Rock Stars vs. Rap Stars

Slipknot calls out Kanye West and more cross-genre beef.

Kanye West vs. Corey Taylor - You don’t have the answers Corey! Or do you?After Kanye West’s performance at the coveted Glatsonbury Festival in London, Kanye pulled a Kanye, taking full advantage of the moment to recognize himself. Mr. West declared, "I'm going to say this tonight because 20 years from now, 30 years from now, 40 years from now, I might not be able to say it, but I can say it tonight...you are now watching the greatest living rock star on the planet." Slipknot’s front man Corey Taylor thinks otherwise. In a video response, he stated, "You remind me of the guy who brags about p***y — they never get as much as they brag about. Stop it!”Click on to see other examples of when rappers and rockers engage in some cross-genre beef.(Photos from Left: David Sims/WENN.com, WENN.com)

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Kanye West vs. Corey Taylor - You don’t have the answers Corey! Or do you?After Kanye West’s performance at the coveted Glatsonbury Festival in London, Kanye pulled a Kanye, taking full advantage of the moment to recognize himself. Mr. West declared, "I'm going to say this tonight because 20 years from now, 30 years from now, 40 years from now, I might not be able to say it, but I can say it tonight...you are now watching the greatest living rock star on the planet." Slipknot’s front man Corey Taylor thinks otherwise. In a video response, he stated, "You remind me of the guy who brags about p***y — they never get as much as they brag about. Stop it!”Click on to see other examples of when rappers and rockers engage in some cross-genre beef.(Photos from Left: David Sims/WENN.com, WENN.com)

Jay Z vs. Josh Homme - Sidestepping the authorities may be something rap and rock has in common, but what happens when the authorities are us? Josh Homme, frontman for Queens of the Stone Age, got upset by Jay Z's tight security measures for his 2013 Made in America Festival and refused to perform if his band got a bag check. "That guy's a kook," Homme said in an interview later. "He has his security frisking the bands on the way in. No one's ever done that. You shouldn't frisk my guys, you should f--k off." (Photos from left: Brian Ach/Getty Images,Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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Jay Z vs. Josh Homme - Sidestepping the authorities may be something rap and rock has in common, but what happens when the authorities are us? Josh Homme, frontman for Queens of the Stone Age, got upset by Jay Z's tight security measures for his 2013 Made in America Festival and refused to perform if his band got a bag check. "That guy's a kook," Homme said in an interview later. "He has his security frisking the bands on the way in. No one's ever done that. You shouldn't frisk my guys, you should f--k off." (Photos from left: Brian Ach/Getty Images,Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Nicki Minaj vs. Steven Tyler - This celebrity feud ended just when it was about to get really good. After Aerosmith star and American Idol season 11 judge Steven Tyler criticized the Season 12 panel of judges, Nicki Minaj (one of the Season 12 judges) took it personally, calling him a racist and telling him, "go f--k yourself." Tyler later apologized.(Photos from left: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Pepsi, Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

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Nicki Minaj vs. Steven Tyler - This celebrity feud ended just when it was about to get really good. After Aerosmith star and American Idol season 11 judge Steven Tyler criticized the Season 12 panel of judges, Nicki Minaj (one of the Season 12 judges) took it personally, calling him a racist and telling him, "go f--k yourself." Tyler later apologized.(Photos from left: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Pepsi, Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

Jay Z vs. Oasis - Noel Gallagher, guitarist of British rock band Oasis, didn't bite his tongue when he heard Jay Z was booked to headline his country's iconic Glastonbury festival. "I'm sorry, but Jay Z? No chance," he told BBC News. "Glastonbury has a tradition of guitar music...I'm not having hip hop at Glastonbury. It's wrong." Jay responded diplomatically in an interview with The Sun: "We don’t play guitars, Noel, but hip hop has put in its work like any other form of music...We have to respect each other’s genre of music and move forward." (Photos from left: Kevin Mazur/WireImage, Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

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Jay Z vs. Oasis - Noel Gallagher, guitarist of British rock band Oasis, didn't bite his tongue when he heard Jay Z was booked to headline his country's iconic Glastonbury festival. "I'm sorry, but Jay Z? No chance," he told BBC News. "Glastonbury has a tradition of guitar music...I'm not having hip hop at Glastonbury. It's wrong." Jay responded diplomatically in an interview with The Sun: "We don’t play guitars, Noel, but hip hop has put in its work like any other form of music...We have to respect each other’s genre of music and move forward." (Photos from left: Kevin Mazur/WireImage, Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

Kanye West and Jay Z vs. Bernard Butler - With their own royal family to gawk at, British rockers don't watch no throne. Former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler bashed Kanye West and Jay Z in June when the two performed together at London’s Hackney Weekend festival. It was "like a pair of 40 year old A&R men who can’t dance shouting 'London oh yeah' whilst an iPod played Otis Redding," he tweeted. "I can do that at home." (Photos from left: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images, Jim Dyson/Getty Images)

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Kanye West and Jay Z vs. Bernard Butler - With their own royal family to gawk at, British rockers don't watch no throne. Former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler bashed Kanye West and Jay Z in June when the two performed together at London’s Hackney Weekend festival. It was "like a pair of 40 year old A&R men who can’t dance shouting 'London oh yeah' whilst an iPod played Otis Redding," he tweeted. "I can do that at home." (Photos from left: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images, Jim Dyson/Getty Images)

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Eminem vs. Limp Bizkit - Eminem called out rap-rockers Limp Bizkit because he says they switched sides in his more serious beef with Everlast, who used to be in House of Pain with Bizkit member DJ Lethal. Eminem called Limp "sissies" and "cowards" who "everybody hates" on the 2001 D12 song "Girls," then dissed them again on "Without Me."  (Photo from Left to Right: Jason Merritt/ Film Magic, Ollie Millington/Getty Images)

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Eminem vs. Limp Bizkit - Eminem called out rap-rockers Limp Bizkit because he says they switched sides in his more serious beef with Everlast, who used to be in House of Pain with Bizkit member DJ Lethal. Eminem called Limp "sissies" and "cowards" who "everybody hates" on the 2001 D12 song "Girls," then dissed them again on "Without Me."  (Photo from Left to Right: Jason Merritt/ Film Magic, Ollie Millington/Getty Images)

Nicki Minaj vs. Stevie Nicks - Rock legend Stevie Nicks had her long-time friend Mariah Carey's back in a beef with fellow American Idol judge Nicki Minaj. "How dare this little girl!" Nicks said in an interview. "If I had been Mariah, I would have walked over to Nicki and strangled her to death right there. I would have killed her in front of all those people and had to go to jail for it." Nicks apologized soon afterward and Minaj never commented at all. (Photos from left: Danny Martindale/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Nicki Minaj vs. Stevie Nicks - Rock legend Stevie Nicks had her long-time friend Mariah Carey's back in a beef with fellow American Idol judge Nicki Minaj. "How dare this little girl!" Nicks said in an interview. "If I had been Mariah, I would have walked over to Nicki and strangled her to death right there. I would have killed her in front of all those people and had to go to jail for it." Nicks apologized soon afterward and Minaj never commented at all. (Photos from left: Danny Martindale/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Vanilla Ice vs. Queen and David Bowie - In an infamous interview he later said was a joke, Vanilla Ice tried to front like his 1990 hit "Ice, Ice Baby" didn't sample Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure." He changed his tune when they sued the pants off of him, giving up a large percentage of royalties in an out of court settlement. (Photos from left: Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Dave Hogan/Getty Images, Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Vanilla Ice vs. Queen and David Bowie - In an infamous interview he later said was a joke, Vanilla Ice tried to front like his 1990 hit "Ice, Ice Baby" didn't sample Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure." He changed his tune when they sued the pants off of him, giving up a large percentage of royalties in an out of court settlement. (Photos from left: Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Dave Hogan/Getty Images, Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

2 Live Crew vs. Van Halen - Mean words might hurt your feelings, but lawsuits hurt your bank account a whole lot worse. Van Halen hit 2 Live Crew with a legal haymaker over the 1989 song "The F--k Shop," which sampled their "Aint Talkin' 'Bout Love." (Photos from left: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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2 Live Crew vs. Van Halen - Mean words might hurt your feelings, but lawsuits hurt your bank account a whole lot worse. Van Halen hit 2 Live Crew with a legal haymaker over the 1989 song "The F--k Shop," which sampled their "Aint Talkin' 'Bout Love." (Photos from left: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

Kanye West vs. Taylor Swift - Taylor is more country and pop than rock, but this is probably the most epic cross-genre beef ever. Kanye West interrupted her acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the 2009 VMAs, bigged up Beyoncé and created one of the best meme-worthy moments of all time. (Photos from left: Chris Hyde/Getty Images, Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Kanye West vs. Taylor Swift - Taylor is more country and pop than rock, but this is probably the most epic cross-genre beef ever. Kanye West interrupted her acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the 2009 VMAs, bigged up Beyoncé and created one of the best meme-worthy moments of all time. (Photos from left: Chris Hyde/Getty Images, Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Grandmaster Flash vs. Gene Simmons - Outspoken KISS member and reality star Gene Simmons told Rolling Stone magazine in 2012 that he didn't like that hip hop acts were being inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. "It's a sham to have Grandmaster Flash and Disco Bob and MC Criminal in there," he said.

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Grandmaster Flash vs. Gene Simmons - Outspoken KISS member and reality star Gene Simmons told Rolling Stone magazine in 2012 that he didn't like that hip hop acts were being inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. "It's a sham to have Grandmaster Flash and Disco Bob and MC Criminal in there," he said.

Nicki Minaj vs. Frank Turner - After Nicki Minaj was almost an hour late for her set at Scotland's T in the Park festival, Brit singer-songwriter Frank Turner called her out for what he called disrespectful behavior toward fans and crew. "Nicki Minaj has been a total selfish s--thead to all the hardworking crew backstage at T," Turner tweeted. "Pathetic. F--k off...You can (I suppose) be a d--k to your own crew. You're paying them. But everyone else? And not to mention the people out front. Ugh." (Photos from left: Jim Dyson/Getty Images, Simone Joyner/Getty Images)

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Nicki Minaj vs. Frank Turner - After Nicki Minaj was almost an hour late for her set at Scotland's T in the Park festival, Brit singer-songwriter Frank Turner called her out for what he called disrespectful behavior toward fans and crew. "Nicki Minaj has been a total selfish s--thead to all the hardworking crew backstage at T," Turner tweeted. "Pathetic. F--k off...You can (I suppose) be a d--k to your own crew. You're paying them. But everyone else? And not to mention the people out front. Ugh." (Photos from left: Jim Dyson/Getty Images, Simone Joyner/Getty Images)