In-State Rivalry: Chicago Edition

The Windy City rap scene has long been plagued by conflict.

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In-State Rivalry: Chicago Edition - Chicago's rap scene is exploding, and there may not be enough room for everyone. With so many new faces (Chief Keef, King L)  busting out, and so many old ones still as relevant as ever (Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco), there was bound to be 'bow-throwing. But with the recent shooting death of teen rapper Lil JoJo, who had a long-running conflict with Keef associate Lil Reese, things may have taken a bloody turn. But there are several other inter-city beefs in the Chi — many of which, it should be noted, have already been resolved peacefully. Here, BET.com takes a look at the multiple clashes and conflicts that have plagued Chicago's rap world through the years. —Alex Gale (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Lupe Fiasco vs. Chief Keef - Upstart rapper Chief Keef recently threatened via Twitter to "smack" Lupe Fiasco, who last week said that Keef's violent music, and the nihilistic youth culture it represents, "scares" him. Lupe immediately tried to squash things, writing, "I cant go 4 that @ChiefKeef & i cant let the people i love, including you my n---a, go 4 that either. We kings not f--king savages and goons." (Photos from left: Jason Merritt/Getty Images, Glory Boy Entertainment)

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Rhymefest vs. Chief Keef - But Lupe isn't the first Windy City rap vet to chide Keef's violent lyrics. Rhymefest blasted Keef, and the record industry as a whole, in a recent blog post. "Chief Keef is a 'Bomb', he represents the senseless savagery that white people see when the news speaks of Chicago violence," 'Fest wrote. "He is a spokesman for the Prison Industrial Complex."   (Photo: Brian Ach/WireImage, courtesy Glory Boy Entertainment)

Kanye West vs. Rhymefest - Rhymefest doesn't just reserve his wrath for young bucks though. Fellow old head Kanye West caught criticism back in the mid-2000s, when Fest claimed he wasn't getting due credit for co-writing Yeezy's "Jesus Walks."  (Photos from left: Stuart Wilson/Getty Images, Courtesy of Sony/BMG)

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Kanye West vs. Rhymefest - Rhymefest doesn't just reserve his wrath for young bucks though. Fellow old head Kanye West caught criticism back in the mid-2000s, when Fest claimed he wasn't getting due credit for co-writing Yeezy's "Jesus Walks."  (Photos from left: Stuart Wilson/Getty Images, Courtesy of Sony/BMG)

Lil JoJo vs. Lil Reese - What's beef? Real beef is when people get shot. 18-year-old rapper Lil JoJo was shot on Tuesday, September 4, after a drive-by shooting. He had a long-time beef with Lil Reese, who appears on Chief Keef's "I Don't Like," even posting videos in which the two rappers hurl threats and curses. Reese and Keef have both come under suspicion after the shooting — especially since both seemed to make light of the murder on their Twitter accounts.   (Photos from left: globalgrind.com, Island Def Jam)

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Lil JoJo vs. Lil Reese - What's beef? Real beef is when people get shot. 18-year-old rapper Lil JoJo was shot on Tuesday, September 4, after a drive-by shooting. He had a long-time beef with Lil Reese, who appears on Chief Keef's "I Don't Like," even posting videos in which the two rappers hurl threats and curses. Reese and Keef have both come under suspicion after the shooting — especially since both seemed to make light of the murder on their Twitter accounts.  (Photos from left: globalgrind.com, Island Def Jam)

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Young Chop vs. Kanye West - Most up-and-coming producers would give their left ear to be remixed by Kanye — but not Young Chop. The rookie beatmaker blasted fellow Chi native Kanye West earlier this year for repurposing his beat for Chief Keef's anthemic "I Don't Like."I just felt disrespected ’cause I didn’t even hear the song before it dropped, and I kept telling them that I wanna hear the song," Chop said of the remix. "I ain’t know the song was changed over like that....That’s not my sound." Kanye never responded directly, but his G.O.O.D. Music signee Pusha T seemed to be talking about Chop when he rapped, "You can keep your beats, n---a / We'd much rather share your b---h, n---a," on "Exodus 23:1" earlier this year.  (Photos from left: Courtesy YoungChopBeatz.com, WENN.com)

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Young Chop vs. Kanye West - Most up-and-coming producers would give their left ear to be remixed by Kanye — but not Young Chop. The rookie beatmaker blasted fellow Chi native Kanye West earlier this year for repurposing his beat for Chief Keef's anthemic "I Don't Like."I just felt disrespected ’cause I didn’t even hear the song before it dropped, and I kept telling them that I wanna hear the song," Chop said of the remix. "I ain’t know the song was changed over like that....That’s not my sound." Kanye never responded directly, but his G.O.O.D. Music signee Pusha T seemed to be talking about Chop when he rapped, "You can keep your beats, n---a / We'd much rather share your b---h, n---a," on "Exodus 23:1" earlier this year. (Photos from left: Courtesy YoungChopBeatz.com, WENN.com)

Bump J vs. R. Kelly - Bump J — the Atlantic Records signee who had the streets of Chi in a frenzy until he was sentenced to 10 years for a 2007 bank robbery — aimed high when he took shots at R. Kelly, criticizing him for not working with more local artists until after he infamously got maced by an associate of Jay-Z while on tour in 2004. "The funny thing is, after he got maced, he went on the radio talking about now he wants to work with n---as in Chicago," Bump told HipHopDX in 2005. "Get the f--k out of here."(Photos from left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

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Bump J vs. R. Kelly - Bump J — the Atlantic Records signee who had the streets of Chi in a frenzy until he was sentenced to 10 years for a 2007 bank robbery — aimed high when he took shots at R. Kelly, criticizing him for not working with more local artists until after he infamously got maced by an associate of Jay-Z while on tour in 2004. "The funny thing is, after he got maced, he went on the radio talking about now he wants to work with n---as in Chicago," Bump told HipHopDX in 2005. "Get the f--k out of here."(Photos from left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

Bump J vs. Twista - The outspoken Bump J also had a serious, if underreported, beef with fellow Chi-Towner and labelmate Twista back in the mid-2000s, when "rumors of street wars, robberies and Atlantic favoritism flooded street corners, message boards and local barber shops," according to Chicago's premier rap blog, FakeShoreDrive. Bump fired at Twista on the violent unreleased diss track, "Send Him Off," rapping, "the glock spits 16 faster than you do." Luckily, cooler heads prevailed, and the two later collaborated on "Damn Girl," another unreleased track that also featured Jagged Edge.(Photos from left: Bump J/Myspace, Bennett Raglin/Getty Images)

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Bump J vs. Twista - The outspoken Bump J also had a serious, if underreported, beef with fellow Chi-Towner and labelmate Twista back in the mid-2000s, when "rumors of street wars, robberies and Atlantic favoritism flooded street corners, message boards and local barber shops," according to Chicago's premier rap blog, FakeShoreDrive. Bump fired at Twista on the violent unreleased diss track, "Send Him Off," rapping, "the glock spits 16 faster than you do." Luckily, cooler heads prevailed, and the two later collaborated on "Damn Girl," another unreleased track that also featured Jagged Edge.(Photos from left: Bump J/Myspace, Bennett Raglin/Getty Images)

Yung Berg vs. LEP Bogus Boyz - Chi-Town favorites LEP Bogus Boyz hit up their former Infrared Music label mate Yung Berg, a Chi native who moved to L.A., on a furious 2008 diss track "We Ain't Finna Play."  (Photos from left: Joe Corrigan/Getty Images, LEP Bogus Boyz/Facebook)

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Yung Berg vs. LEP Bogus Boyz - Chi-Town favorites LEP Bogus Boyz hit up their former Infrared Music label mate Yung Berg, a Chi native who moved to L.A., on a furious 2008 diss track "We Ain't Finna Play."  (Photos from left: Joe Corrigan/Getty Images, LEP Bogus Boyz/Facebook)

"I Dont Like" Remix, May 1, 2012  - In May, Kanye ramped up hype for the forthcoming G.O.O.D. Music compilation with a remix of Chitown upstart Chief Keef's "I Don't Like," featuring Jadakiss, Pusha T, Big Sean and Keef himself. 

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Chief Keef vs. Kanye West - Most people would agree that Kanye remixing Chief Keef's "I Don't Like" was a good look for the upcoming rapper. Well, everyone except Keef himself. Last month, the Windy City upstart tweeted, "@KanyeWest ain't do s--t for me. Hoppin on da song wasn't enuff, I made myself hot #300 all by myself."