Rap Buddies Who Beefed Over Money [Photos]

Apparently DJ Mustard and YG had beef on their post-Christmas menu, as the pair ended 2014 taking jabs at each other via social media about not being compensated for their respective work.

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It’s a strange turn for two men who were responsible for one of 2014’s feel good stories in the album My Krazy Life. Sadly, there’s a well-documented history of rap buddies beefing over cash. While we wait for Mustard and YG to patch things up (they did), here are a number of Rap buddies who beefed over money.

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Things publicly got testy between Diplomat members Cam’ron and Juelz Santana in 2008 when Cam told Miss Info he sold Juelz’s contract to Def Jam for $2 million.

Roc-A-Fella effectively split in 2004 after Jay Z, Damon Dash, and Kareem Burke sold their 50% stake in the company to Def Jam. Things looked and sounded amicable until songs like “Lost Ones” were released.

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Lil Waybe shut down Twitter on December 4 by tweeting he wanted off Cash Money Records and that Birdman was to blame for the delay of his Tha Carter V album. There’s a lot of conjecture here, but Cash Money has a long, documented history of not paying artists.

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B.G., Turk, Juvenile, and Mannie Fresh have all publicly made claims of being shorted on cash by Birdman.

Things are apparently all good now, but back in 2013, Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie took exception to Kanye West referencing his work for Angelettie as “ghost production.” Ghost producers don’t get paid, and West’s name appears on the credits of five tracks on Angelettie’s 1999 album Tell ‘Em Why U Madd.

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The liner notes of Jim Jones’ 2006 album Hustler’s P.O.M.E. (Product Of My Environment) list Max B as the co-writer of six songs, yet Max told Complex.com he was only getting $300 at the time. That’s enough to beef over.

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Daz Dillinger telling XXL magazine Dr. Dre initially took credit for the Tupac’s “Got My Mind Made Up” was just the first instance of Daz publicly feuding with Dre over production credits.

A quick insight on the ugly N.W.A feud came from Eazy-E’s classic appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show. Eazy broke down the Death Row Records deal pretty simply, stating, “Basically I had Dre signed as an exclusive producer and an exclusive artist. So when Dre tried to make his deal over at Interscope, I was included for the next six years.”

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According to former No Limit soldier Mr. Serv-On, the good old stubborn pride and decision to bring in outside legal counsel when renegotiating a deal with No Limit/Priority led to the end of a hit making partnership between Master P and Beats By The Pound.

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Former Capitol Records A&R Tim Carr confirmed to SPIN magazine that in exchange for not going after previously owed Def Jam royalties, the Beastie Boys were allowed the freedom to break their deal and move to Capitol.

There’s nothing liked being taped crying on a legal phone call between your boss and your attorney to highlight your money troubles to the world. But that’s exactly what happened between the now reconciled Young Buck and 50 Cent in 2008.

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Fans of the album My Krazy Life had to be disappointed when YG and DJ Mustard resorted to petty beef on social media earlier this week. YG claimed he was never compensated for creating Mustard’s signature drop, while Mustard claimed he’s yet to receive any royalty payments. It’s all ugly business, so hopefully these two can reconcile soon.