF, Lebron James, Hov jumped in with a freestyle diss-track, "Blow the Whistle," which defended Bron-Bron.But apparently it's all water (and money) under the bridge, as Stevenson signed a one-year contract in 2011 worth $2.5 million with the New Jersey Nets, which Jay co-owned at the time.(Photos: Vince Bucci/PictureGroup; Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Rick Ross - Floyd and 50 Cent's bromance was so thick at one point, the boxer even took up beefing with Rick Ross, who Fif had been embattled with for a few years. Ricky and Floyd traded barbs in interviews and on record back in 2009, and in early 2010 their entourages nearly came to blows at a Las Vegas nightclub.(Photos: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images; Joe Kohen/Getty Images)

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Rick Ross - Floyd and 50 Cent's bromance was so thick at one point, the boxer even took up beefing with Rick Ross, who Fif had been embattled with for a few years. Ricky and Floyd traded barbs in interviews and on record back in 2009, and in early 2010 their entourages nearly came to blows at a Las Vegas nightclub.(Photos: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images; Joe Kohen/Getty Images)

Shaquille O'Neal vs. Kobe Bryant - This would've been just another beef between two dissatisfied former teammates until Shaq took it to the rap arena on stage at a Miami club in 2008 and spit a freestyle dissing Kobe. The highlight? "Kobe, tell me how my a-- taste."(Photos: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images; Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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Shaquille O'Neal vs. Kobe Bryant - This would've been just another beef between two dissatisfied former teammates until Shaq took it to the rap arena on stage at a Miami club in 2008 and spit a freestyle dissing Kobe. The highlight? "Kobe, tell me how my a-- taste."(Photos: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images; Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Roy Jones Jr. vs. Fat Joe - Roy Jones Jr. wasn't pleased when Fat Joe name-dropped him in a guest verse on Ja Rule's "New York," rapping, "Even Roy Jones was forced to lean back."The boxer stepped to Joey Crack at a party, and although no punches were thrown, Joe later apologized for the line.(Photos: Ethan Miller/Getty Images; Jlnphotography/WENN.com)

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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Fat Joe - Roy Jones Jr. wasn't pleased when Fat Joe name-dropped him in a guest verse on Ja Rule's "New York," rapping, "Even Roy Jones was forced to lean back."The boxer stepped to Joey Crack at a party, and although no punches were thrown, Joe later apologized for the line.(Photos: Ethan Miller/Getty Images; Jlnphotography/WENN.com)

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Allen Iverson vs. Jay Z - Allen Iverson allegedly took major offense when Hov rapped that the NBA superstar and he "had more in Carmen than ballin' and rhymin'" on his 2001 Nas diss track "Superugly," revealing that both of them had affairs with Esco's baby's mother.(Photos: EPA/TOLGA BOZOGLU/Landov; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

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Allen Iverson vs. Jay Z - Allen Iverson allegedly took major offense when Hov rapped that the NBA superstar and he "had more in Carmen than ballin' and rhymin'" on his 2001 Nas diss track "Superugly," revealing that both of them had affairs with Esco's baby's mother.(Photos: EPA/TOLGA BOZOGLU/Landov; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Mike Tyson vs. LL Cool J - LL didn't take too kindly to Mike Tyson's cameo in the video for Canibus's 1998 diss track aimed at him, "Second Round K.O." Cool James threw in a jab at Iron Mike on his response track, "The Ripper Strikes Back," spitting, "Heard that convicted rapist on the record too, fresh out of jail, a** cheeks still black and blue."(Photos: Mark Davis/Getty Images; Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Mike Tyson vs. LL Cool J - LL didn't take too kindly to Mike Tyson's cameo in the video for Canibus's 1998 diss track aimed at him, "Second Round K.O." Cool James threw in a jab at Iron Mike on his response track, "The Ripper Strikes Back," spitting, "Heard that convicted rapist on the record too, fresh out of jail, a** cheeks still black and blue."(Photos: Mark Davis/Getty Images; Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Sebastian Telfair vs. Fabolous - After Fabolous was shot in the thigh outside of Diddy's New York restaurant, Justin's, in 2006, investigators explored the possibility that it was linked to an incident earlier that night in which then Boston Celtics point guard (and fellow Brooklyn native) Sebastian Telfair was robbed of $50,000 worth of jewelry.(Photos: Christian Petersen/Getty Images; Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Sebastian Telfair vs. Fabolous - After Fabolous was shot in the thigh outside of Diddy's New York restaurant, Justin's, in 2006, investigators explored the possibility that it was linked to an incident earlier that night in which then Boston Celtics point guard (and fellow Brooklyn native) Sebastian Telfair was robbed of $50,000 worth of jewelry.(Photos: Christian Petersen/Getty Images; Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Stephon Marbury vs. Jay Z - On his 2003 banger "La La La," Jay Z rapped, "Don't confuse me with Marbury out this b---h/ Run up on me at the light, you could lose your life," referring to a 2000 robbery of the basketball star.A full six years later, Stephon Marbury responded in one of those webcam videos of his, calling Jay a "camel" with "no heart."(Photos: Nick Laham/Getty Images; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Stephon Marbury vs. Jay Z - On his 2003 banger "La La La," Jay Z rapped, "Don't confuse me with Marbury out this b---h/ Run up on me at the light, you could lose your life," referring to a 2000 robbery of the basketball star.A full six years later, Stephon Marbury responded in one of those webcam videos of his, calling Jay a "camel" with "no heart."(Photos: Nick Laham/Getty Images; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Lil Wayne vs. Ed and Charles O'Bannon - Weezy got his first taste of athlete beef (whoa) when he rapped, "Listen close, I got duct tape and rope/ I'll leave you missin' like the f---in' O'Bannons" on the mixtape cut "Cannon Freestyle," slickly alluding to the fact that the balling brothers, who dominated at UCLA, stunk it up in the NBA.Charles O'Bannon responded jokingly in a 2009 interview: "Come see me on the court, little fella — I will drunk on you." Burn!(Photos: Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Al Bello/Allsport/Getty Images)

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Lil Wayne vs. Ed and Charles O'Bannon - Weezy got his first taste of athlete beef (whoa) when he rapped, "Listen close, I got duct tape and rope/ I'll leave you missin' like the f---in' O'Bannons" on the mixtape cut "Cannon Freestyle," slickly alluding to the fact that the balling brothers, who dominated at UCLA, stunk it up in the NBA.Charles O'Bannon responded jokingly in a 2009 interview: "Come see me on the court, little fella — I will drunk on you." Burn!(Photos: Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Al Bello/Allsport/Getty Images)