Music Stars vs. Magazines
Joey Bada$ is mad at XXL, and more MCs who've beefed.
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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...
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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)
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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...
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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)
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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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