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You're Fired: Musicians Who Got the Boot - Twitter may prove to be the downfall of yet another golden-era hip-hop group. Last night (May 6), Naughty By Nature front man Treach tweeted, "Vinnie from NAUGHTY BY NATURE is Officially FIRED," referring to fellow founding member Vin Rock. He walked back the statement today, insisting the group was still together but having internal problems. Either way, Vinnie's got plenty of company in case he needs a support group. Read on to see other musicians who have been kicked out of bands, groups and crews. —Alex Gale (Photo: Joe Kohen/Getty Images)

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Florence Ballard - After problems with alcoholism and weight gain and repeated conflicts with Motown head Berry Gordy and bandmate Diana Ross, Florence Ballard was kicked out of the Supremes and replaced by Cindy Birdsong when she supposedly showed up drunk to a show in Las Vegas in 1967.(Photo: Gilles Petard/Redferns)

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David Ruffin - Similar to Ballard and the Supremes, David Ruffin was exiled from the Temptations due to a mix of substance abuse — cocaine, in his case — and repeated clashes with the rest of the group over finances and the spotlight. The last straw, though, was when Ruffin missed a Temptations show in June 1968 to catch a performance by his girlfriend. (Photo: Detroit Free Press/MCT /Landov)

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Alfamega - Atlanta rapper Alfamega got the axe from T.I.'s Grand Hustle crew/record label in 2009 when muckraking website The Smoking Gun posted evidence that the former had once been a DEA informant. (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)

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Professor Griff - Professor Griff was the so-called Minister of Information for Public Enemy until he made anti-Semitic comments in a newspaper interview in 1989. Chuck D fired him after the resulting media firestorm. He briefly rejoined the band later. (Photo: Suzie Gibbons/Redferns)

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Kate Schellenbach - Kate Schellenbach, who later found fame as a drummer for '90s alt-rock band Luscious Jackson, was an original member of the Beastie Boys. She says she was shooed away from the group thanks to its then producer/mentor Rick Rubin. "He and I did not get along," she later told New York magazine. "He was like a meathead sexist a--hole. He flat-out said, "I don’t like the way women sound rapping." (Photo: Brenda Chase Online USA, Inc.)

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D. Woods and Aubrey O'Day - Aubrey O'Day and D. Woods were ushered out of Danity Kane on national television by Diddy on MTV's Making the Band.  (Photos from left: Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images for Voli Light Vodkas, David Livingston/Getty Images)

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Game - 50 Cent kicked Game out of his G-Unit crew/label during a 2005 interview on Hot 97, accusing him of disloyalty. Game and his crew confronted 50 and his entourage when he left the station, and the resulting clash led to a man being shot. Game and 50 still have beef to this day, despite an infamous man-hug at a press conference to announce their reconciliation. (Photo: REUTERS/Alex Gallardo)

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Young Buck - Few musicians have caught the boot worse than Young Buck, who 50 Cent shamed out of G-Unit by releasing a phone call of Buck crying and pleading for forgiveness for various transgressions. (Photo: Ray Tamarra/Getty Images)

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DJ Lethal - DJ Lethal, the former House of Pain spinner who later joined rap-rock band Limp Bizkit, was dismissed by the latter earlier this year for his excessive "partying."  (Photo: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

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Waka Flocka Flame - Earlier this year, the Trap God iced Waka from his 1017 Brick Squad label for being disloyal — over Twitter, to boot. (Photos from left: Cindy Ord/Getty Images,  Brad Barket/PictureGroup)