Elliott Wilson used to have a solid relationship with Drake. He interview the rapper for his CRWN series in 2013, and again for Rap Radar in 2019. The latter is the most comprehensive interview the 6 God has had to date, in fact. Unfortunately, things have soured between the journalist and the hitmaker. Wilson’s very public critiques of Drake during the Kendrick Lamar battle have landed him on Drake’s no-fly list. In other words, Wilson is not welcome in Drake’s hometown of Toronto anytime soon. The journalist talked about this awkward situation during a recent appearance on BagFuel.
Elliott Wilson believes the Toronto ban is fair. “This is his country,” the journalist posited. “It should be respected, right.” He also reflected on the monopoly that Drake has with regards to Canadian hip-hop. It’s something Wilson noticed as soon as the rapper became successful. “I remember the first OVO fest,” the journalist recalled. “When he brought [JAY-Z] and Eminem out, it’s like you gotta go to his country, with your passport and sh*t.” Wilson knew that the experience signified a major change in hip-hop, and acted accordingly. “This is big,” he admitted. “So yes, if I’m not cool with him… I don’t feel comfortable going to Toronto.”
Elliott Wilson clarified that he didn’t fear for his safety, but wanted to respect Drake’s territory. He went on to admit that obsessive fans can sometimes be more dangerous than the artists and their entourages. “It could be fans nowadays,” he posited. “They thirsty and crazy. This Trumpian type era of n**gas. I don’t want that cornball sh*t.” This is not the first time Elliott Wilson has discussed his falling out with Drizzy. He revealed that the rapper unfollowed him on social media after he criticized the song “The Heart Part 6.”
Elliott Wilson also talked about his so-called “Toronto ban” during an appearance on the Bigger Picture podcast. He admitted that he was disappointed to see his relationship with the Toronto rapper go by the wayside. “I got my emotions about it,” he admitted. “But look it’s hard… That’s my guy, I respect him. You develop these connections with them, and then you have to manage these relationships and it’s ups and downs with that.” Hopefully the two men will be able to squash their differences down the line.
Pretty Vee recently offered her first-ever comedy show to the world, and it seemed like quite the creative and unique affair with specific skits and stand-up routines, play-like staging elements, and even a surprise musical performance from Shenseea. However, one of the most notable parts of the whole thing was when she decided to troll her ex Rick Ross and make fun of how he got into a fight with OVO Stans at a Canada music festival. Overall, it got some solid laughs out of the crowd here and there, and follows a pretty weird saga when it comes to the two. What’s more is that said saga might not be over just yet, but most signs point to a “yes” on that.
For those unaware, Pretty Vee seemingly confirmed that she and Rick Ross were dating back in December of 2022 following months, if not years, of rumors. “I think it’s the boss in him, I like guys who lead,” she characterized her attraction to him during a REVOLT TV talk show appearance. “So when you a leader, you can step to me. Ross is the type of person who you look at and you just admire … You’re inspired by.”
However, eventually they fell out, and Rick Ross went on to date Cristina Mackey about a year after his relationship with Pretty Vee first became confirmed public news. Still, Vee didn’t pay it any mind, instead choosing to seek out a relationship of her own and not hyper-fixate on her past. But Mackey had a different idea, it seems, because she said that her and Rozay’s relationship is deeper than what Vee’s was. It was a bit of a shocker, especially when the other side had done absolutely nothing to inspire her ire at all.
Nevertheless, eventually Cristina Mackey and Rick Ross broke up as well, and Pretty Vee seemed to throw shade on social media afterwards. That’s just speculative, though, so take that possible reaction with a grain of salt. Either way, Pretty Vee certainly has no qualms about publicly dragging the Maybach Music Group mogul through the mud now. We’ll see if he has some comedic jabs of his own.
Rick Ross made a horrible mistake during his recent trip to Vancouver, B.C. Following a string of shots between himself and Drake, Ross decided to troll some more by playing “Not Like Us” at the end of his set, leading to some friction between himself and some other people backstage. Things got heated and it appeared that Ross got struck in the face before his crew got jumped.
We’ve all seen the footage by now. Rick Ross gets into it with another man who seemingly connects his fist to the rapper’s jaw with “Not Like Us” playing in the background. However, the Miami boss doesn’t see it that way. In a video shared to his Instagram Story, Ross was seemingly in denial about getting assaulted. “When the first dude stepped up to Rozay, the short fat one that looks like Bam Bam Bigelow from wrestling. When he stepped up, and then I squat down to his eyes and told him what I said. Basically, wherever I hit you, I’mma see whatever you ate for the last two days,” he said.
“His balls dropped out of his ass. He never said another word,” Rick Ross continued. “He never did nothing, he was a straight buster. Then the n***a behind him said, ‘I know MM-AYYYEEEEEEE!’ And then, I got hit with a drink. I’m still convinced no n***a punched me.” His theory is that someone actually threw a drink at him because “throwin’ a drink would’ve been way more disrespectful than screaming ‘‘I know MM-AYYYEEEEEEE!’”
Ross isn’t the first person to face backlash for performing this song in Canada. Cipha Sounds allegedly faced the wrath of OVO 40 for using the song for an Instagram post about his comedy set in Toronto. Then, there was the story of a DJ in Toronto who got removed from the club. Though “Not Like Us” currently sits at #10 on Billboard Canadian Hot 100, it became a faux-pas of sorts to play that song in public.
Rick Ross has a couple of Instagram formulas, one of which is a happy and boisterous message to his followers from a sunny day at his Miami home, usually paired with a promo for one of his liquor brands. He did so recently with his Luc Belaire champagne, and wished some “morning glory” to his fans despite some recent occurrences possibly shifting his mood. However, it seems like Rozay is pretty unbothered by his recent Vancouver, Canada fight with Drake fans after he tried to play Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” at a festival. It prompted some funny reactions from some OVO supporters, but it seems like he’s taking it in stride.
Still, one thing that Rick Ross didn’t appreciate at all was how his ex Tia Kemp was flirting with Drake in his Instagram comments section. “They f***ing his fat a** up,” she had remarked on social media in reaction to the Vancouver brawl. “I’m glad they smacked the s**t out your big a**. It seems like not even beef with the biggest rapper on the planet can distract him from continuing to engage in this nasty back-and-forth with his former partner.
Meanwhile, some fans took a look at Rick Ross’ old lyrics after this scuffle went down, pointing out the irony in some of them. “Like his moves, but he never had a fight in school / Always ran,” he rapped against Drake on “Champagne Moments,” and now he can definitely say that he’s had a fight. While Aubrey obviously didn’t ask for this to happen, it seems like fans clowned the Maybach Music Group mogul for losing the upper hand against his rival’s supporters. But some accounts paint Ross as the instigator, so we don’t know who has the claim to self-defense here.
Elsewhere, Boosie Badazz used this example to double down on his thoughts on rap beef and why he doesn’t want to be in one. “THIS WORLD GO START LISTENING TO MY WORDS ONE DAY SMH #ispeakthetruth,” he wrote on Twitter after Rick Ross’ fight went down. We’ll see what other reactions and developments emerge from the rap world regarding this. Maybe this won’t be the end of the former “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” duo’s saddening rift.
People across the internet are letting Rick Ross hear it after a vicious fight with alleged Drake fans. It is quite the bad look, as him and his crew were getting taken out left and right. One member of his entourage was repeatedly kicked and punched into the ground. Another got knocked out cold, and Ross even ate a nasty jab to the face during all of it as well. Drake seemingly appreciated what his fellow Canadians did for him, as he liked a post recapping the night’s event. 50 Centpiled on as well, writing on Instagram, “LMAO THE GREAT ESCAPE! MEEKA CALL THE CHASERS, THEY ARE CHASING ME. LOL”.
Even his ex Tia Kemp was having lots of fun with it, showing absolutely no remorse. “They f***in’ his fat a** up. I’m glad they smacked the s*** out yo big a**”. However, Rick Ross is doing his best to downplay all of this. “I thought they were bottle service boys ha! Vancouver was fun, til next time”, the MMG label head said via an IG Story. However, his attempt to look tough after the fight is not working because fans are now getting in on the action.
Rick Ross made a feeble attempt to write a substantial diss track while Drake was trading records with Kendrick Lamar. The Mississippi native put out “Champagne Moments” earlier on in the feud and it did not perform well. Additionally, the lyrics and jabs taken were also not that strong and now the track and Ross are getting clowned again. After not doing much during the fight in Vancouver (besides getting socked), fans are trolling him with this bar, “Like his moves, but he never had a fight in school / Always ran“. Even though Ross has done his best to embarrass Drake at every turn, it seems he is the one with egg on his face.
What are your thoughts on fans digging up this lyric from “Champagne Moments” by Rick Ross after the fight? Does this make him look even worse afterwards, why or why not? Does this confirm Drake’s first win in the entire beef? Will Rick Ross recover from this quickly? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Rick Ross and Drake. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.
Boosie Badazz has let the world know how he feels when it comes to rap beefs. In fact, he has made it abundantly clear, constantly repeating the same mantra. That being that nothing good comes from in it and that they can lead to devastating violence. Perhaps one of the most legendary rants from the Louisiana rapper happened just three months ago surrounding this topic. “EVERYBODY GASSING UP RAP BEEF SMH ALL EXCITED SAYING THIS HIP HOP. WELL EVERYONE N THE CREW NOT GO SEE IT THAT WAY. N WHEN IT POP OFF ‘IT REALLY GOES DOWN. SO WHEN SOMEONE FROM ONE OF THESE CREWS DIE, DONT SAY THEY ST*PID SMH GO SUPPORT THEM N COURT LIKE YALL SUPPORTED THE RAP BEEF”. Well, those words almost were reality for Boosie after Rick Ross and his crew got into a heated fight over the weekend.
It went down at the Ignite Music Festival in Vancouver after DJ Sam Sneak at the event played “Not Like Us”. There are talks that Ross was the one who asked him to play the Drake diss track. That is what supposedly led to the brawl. The former and his crew were beat down pretty ruthlessly, with Sam Sneak allegedly being knocked out cold. On top of that this entire beef has also led to people being shot up outside of Drake’s house earlier this year.
It seems that this fight the other night was the final straw for Boosie Badazz to tell everyone teasing him for his take “I told you so”. He reacted to the news on X (formerly Twitter), saying, “THIS WORLD GO START LISTENING TO MY WORDS ONE DAY SMH #ispeakthetruth”. 50 Cent is another rapper to speak out about the violence, although he was doing it more so to tease Rick Ross about getting pummeled. “LMAO THE GREAT ESCAPE! MEEKA CALL THE CHASERS, THEY ARE CHASING ME. LOL”, the G-Unit boss wrote on IG.
What are your thoughts on Boosie Badazz’s reaction to the viral Rick Ross fight? Does he have a point with his previous comments about rap beefs, why or why not? Do you this escalating any further between Ross and Drake? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Boosie Badazz, Rick Ross, and Drake. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.
All hell broke loose this past weekend in Canada. Several video clips are going viral right now of Rick Ross and his team getting into a violent fight with alleged Drake goons. According to AllHipHop, this intense brawl took place during the Ignite Music Festival in Vancouver. The footage starts when Ross and another burly man are jawing at each other. After about 20 seconds, things continue to escalate from there. Right now, the belief is that the MMG label leader had the DJ at the event (presumably DJ Sam Sneak) play Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track, “Not Like Us”. This then led tension levels to rise rapidly.
So, after the arguing, Rick Ross received a mean punch to the face. That kicked off a lot of pushing and shoving between each entourage. Then, one of the Mississippi rapper’s crew mates was essentially beaten to a pulp, as at least three to four men whaled on him. He crawled into a ball and protected himself from kicks and punches. Finally, toward the end of the nasty scuffle, it appears that DJ Sam even gets knocked out cold on the ground, presumably receiving some medical attention afterwards. In total, the most detailed clip lasts for nearly three minutes, and it is certainly brutal.
Even though Drake was not there for the beatdown, he seems to like what he sees from his potential OVO “gang”. A news account on social media by the name of 6ixaktv reshared the video on Instagram and The Boy liked the post. The captions read, “@richforever met the BC demons at his show tonight…He shouldn’t have played @kendricklamar hit record”. That sentiment was repeated by the Canadians throughout the showdown. Neither Ross nor Drake has spoken about the throw down, but it is clear that their feud is far from over.
What are your thoughts on Rick Ross and his boys getting into a brawl with Drake’s alleged goons? Do you think it was the DJ playing “Not Like Us” that sparked the tension? Or do you think it was something else? How much longer do you foresee this beef between Ross and Drake lasting? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Drake and Rick Ross. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.
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.
One of the oddest remnants of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef is another rap battle: an unfulfilled one between The Game and Rick Ross. We say “unfulfilled” because Rozay brushed off the Los Angeles rapper’s diss track against him, “Freeway’s Revenge,” through his typical social media trolling. However, according to The Documentary MC, he actually had an underwhelming response track ready, but chose to refrain from dropping it out of fear. Moreover, it’s obviously an unsubstantiated claim over an instigated feud, but he claimed victory in the Instagram post below while remarking on his own lyrical prowess.
“The cereal killer [duck emoji]’n this real smoke,” The Game wrote of Rick Ross over the weekend. “Scared to drop that nursey rhyme you recorded the other night I see lol… F**k it, a quick W for the home team & some real rap for the fans playlist. Posting very attainable cereal bowls, bottled up dog piss & crouching by cars like that’s gone get you outta this a** whoopin’. IT AINT !!!
“& for rap fans worldwide…” The Game continued. “Thing about most these rap n***as y’all idolize is… they pick & choose who they diss very carefully. End of the day, ALL the n***as in this s**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 a** or out rap me so… post all the cars, n fake watches you want to.. the real fans see through you & that Widebach Music s**t !!! You can’t run from this s**t. S**t, you can’t run period… human capri sun pouch body shaped n***a you. – Chuck Taylor.”
Meanwhile, Rick Ross is not only dealing with this fallout (in which he’s made it clear he doesn’t care about The Game), but with the attacks he received for dissing Drake. Fans clowned his pretty empty concert the other day, revamping theories that Drizzy pulled a 50 Cent on him. Whether or not he really bought The Biggest Boss’ concert tickets will forever be a mystery. But either way, whether it’s from a titan or from a more low-key lyricist, it seems like he’s comfortable from behind the ‘Gram, not behind a mic.
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.
Rick Ross speaks on the altercation in Vancouver 
THE CHASERS, THEY ARE CHASING ME. 
LOL”. 
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