Where’s the beef? Over the years, Kanye West has remained outspoken about his opinions — and he isn’t afraid to stand up against naysayers.
While the Yeezy designer and Drake were once close friends and collaborators, the duo’s bond quickly faded after Pusha-T called out the Canada native on his “Infrared” single in 2018, which was produced by West.
“Then, the first album drops,” Drake recalled during an interview on HBO’s The Shop in October 2018. “And, of course, there’s a diss song toward me that you produced, that’s talking about writing? I was just there with you as friends helping you, and now you’re dissing me. So I’m like, man, this is dark.”
Since then, the pair has continued to go toe-to-toe whether they’re calling one another out via social media or in a verse on one of their tracks.
Drake even alleged that the Illinois native leaked the news of his son Adonis’ birth before he officially announced it.
“I tell him I’m having trouble with my son’s mother. We had a conversation,” the Degrassi alum told The Shop, referring to his ex Sophie Brussaux. “I wake up, and all these dates are out … Then the next two days, whatever, I wake up now to this text from him, passive, like, ‘Yo, I love you brother.’”
After years of silence on the matter, the “Gold Digger” musician seemingly reignited their beef after including a shady callout to the “One Dance” performer on his 10th album, DONDA, which was released in August 2021.
West’s “Pure Souls” single included the lyric, “It’s gotta be God’s plan / Man, I swear these boys keep playin’ / We gon’ have to square up then,” which eagle-eyed fans thought it referenced the bad blood between the musicians.
Drake seemingly tossed shade right back weeks later on his Certified Lover Boy LP. Though the “Hotline Bling” musician didn’t call out West by name, he did reference a rapper who’s also a designer on his “7am On Bridle Path” song.
“Told you I’m aimin’ straight for the head / Not aiming to please,” Drake rapped on the track. “I can give a f—k about who designing your sneakers and tees / Have somebody put you on a Gildan and you play with my seed.”
Drake’s not the only star taking shots at West. Shortly after the DONDA release, the official Twitter account for Peppa Pig seemingly shared a shady message for the father of four — he shares North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm with Kim Kardashian — in a now-deleted message.
“Peppa didn’t need to host listening parties in Mercedes-Benz Stadium to get that .5,” the account for the children’s TV series wrote at the time, alongside side-by-side screenshots of reviews of DONDA and Peppa’s Adventures: The Album.
Though West never publicly addressed his so-called beef with the animated series, he has commented on several of his famous feuds with other big names in the entertainment industry.
Keep scrolling for more details on the “Heartless” rapper’s biggest feuds over the years:
While the two rappers were once good friends, the goodwill between the pair soon faded after West produced Pusha T’s “Infrared” track in May 2018, which took several jabs at the “In My Feelings” rapper. In response, the Canada native shared a savage screenshot via social media of a $100,000 invoice he sent to the designer for “promotional assistance and career-reviving” after the single’s release. Since then, the musicians have shared shady snubs about one another in new songs and on social media.
Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/Shutterstock; Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
Pitchfork initially rated Peppa Pig’s sophomore album, Peppa’s Adventures: The Album, a 6.5 in 2021, which is 0.5 higher than what the music website rated West’s 10th LP.
“Peppa didn't need to host listening parties in Mercedes-Benz Stadium to get that .5," the children’s TV series seemingly called out West’s listening parties in a now-deleted tweet after the album's release.
Shutterstock; YouTube
West initially clashed with the “Love Story” crooner at the 2009 MTV Music Video Awards when he interrupted her acceptance speech for Best Female Video, noting that Beyoncé should have won instead. While the duo eventually buried the hatchet, their grudge was renewed when the rapper sang that he “made that bitch famous,” referring to the “Cardigan” singer on his 2016 track, “Famous."
Shutterstock (2)
West has taken jabs at Kardashian’s ex Ray J in several songs over the years. In 2016’s “Highlights,” he name-dropped the “One Wish” performer and referenced his former relationship with the Skims mogul.
"I bet me and Ray J would be friends if we didn't like the same bitch / Yeah, he might have hit it first, only problem is I'm rich," West rapped at the time.
Shutterstock (2)
The Yeezy founder name-dropped the “SexyBack” crooner during the 2015 MTV VMAs, recounting a past encounter between the two at the GRAMMYs.
"The contradiction is that I do fight for artists but in that fight, somehow, was disrespectful to artists," West said at the time. "I didn't know how to say the right thing, the perfect thing, I sat at the GRAMMYs and saw Justin Timberlake and Cee-Lo Green lose. Gnarls Barkley and the FutureSex/LoveSound album, and bro, Justin, I'm not trying to put you on blast but I saw that man in tears, bro. And I was thinking he deserved to win Album Of the Year. And the small box that we are of entertainers of the evening, how could you explain that?”
At the time, the Tennessee native jokingly tweeted back, “Kanye is so cute, y’all.”
Shutterstock (2)
While the Roc Nation founder mentored West for many years, the pair had a falling out after the “Yeezus” rapper upstaged the “Lover” singer’s VMA victory and name-dropped the “Crazy in Love” artist’s wife in his rant. Since then, the pair have shared jabs at one another, with the New York native calling out West on his 4:44 album in 2017. Afterward, West removed his entire discography from Jay-Z’s Tidal before Jay-Z admitted that the duo have a brotherly rivalry that July.
Shutterstock (2)
The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host got into a Twitter feud with West in 2013 after spoofing the rapper’s BBC interview, in which he claimed to be the “biggest” rock star.
“JIMMY KIMMEL IS OUT OF LINE TO TRY AND SPOOF IN ANY WAY THE FIRST PIECE OF HONEST MEDIA IN YEARS,” West tweeted at the time, alongside further expletive comments.
Before the feud was squashed in October 2017 when West appeared on the late night talk show, Kimmel revealed his excitement over getting in Twitter spats.
“I live for moments like that. When I got in a Twitter battle with Kanye, I was so happy," Kimmel told GQ in February 2018. "My wife makes fun of me. She's like, ‘You are so happy right now.’ I'm absolutely beaming. I feel very confident in a situation like that."
Shutterstock (2)
The DJ got into a heated Twitter exchange with West after the former presidential candidate shared a snap of the file-sharing site Pirate Bay, which had a link to Deadmau5’s editing software Serum pulled up.
"What the f--- @kanyewest ... Can't afford serum?” Deadmau5 tweeted in March 2016. “Let's start a Kickstarter to help @kanyewest afford a copy of Serum. … He needs a small loan of 200$ #prayforyeezy.”
The battle intensified as West dragged daughter North into the conversation, writing back, “Do you do birthday parties?? My daughter loves Minnie mouse.”
Shutterstock (2)
0 Comments