Back in my day when Twitter and Facebook didn't exist (and dial-up internet was the s**t), rappers would take the time to create great battle records. From 2pac vs Biggie, to Jay-Z vs Nas, these were some of the greatest battles that hip-hop had ever heard. Nowadays, social media is at our fingertips and most of us share just about everything; so do a lot of celebrities.
The most recent battle is one that has been all over the internet concerning rapper Drake and Meek Mill. It all started when Meek called out Drake on Twitter for not writing his own lyrics on their collaboration for the song "R.I.C.O". Mill then accused the rapper of having a ghostwriter and said that he doesn't write ANY of his lyrics (oh no he didn't!). Instead of lashing out on Twitter, the Toronto native decided to respond in a different way; by dropping not one but TWO diss tracks, one titled "Charged Up" and the other "Back to Back". On this song, Drake takes a couple of shots at Meek by referencing his status as an opening act on his girlfriend Nicki Minaj's Pinkprint Tour. He raps "Is that a world tour or your girl's tour?", where he is basically implying that Nicki is the one who wears the pants in their relationship and that he follows her wherever she goes. And how did Mill respond to that? By releasing a song called "Wanna Know", a badly mixed track that is very poorly written and has gotten nothing but bad reviews....from his fans.
This past weekend, Drake hosted his 6th annual OVO music festival in Toronto and on Monday night, while performing in front of thousands of fans, he addressed his beef by playing both diss tracks backed by memes aimed at Meek Mill (he gets extra points for that one!). Although I am a huge fan of Drake, I'm curious to see how and when this feud will end.
Drake 2 - Meek Mill 0
Source: about.com
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