Ex Factor: When Artists Diss Exes Musically

Music stars strike back at their former flames.

Ex Factor: When Artists Diss Exes Musically - The usual beef stewing that happens on stage at Summer Jam was noticeably missing this year — except for the bit of shade A$AP Ferg threw at Teyana Taylor when he rapped, "You know who got big tits — Teyana / S---ed on them when I lived out in Harlem / Got signed by Pharrell and started acting like a prima donna." Backstage, his A$AP mob mate Rocky deigned there was any relationship between Ferg and Tey, but if there was, he joins a long list of artists who use their music to rankle their exes. Click on to see what we mean.(Photos: John Ricard / BET)
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Kanye West, 808s and Heartbreak - Kanye West's depressing fourth album used his breakup from fiancée Alexis Phifer as fodder, at times getting shockingly personal and specific, calling her "a spoiled little L.A. girl" on "Robocop."  (Photo: Courtesy Roc-A-Fella Records)Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Yeezy seemed to use his love life for inspiration once again on this 2010 follow-up to 808s. Many songs seemed subtly directed at his ex, former stripper Amber Rose, particularly "Hell of a Life," in which he talks about how he "fell in love with a porn star." So appalled. (Photos: Maxppp/Landov; Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Ex Factor: When Artists Diss Exes Musically - The usual beef stewing that happens on stage at Summer Jam was noticeably missing this year — except for the bit of shade A$AP Ferg threw at Teyana Taylor when he rapped, "You know who got big tits — Teyana / S---ed on them when I lived out in Harlem / Got signed by Pharrell and started acting like a prima donna." Backstage, his A$AP mob mate Rocky deigned there was any relationship between Ferg and Tey, but if there was, he joins a long list of artists who use their music to rankle their exes. Click on to see what we mean.(Photos: John Ricard / BET)

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