THE HIP HOP WEEK IN REVIEW: PHUSA T & LIL WAYNE, LUPE FIASCO & PETE ROCK BEEF

The Hip Hop Week In Review: Pusha T & Lil Wayne, Lupe Fiasco
& Pete Rock Beef

This was the week of beef in Hip Hop. Pusha T released his new
cut "Exodus 23:1" featuring The-Dream, which was believed to
include shots at Drake and Young Chop. Lil Wayne didn't take too
kindly to the track, so he released a Pusha diss track "Goulish."
Meanwhile, Lupe Fiasco released his new single "Around My Way
(Freedom Ain't Free)," which features a reinterpolation of Pete
Rock's "T.R.O.Y." beat. Pete immediately fired back at Lupe,
claiming that the song was disrespectful to the track's original
intention. Finally, Ab-Soul chopped it up with HipHopDX,
explaining the words that were aimed at The Throne.
Pusha T Fires Shots At Drake & Young Chop, Lil Wayne Hits Back
Pusha T’s beef with Drake reached new heights this week. The
G.O.O.D. Music member released a new song featuring The-Dream
titled “Exodus 23:1,” which featured lines that were believed to be
veiled shots towards Drake and Young Chop. Lil Wayne stepped
into the arena, tweeting “Fuk [sic] pusha t and anybody that love
em,” while Kid CuDi came to Pusha’s defense on Twitter. Young
Chop spoke with HipHopDX shortly after the song released, stating
that he “should’ve been a bigger man” in this situation. But the
track, about with Pusha T and The-Dream discussed its creation,
elicited a response from Lil Wayne, who released his new song
“Goulish” last night that featured lines about physically harming
the Clipse member.
Lupe Fiasco Releases “Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free),” Beefs
With Pete Rock Over “T.R.O.Y.” Sample
Earlier this week, Lupe Fiasco released his new single “Around My
Way (Freedom Ain’t Free),” a cut that featured a reinterpretation of
Pete Rock’s beat for “T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You).” Minutes
after it hit the Internet, the veteran producer hit Twitter to state that
he felt “violated” and that the instrumental “should be left alone.”
Lupe said he was surprised by the anger over the cut, since he
said he had gone through the proper channels, and the two later
went to Twitter to state that they had patched up their differences.
But the saga continued shortly after, with Lupe calling Sway
Calloway on Shade 45’s Sway in the Morning and angrily stating
that he wasn’t happy with how Pete handled it. Pete later clarified
that he had given his blessing for the remade version of the
sample on the condition that he be involved with the project, but
nothing ever came of it, inciting his ire.
Ab-Soul Explains Competitive Shots Towards The Throne
On the cut “ILLuminate,” Ab-Soul spits out a few lines about Jay-Z
and Kanye West, firing competitive shots at The Throne. “I used to
want to rap like Jay-Z / Now I feel like I could run laps around Jay-
Z / Nas ain’t seen nothing this Nasty / Big and 'Pac got it coming
when I pass too...,” he spit. The Black Hippy member spoke
exclusively with HipHopDX about the lyrics, stating that “it’s just a
little warning shot at The Throne. We coming.” He also recalled
touring and recording with Murs, and explained the meaning
behind his latest project