One of the oddest side quests to prop up in the Drake and Kendrick Lamar battle was the feud between Rick Ross and The Game, which manifested through the latter’s “Freeway’s Revenge” diss track against the former. Moreover, while Rozay beefed with Drake outright, there wasn’t much pre-existing tension between these new opponents, and Game’s name hadn’t come up once from any side in that 20v1… or 1v20, depending on how you look at it. As such, the Los Angeles MC called into The Joe Budden Podcast to explain his goals with his song, and to remark on what’s happened since.
“A n***a sitting around just trolling, n***a, keep that same energy, n***a,” The Game told Joe Budden and company of Rick Ross on Thursday’s episode (May 16). “Bump heads with a n***a that really do this s**t. Bro, he did respond with a f***ing cereal bowl, n***a… We know you f*** ing eat. We see you. I don’t think it’s wise… and if he does, it’s done. The rap n***as ain’t saying what the people in the comments are saying. The rap n***as know what I do.
The Game Reveals Why He Dissed Rick Ross On The Joe Budden Podcast: Watch
“A rare iguana in a motherf***ing koi pond not gonna do it here,” The Game continued. “You gotta rap. All that luxury s**t not gonna do it here.” For those unaware, Rick Ross responded to the Drillmatic spitter with a a couple of troll videos, which was most of his ammunition against Drake in the first place. Furthermore, it seems like the Maybach Music Group mogul didn’t really want any lyrical smoke this time, or at least thought that it was unnecessary to respond. Considering how the Kendrick Lamar battle played out, perhaps this wasn’t such a bad decision. After all, flexers are flexers, wordsmiths are wordsmiths, and the world revolves much easier when they know their place.
Still, all bets are off as to how Rick Ross and The Game could continue their battle outside of wax, although neither seems interested in the other’s primary form of engagement. Maybe this is just the kind of thing that we forget about in a couple of weeks, especially as there is still a lot of conversation and traction around Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s tracks. Whether or not more skirmishes and callouts emerge this year is a mystery. But we definitely have our hands full at this point.
The Game isn’t letting Rick Ross off the hook for having yet to return fire with a diss track of his own amid their ongoing feud. In a post on Instagram, on Sunday, Game labeled Ross the “cereal killer” and threatened him with an “ass whooping.” Game dropped “Freeway’s Revenge” to ignite the beef, last week.
“The cereal killer [duck’n] this real smoke,” he wrote. “Scared to drop that nursery rhyme you recorded the other night I see lol… F*ck it, a quick W for the home team & some real rap for the fans playlist. Posting very attainable cereal bowls, bottled up dog p*ss & crouching by cars like that’s gone get you outta this ass whoopin’. IT AINT !!!”
The Game & Rick Ross Pose Together Before The BET Awards
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 28: (L-R) Rick Ross and The Game attend MP3Waxx.com Presents BET Awards Pre-Party at Belasco Theatre on June 28, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
Game continued: “& for rap fans worldwide… Thing about most these rap n***a y’all idolize is…. they pick & choose who they diss very carefully. End of the day, ALL the n****s in this sh*t know what I’m capable of especially when it’s time to go bar for bar. The real ‘Rick Ross’ @freewayricky this one was for you big homie [100 emoji]. & as for chicken legs: you can’t whoop my ass or out rap me so… post all the cars, n fake watches you want to. The real fans see through you & that Widebach Music sh*t !!! You can’t run from this sh*t. Sh*t, you can’t run period… human capri sun pouch body shaped n***a you. – Chuck Taylor.” Check out his full post below.
While Ross has yet to fire off on Game, he did drop a Drake diss in the way of “Champagne Problems,” last month. Be on the lookout for further updates on The Game on HotNewHipHop.
Earlier this week, The Game unleashed a brutal diss track directed at Rick Ross, “Freeway’s Revenge.” On it, he picks apart the rapper’s persona, throwing jabs about his weight, past, and more. Fans were ready to hear a response from Ross, whether it be in the form of a song or a scathing social media post, but he’s yet to say much. Yesterday, he simply took to Instagram to laugh at The Game, flaunting a Louis Vuitton bowl and suggesting he’s “starving.”
This appeared to leave The Game somewhat disappointed, as he quickly responded with a photo of a Louis Vuitton bag. “He wanted all smoke a week ago,” he captioned the post. “Chicken legs can’t go bar for bar so we going LV for LV now I guess [laughing emojis]. I hate these rap n****s.” It’s now a new day, but so far, fans have heard nothing.
In fact, Rick Ross looks to be keeping himself busy with new hobbies instead. In a new clip, he’s seen roller skating around, teasing a new challenge once he gets good. “In 30 days we’re gonna have a skate challenge,” he says. “Mayweather, Chris Brown, what’s up?” He then went on to try to show off his skills, which despite him using a training walker, ended in a fall.
His unbothered demeanor through all of this is surprising, though perhaps he’s just as sick of beef as fans are after Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud. Of course, Ross’ lack of response is somewhat of a response in itself too, suggesting that he doesn’t see The Game as a worthy opponent. What do you think of The Game dissing Rick Ross on his new track “Freeway’s Revenge”? What about Rick Ross being unfazed by it? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.
The Game and Rick Ross never had a lot of direct issues with one another, but what little tension existed definitely escalated with the explosive back-and-forth between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. They made their sides quite clear, but it looks like the Los Angeles rapper in particular wasn’t content with solely supporting the 6ix God against Rozay’s favorite. Moreover, following some Instagram subs, he dropped “Freeway’s Revenge,” a lyrical takedown of Ross’ character that joined in on the beef-flinging.
The main thesis behind this diss track is to expose Rick Ross as a fake gangster and an inauthentic presence in the culture, on top of some really disrespectful moments, all filtered through The Game’s soulful beat selection, intricate rhyme schemes, vivid imagery, and creative wordplay and diction. Whether the Biggest Boss will respond on wax is another matter, but this is a pretty steamy way to kick things off. Maybe they’ll go for a couple of rounds like Drake and Kendrick Lamar, although ironically, Game brings up some authenticity arguments against Ross that aren’t too far off from what shots Kendrick had for Drizzy.
The Game Sets Kendrick Lamar & Drake’s Beef As A Backdrop
Perhaps that’s where we should begin, as The Game’s numerous references to Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s current beef give credence to the idea that this conflict is what inspired his diss towards Rick Ross. Most of these inclusions are firearm wordplay, such as “This ain’t the Kendrick beef, my Drac’ sing songs” and “My K.Dot s**t, I don’t have to turn the beam on.” There’s one flip on K.Dot’s classic 2012 album and its track “The Art Of Peer Pressure”: “Bad kid, good city, I study the art of war.” Finally, the most relevant beef reference in “Freeway’s Revenge” is the line “You ain’t sold no birds, you trolled the owl,” pointing to Ross’ obsession with Drizzy online. While Game doesn’t outright diss Kendrick here, he does openly stand up for Aubrey against Rick Ross, and takes advantage of both artists’ work.
That’s all to set the stage for the stakes in this new feud, making it not just a historical timestamp but the act of war that inspired these two troops to take to the battlefield. The Game also throws in plenty of other references that not only build up his street and hip-hop credentials as opposed to Rick Ross’, but also aim to entice other streamers like DJ Akademiks and Kai Cenat to dissect and witness this drama and gossip as closely as they did Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s. These references include Pac’s ring (which also caught mention in that showdown) and his exit from the hospital, an old Gravediggaz song (“1-800 Suicide”), Ross’ Wingstop franchises, Haitian gangs in Miami, Harry-O’s role in Death Row’s origins, and even Rozay’s tone of voice and manner of speaking with a comical imitation.
As we previously mentioned, these references and small lyrical details give more color to the main argument of the song: Rick Ross is a fraud in the rap game. Through lines like “You a C.O., that’s the last time you had keys on,” “No car shows, no pinky rings, no umbrellas in the car doors / Introduce me and my connect to that Columbian you chop that raw for,” and “All that money you rap about gon’ get you a mean plot,” The Game suggests that Ross’ history as a correctional officer and his obsession with only money and luxury make his “gangster” image fall flat on its face. He doesn’t care about the $20 million mansion renovations or the way that the MMG mogul has referred to himself on albums like 2014’s Mastermind or songs like “All Birds.”
In addition, The Game calls Rick Ross out for allegedly biting Biggie’s style and stealing his entire persona from criminal “Freeway” Rick Ross (which, of course, also inspires the title). To match, there are also plenty of vivid descriptions of violence throughout, hinting at the real depths that this beef could go to which Ross is allegedly faking but not really prepared for, such as, “I’m watching Scarface and cleaning TECs / Shots gon’ be direct, have you been through Cedar yet?” To the Drillmatic MC, his opponent is just “making up s**t just to pass the time.” What’s more, is that he hints that there is still more ammo in the clip through this bar: “And he know some s**t that ain’t cool for him to speak on / My P.O. said, ‘This ain’t the record that we agreed on!’”
— The Art Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) May 10, 2024
Finally, plenty of harsher ammunition here made things quite personal between The Game and Rick Ross. For one, “Freeway’s Revenge” takes aim at Ross’ weight on occasion, claims that he’s a fan of golden showers, and clowns the “fish tanks and marble floors” and other luxurious lifestyle choices that he often flaunts throughout his career. But the real cutting jabs have to do with the Mississippi native’s health confessions and his loyalties to his circle. Game mentions his “sick as hell” struggle with insomnia and seizures due to his lifestyle and lean usage, despite Ross’ attempts to “tell us he just bought another crib, he livin’ well.” He adds, “He popping pills, they starting to f**k with his brain / Seizures off the lean, Balenciagas shorts got the s**t stains.”
Not only that, but The Game also references the lyrical controversy behind Rozay’s verse on the song “U.O.E.N.O.,” in which he brags about sleeping with a girl after slipping molly in her champagne, thus rendering her unable to give consent or even remember the incident. “This n***a drug women, that’s how your team rock?” the 44-year-old rapped against Rick Ross, although Game’s got his own sexual assault allegations to deal with right now. Regardless, he also blasts Ross’ failure to support his artist Gunplay through personal and financial struggles of the moment. With these final points, The Game claims that the Biggest Boss is a small fry that uses money and image to not just obfuscate his actual hip-hop and street connections but to present a more lively and lauded narrative of what he’s really going through and what he really stands for. Is it enough? We will see.
Last night, The Game dropped an explosive new diss track directed at Rick Ross, “Freeway’s Revenge.” On it, the Compton-born MC throws repeated jabs about his weight, history, and overall persona. Of course, it also arrived at the heels of Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s viral rap beef, which Rick Ross similarly jumped into last month. While Ross has sided with Kendrick, The Game has sided with Drake, and began taking shots at Rozay online earlier this week.
Fans, and surely The Game, were eager to hear how Rick Ross would respond to the scathing diss. Unfortunately for them, however, he doesn’t have much to say about it. Earlier today, the performer hopped online with a short clip, laughing while holding up a Louis Vuitton bowl. “You n****s starving,” he said.
Clearly, Rick Ross hasn’t taken the diss track too seriously, which seems to have left The Game somewhat disappointed. He took to his Instagram Story recently to address the lukewarm reaction, sharing a photo of a Louis Vuitton bag. “He wanted all smoke a week ago,” he wrote. “Chicken legs can’t go bar for bar so we going LV for LV now I guess [laughing emojis]. I hate these rap n****s.”
Ross’ reaction to The Game’s diss has some drawing comparisons to his own role in Drake’s beef with everyone, as he was similarly accused of trying to insert himself for clout. Others are warning him not to attempt to outshine Ross when it comes to luxury goods, as he may just have everyone beat there. What do you think of Rick Ross’ reaction to The Game’s new diss track, “Freeway’s Revenge”? Do you think The Game is disappointed? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.
Late last night, The Game unleashed on Rick Ross with his new diss track, “Freeway’s Revenge.” On it, the Compton-born performer wastes no time, opening with a jarring line about cutting Ross’ stomach open and telling him he’s only a few wings away from a heart attack.
Of course, the explosive drop had fans curious to hear how Ross would respond. Luckily, he recently shared a short clip in which he mocks The Game, though he didn’t address him directly. In the clip, he holds up a Louis Vuitton bowl, chucking as he declares that his opponents are “starving.”
The Game’s diss track arrived after a bit of online shade, brought upon by Rick Ross’ vocal stance on Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s beef. Ross even chimed in with a diss track of his own last month, “Champagne Moments.” On it, he repeatedly calls Drake “white boy,” accuses him of getting a nose job, and more. He’s since been clowning the Canadian performer with various social media posts. The Game has sided with Drake amid all of this and took to his Instagram Story earlier this week to throw a jab at Ross.
“It be the fat n***as wit the skinny legs always running they mouth,” he wrote. He also shared an AI image depicting Ross as a correctional officer holding a bucket of chicken, leaving little to no room for interpretation. While it remains unclear whether or not Rick Ross plans to respond with a diss of his own, it’s clear that he isn’t taking The Game’s too seriously. What do you think of Rick Ross’ reaction to The Game’s new diss track, “Freeway’s Revenge”? What about the rapper claiming that his opponents are “starving”? Do you think he’ll get a response? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.
It looks like the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef might get a lot of rappers more confrontational this year, and we have our first example of a side quest in this feud. Moreover, The Game just dropped a diss track against Rick Ross titled “Freeway’s Revenge,” and it’s a pretty scathing takedown of a lot of his qualities, character, history, and approaches. Fans were quick to react, either praising the song for its lyrical density, clowning both MCs for still trying to get attention of a much bigger battle, or criticizing the Los Angeles rapper’s approach to taking down the Maybach Music Group boss.
Furthermore, we know that The Game and Rick Ross apparently had issues before this, although we didn’t know whether the former was just defending Drake from the latter’s trolling. While there are references to Drizzy’s beef with Kendrick Lamar on “Freeway’s Revenge,” they’re mostly used for bar work and not as any continuations of that particular back-and-forth. He remains focused on his target and doesn’t hold back, calling into question his street credibility and health. The Documentary lyricist even hilariously imitates Rozay at one point and makes fun of his constant trolling.
At least fans now know that this went deeper than just The Game supporting Drake against Kendrick Lamar, although that definitely seems to be the origin of all this. However, a lot of fans had differing opinions on whether or not this was a good look for this specific beef. It’s fair to say that the timing of it also affected its perception, since some folks want to avoid anything related to beef right now after such a hectic past week. But at the end of the day, some stories are just too spicy to pass up. Check out more reactions to “Freeway’s Revenge” down below.
I ain’t never cared about rick ross involvement in any of this. Don’t nobody care what him and game got going on pic.twitter.com/UEM1rHpwuV
— this ain’t no democracy (@cocoqt81) May 10, 2024
Meanwhile, what did you think of this track? Did he “Ether” his opponent here or did it leave you wanting more? Whatever the case may be, let us know in the comments section down below. Also, come back to HNHH for more news and the latest updates on The Game and Rick Ross.
The Game has been lurking in the background of the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud. Overall, he has been taking Drake’s side in all of this, which is interesting considering his LA roots. Regardless, lines are being drawn right now, and while the vast majority of the industry is showing support for Kendrick, there are some people left who still rep for Drizzy. Last night, Game found himself teasing a Rick Ross diss thanks to an AI-generated image that he posted to his Instagram story. Later in the night, he dropped a diss track.
This new diss song was premiered by DJ Akademiks on his stream. Ak had been teasing a new diss song, and while some hoped it would be Drake, it was becoming clearer than ever that it was actually going to be Ross. The new song is called “Freeway’s Revenge,” and it may just be one of the most scathing tracks to come out of the last two months. To think “Like That” came out less than a month and a half ago is truly unfathomable given the recent course of events.
Throughout this track, we get a plethora of bars that aim directly at Ross and his character. Many of these bars contain allegations of drug abuse and health problems. Furthermore, The Game claims that Ross enjoys being peed on. It is one of those rumors that is almost impossible to prove, but it makes for a great bar that will definitely hit pretty hard. At the end of the day, rap beef is a live and well, and there is no telling when it will all come to an end.
Let us know what you think of this diss track from The Game, in the comments section down below. Do you believe that this new diss song was enough to get Rick Ross to respond? If Ross does deliver a response, do you believe it will be timely, or will it drop later on? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.
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Cut open his stomach and stuff bricks in it Put his body on a scale like there’s fish in it I can see a bitch in him! Twenty million dollar home renovation, just to slit your wrists in it
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