Music Stars vs. Magazines

Joey Bada$ is mad at XXL, and more MCs who've beefed.

Joey BadA$ @joeyBADASS - Tweet: "Drake never said he was poor and homeless.. You dont know what he felt the bottom was yall need to stfu n Stop hatin.."Joey BadA$ defends his homie Drake against comments that the Canadian rapper and former child star didn’t really “start from the bottom” as the title of his new track suggests. (Photo: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)

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Word Is Bond - What a difference a year makes. This time last year Joey Bada$ had the honor of landing a coveted spot on the 2013 XXL Freshman Class list, but now the Brooklyn MC is rapping to a different tune. Bada$ took to Twitter on Monday (April 21) to blast the mag for putting words in his mouth in a recently posted article titled, "Joey Badass Wants to Channel the Energy of Nas, Jay Z and Big L on New Album." Joey vented, tweeting, “XXL really got me tight with the title of that article. Media love to put me in a box and switch up my words smfh." It took a couple of tweets for XXL to get that Bada$ doesn’t appreciate the forced '90s rapper references; and the article title was changed soon after.But the Brooklyn kid's not the first hip hop artist to bump heads with a magazine. Keep reading for more beefy stories. —Dominique Zonyeé (@DominiqueZonyee)(Ph...

Drake vs. Rolling Stone - Drake had his heart set on celebrating the five year anniversary of his debut mixtape, So Far So Gone, with a February cover on Rolling Stone magazine. But when his cover was replaced last-minute by one in memoriam to actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and "off the record" quotes from Drizzy's interview were leaked, the "Started From the Bottom" rapper swore off interviews altogether. He took to the common virtual diary better known as Twitter to vent his frustrations, noting his "disgust" with the magazine. But after negative response to his mini-meltdown, Drake took to his OVO blog blog to apologize. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

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Drake vs. Rolling Stone - Drake had his heart set on celebrating the five year anniversary of his debut mixtape, So Far So Gone, with a February cover on Rolling Stone magazine. But when his cover was replaced last-minute by one in memoriam to actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and "off the record" quotes from Drizzy's interview were leaked, the "Started From the Bottom" rapper swore off interviews altogether. He took to the common virtual diary better known as Twitter to vent his frustrations, noting his "disgust" with the magazine. But after negative response to his mini-meltdown, Drake took to his OVO blog blog to apologize. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

Eminem vs. The Source - This may be one of the most memorable artist vs magazine beefs in hip hop. Eminem and former Source magazine owner and reality star Benzino got into it when ZNO and his former business partner Dave Mays launched an all-out war against Slim Shady in 2002, labeling the rapper as racist and dubbing him the "Hitler of rap." ZNO released the diss track "Die Another Day," and Em responded with a series of his own lyrical assassinations, which included the hit "Nail in the Coffin." But the beef didn’t end in the studio. Determined to "air out" Em's perceived racism, ZNO leaned on his media outlet to help him take the rapper down. The magazine held a news conference in 2003, playing audio of the Detroit rapper allegedly saying, "n---er," and released cartoon images in the February 2003 issue of ZNO holding...

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Eminem vs. The Source - This may be one of the most memorable artist vs magazine beefs in hip hop. Eminem and former Source magazine owner and reality star Benzino got into it when ZNO and his former business partner Dave Mays launched an all-out war against Slim Shady in 2002, labeling the rapper as racist and dubbing him the "Hitler of rap." ZNO released the diss track "Die Another Day," and Em responded with a series of his own lyrical assassinations, which included the hit "Nail in the Coffin." But the beef didn’t end in the studio. Determined to "air out" Em's perceived racism, ZNO leaned on his media outlet to help him take the rapper down. The magazine held a news conference in 2003, playing audio of the Detroit rapper allegedly saying, "n---er," and released cartoon images in the February 2003 issue of ZNO holding...

Rihanna vs. Jackie - Rihanna goes by a few different names, from Rih Rih to her first name, Robyn, however, "n----er b---h" certainly isn't one of them. Unfortunately, Dutch magazine Jackie didn't get the memo. The magazine published an article that included references to Rihanna's "ghetto a--" describing the "Pour It Up" singer has a half-naked "ultimate n---er bitch." Rihanna and her Navy didn't take the depiction lightly. Rihanna tweeted in response, "You put two words together, with the intent of abasement, that made no sense . . . Well, with all respect, on behalf of my race, here are my two words for you . . . F--K YOU!!!" Ultimately, Jackie's editor-in-chief, Eva Hoeke, resigned and issued Rih Rih a well-deserved apology.(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for MTV)

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Rihanna vs. Jackie - Rihanna goes by a few different names, from Rih Rih to her first name, Robyn, however, "n----er b---h" certainly isn't one of them. Unfortunately, Dutch magazine Jackie didn't get the memo. The magazine published an article that included references to Rihanna's "ghetto a--" describing the "Pour It Up" singer has a half-naked "ultimate n---er bitch." Rihanna and her Navy didn't take the depiction lightly. Rihanna tweeted in response, "You put two words together, with the intent of abasement, that made no sense . . . Well, with all respect, on behalf of my race, here are my two words for you . . . F--K YOU!!!" Ultimately, Jackie's editor-in-chief, Eva Hoeke, resigned and issued Rih Rih a well-deserved apology.(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for MTV)

Wale vs. Complex - Wale is known for his poetic flow, and hot head; and as a result, the D.C. rapper has had his fair share of beef. So when the "Bad" rapper took to Twitter to fire off at Complex magazine, it wasn't a surprise. Complex magazine editors failed to add The Gifted to its 50 Best Albums of 2013 list, and the ever-passionate Wale took it personally. He called the Complex staff threatening to "knock out" folks, prompting Complex to release the audio of Folarin's rant. Twitter went crazy taking sides.(Photo: Gary Miller/FilmMagic)

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Wale vs. Complex - Wale is known for his poetic flow, and hot head; and as a result, the D.C. rapper has had his fair share of beef. So when the "Bad" rapper took to Twitter to fire off at Complex magazine, it wasn't a surprise. Complex magazine editors failed to add The Gifted to its 50 Best Albums of 2013 list, and the ever-passionate Wale took it personally. He called the Complex staff threatening to "knock out" folks, prompting Complex to release the audio of Folarin's rant. Twitter went crazy taking sides.(Photo: Gary Miller/FilmMagic)

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Soul for Real - Ab-Soul hypes up his home state before heading across the street to check out his fellow TDE MC Kendrick Lamar at the Staples Center(Photo: James W. Lemke/Getty Images for BET)

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Ab-Soul vs. XXL - In another case of word-play gone bad, Ab-Soul of Black Hippy took offense and threated to leave his crew when he and the team covered XXL emblazoned with the cover line, "Kendrick Lamar & Black Hippy." While Kendrick is no doubt the first to mainstream fame of the rapping foursome — also including ScHoolBoy Q and Jay Rock — Ab wanted the crew to be respected as a unit. He talked about his frustration after tweeting that he would leave the group if the media kept writing "Kendrick Lamar and Black Hippy," emphasizing that K. Dot is not his boss, but a part of the team. (Photo: James W. Lemke/Getty Images for BET)

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Nipsey Hussle vs. Complex  - The Crenshaw rapper's beef with Complex stemmed from another one of the publication's infamous lists. Although Nipsey made a name for himself with the release of his Bullets Ain't Got No Name trilogy, Complex, which supported him from "day one," added him to its list of "10 Underachieving Rappers." It was the title that sparked the beef. Nipsey took to Twitter to blast the mag, as he felt the headline was disrespectful — although the content was far from it — and he demanded $10,000 from the magazine if they wanted to ever talk to him. Finally the beef was squashed in an interview with Complex — with no reports of money being exchanged for it. (Photo: Rick Davis / Splash News)

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Nipsey Hussle vs. Complex  - The Crenshaw rapper's beef with Complex stemmed from another one of the publication's infamous lists. Although Nipsey made a name for himself with the release of his Bullets Ain't Got No Name trilogy, Complex, which supported him from "day one," added him to its list of "10 Underachieving Rappers." It was the title that sparked the beef. Nipsey took to Twitter to blast the mag, as he felt the headline was disrespectful — although the content was far from it — and he demanded $10,000 from the magazine if they wanted to ever talk to him. Finally the beef was squashed in an interview with Complex — with no reports of money being exchanged for it. (Photo: Rick Davis / Splash News)

Lupe Fiasco vs. Spin - Lupe Fiasco is known for bringing out social justice issues in his flow, but when the Chi-town native dropped the single "Bad B---h" from his 2012 Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Part 1, it was Spin that had a few choice words for him. The magazine criticized the single in their article: "Lupe Fiasco Mansplains Misogyny on Counterproductive 'B---h Bad'," claiming that the song was "half-baked conscious hip hop," and calling out Lupe as condescending and hard to "take serious." Lupe backfired, on Twitter of course. In a series of tweets, he threatened to boycott the media outlet. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Lupe Fiasco vs. Spin - Lupe Fiasco is known for bringing out social justice issues in his flow, but when the Chi-town native dropped the single "Bad B---h" from his 2012 Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Part 1, it was Spin that had a few choice words for him. The magazine criticized the single in their article: "Lupe Fiasco Mansplains Misogyny on Counterproductive 'B---h Bad'," claiming that the song was "half-baked conscious hip hop," and calling out Lupe as condescending and hard to "take serious." Lupe backfired, on Twitter of course. In a series of tweets, he threatened to boycott the media outlet. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Top Dawg Entertainment vs. GQ - Kendrick Lamar was named GQ magazine's Man of the Year in 2013, and was featured on the cover and billed to perform at the annual Man of the Year event, but the TDE MC opted to not take part in the festivities. Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, the CEO of the label, explained via a press release that the label felt that the article was biased and portrayed his company "in a negative light." The part of the interview that irked Tiffith the most was the writer's "shock" at TDE’s "discipline." GQ was apparently shocked as well — at Top Dawg's reaction to the article. The magazine released a counter statement praising Lamar and explaining the situation as they saw it. (Photo: Maury Phillips/WireImage)

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Top Dawg Entertainment vs. GQ - Kendrick Lamar was named GQ magazine's Man of the Year in 2013, and was featured on the cover and billed to perform at the annual Man of the Year event, but the TDE MC opted to not take part in the festivities. Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, the CEO of the label, explained via a press release that the label felt that the article was biased and portrayed his company "in a negative light." The part of the interview that irked Tiffith the most was the writer's "shock" at TDE’s "discipline." GQ was apparently shocked as well — at Top Dawg's reaction to the article. The magazine released a counter statement praising Lamar and explaining the situation as they saw it. (Photo: Maury Phillips/WireImage)

Ice-T vs. The Source - Ice-T had his share of issues with controversy, and he hasn't been shy about his lyrical assassinations. After a couple of writers from The Source, Reginald C. Dennis and James Bernard, criticized him amid the public backlash over his 1992 song "Cop Killer," T took aim at the magazine, rapping on his 1993 song "It's On," "The damage is done Source magazine, you're the first one/ You try to dis Chuck, Cube and me/ How the f--k you pick us 3?"(Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images for CBGB)

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Ice-T vs. The Source - Ice-T had his share of issues with controversy, and he hasn't been shy about his lyrical assassinations. After a couple of writers from The Source, Reginald C. Dennis and James Bernard, criticized him amid the public backlash over his 1992 song "Cop Killer," T took aim at the magazine, rapping on his 1993 song "It's On," "The damage is done Source magazine, you're the first one/ You try to dis Chuck, Cube and me/ How the f--k you pick us 3?"(Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images for CBGB)