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Mac Miller and Rick Rubin - Real friends ride with each other through tough times and even open the doors to their Malibu home when one is in need of a serious life change. (Photos from left: Christopher Polk/Getty Images, Ari Perilstein/Getty Images for Laird Apparel LLC)
Too Much Partying? - Nominee Childish Gambino looks worse for the wear heading into the 2015 Grammy Nomination Dinner at STK with frequent collaborator Jhené Aiko.  (Photo: Michael Bezjian/WireImage)
ScHoolboy Q and A$AP Rocky - Q and Rocky's friendship off wax has led to organic collaborations on each of the rappers' projects. (Photos from left:  Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for FYI Brand Communications, Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Drai's Beachclub-Nightclub)Beats and Beef: When Artists Clash With Their Producers - It was all good a week ago, but things hit the fan between DJ Mustard and YG today as the two apparently went at it on Instagram over unpaid services. A now deleted post on Mustard's account read that he never got paid for beats on his album and YG returned the accusation saying that he never got paid for Mustard's.Hopefully the two leaders of the new West can hash out their grievances and as we wait to see how this drama unfolds, let's take a look at more instances when producers and artists went head-to-head. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/BET/Getty Images for BET) 

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Mac Miller and Rick Rubin - Real friends ride with each other through tough times and even open the doors to their Malibu home when one is in need of a serious life change. (Photos from left: Christopher Polk/Getty Images, Ari Perilstein/Getty Images for Laird Apparel LLC)

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