Future, Rick Ross and Kanye West are among those currently being drawn into one of the fieriest disputes in rap history. Is it good for the culture – and could it depose Drake from the top?
One rapper is accused of being derivative while another is mocked for his height. This jibe leads another to join in and accuse the taller man of having buttock implants. A fourth man decides to join in, but quickly retracts his comments for the sake of an easier life. And so it goes on, a feud labelled as a “civil war” in US rap, despite many of the lyrics (so far) leaning towards playground-level insults.
It would be noteworthy enough to have even two of America’s biggest rappers embroiled in a spat – but around a dozen are currently engaged in this feud, with new beefs cropping up seemingly daily. Drake, Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, Future, the Weeknd and Rick Ross are among the combatants; Kanye West entered the fray over the weekend, while a separate squabble between R&B singer Chris Brown and rapper Quavo has also sprung into life, seemingly sparked in the heat of the current conflagration.
