[Look] More Than the Dozens: The Wildest Athlete-Rapper Beefs of All Time

These were way more serious than LeBron vs. Drake.

 These Were Way More Serious Than LeBron Vs. Drake   - Drake can roast LeBron James all he wants on Instagram. At the end of the day, everyone knows that there's a mutual respect between the rapper and NBA superstar and that's not going to change despite the result of King James's Cleveland Cavaliers and Drizzy's Toronto Raptors' battle in the Eastern Conference Finals. Unlike their relationship, there have been many wild athlete-rapper beefs through the years, Here, BET.com takes a look at some of the more memorable ones.(Photos from left: Andy Lyons/Getty Images, Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

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 These Were Way More Serious Than LeBron Vs. Drake   - Drake can roast LeBron James all he wants on Instagram. At the end of the day, everyone knows that there's a mutual respect between the rapper and NBA superstar and that's not going to change despite the result of King James's Cleveland Cavaliers and Drizzy's Toronto Raptors' battle in the Eastern Conference Finals. Unlike their relationship, there have been many wild athlete-rapper beefs through the years, Here, BET.com takes a look at some of the more memorable ones.(Photos from left: Andy Lyons/Getty Images, Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. T.I. and Nelly - So, Floyd Mayweather Jr. made controversial comments about an alleged lurid past he had with T.I.'s wife, Tiny, and Tip approached him about it...inside a Fatburger in Las Vegas nearly two years ago. T.I. allegedly even swung on the boxing legend. Around the same time, Nelly publicly flexed on Money May for swiping his ex, Shantel Jackson, and mocking the boxer's education.  (Photos from left: Ethan Miller/Getty Images, Don Juan Moore/Getty Images for GREY GOOSE)

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. T.I. and Nelly - So, Floyd Mayweather Jr. made controversial comments about an alleged lurid past he had with T.I.'s wife, Tiny, and Tip approached him about it...inside a Fatburger in Las Vegas nearly two years ago. T.I. allegedly even swung on the boxing legend. Around the same time, Nelly publicly flexed on Money May for swiping his ex, Shantel Jackson, and mocking the boxer's education.  (Photos from left: Ethan Miller/Getty Images, Don Juan Moore/Getty Images for GREY GOOSE)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. 50 Cent - Do we really need to revisit how 50 Cent mocked Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s reading ability? Fif even admitted that the two had scrapped on occasion. The source of their disagreement? Well, allegedly money. What else? The good thing is the two are back to being cool again, having buried whatever beef they had, as 50 alluded to on his Instagram this past weekend.(Photos from left: Al Bello/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. 50 Cent - Do we really need to revisit how 50 Cent mocked Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s reading ability? Fif even admitted that the two had scrapped on occasion. The source of their disagreement? Well, allegedly money. What else? The good thing is the two are back to being cool again, having buried whatever beef they had, as 50 alluded to on his Instagram this past weekend.(Photos from left: Al Bello/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Allen Iverson vs. Jay Z - As the legend goes, The Answer allegedly checked Jay Z about his "Super Ugly" diss record, in which Hov implies that both he and the NBA superstar had relations with Nas's baby mama, Carmen Bryan.(Photos from left: Mansoor Ahmed/Getty Images, Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Power 105.1)

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Allen Iverson vs. Jay Z - As the legend goes, The Answer allegedly checked Jay Z about his "Super Ugly" diss record, in which Hov implies that both he and the NBA superstar had relations with Nas's baby mama, Carmen Bryan.(Photos from left: Mansoor Ahmed/Getty Images, Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Power 105.1)

Stephon Marbury vs. Jay Z - "Don't confuse me with Marbury out this b****/ Run up on me at the light, you could lose your life," Jay Z rhymed on "La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)," referring to the former New York Knicks point guard getting his chain snatched in a 2000 incident in the Big Apple. Well, Marbury — in an extremely bizarre fashion — answered back, calling Hov a camel and even free-styling against the rap great. Good lawd!(Photos from left: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Stephon Marbury vs. Jay Z - "Don't confuse me with Marbury out this b****/ Run up on me at the light, you could lose your life," Jay Z rhymed on "La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)," referring to the former New York Knicks point guard getting his chain snatched in a 2000 incident in the Big Apple. Well, Marbury — in an extremely bizarre fashion — answered back, calling Hov a camel and even free-styling against the rap great. Good lawd!(Photos from left: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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DeShawn Stevenson vs. Jay Z - Having the back of his homie, LeBron James, Hov rhymed on his "Blow the Whistle" freestyle, "Ask my n****, LeBron/ We so big, we ain't gotta respond," in reference to the then-Washington Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson' diss track aimed at King James. LeBron's Cleveland Cavaliers went on to defeat the Wizards, so King James let his game do the talking.(Photos from left: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images, Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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DeShawn Stevenson vs. Jay Z - Having the back of his homie, LeBron James, Hov rhymed on his "Blow the Whistle" freestyle, "Ask my n****, LeBron/ We so big, we ain't gotta respond," in reference to the then-Washington Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson' diss track aimed at King James. LeBron's Cleveland Cavaliers went on to defeat the Wizards, so King James let his game do the talking.(Photos from left: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images, Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Mike Tyson vs. LL Cool J - LL Cool J didn't take too kindly to Mike Tyson playing the corner of Canibus in the then-upstart MC's "Second Round KO" diss record aimed at rap's GOAT. LL responded in scathing fashion via "The Ripper Strikes Back," rhyming: "Heard that convicted rapist on the record too, fresh out the jail, a** cheeks still black and blue." Damn! Years later and Iron Mike and LL patched things up with the boxing legend even appearing on the Cool J-hosted Lip Sync Battle.(Photos from left: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for iHeartMedia, Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for Race To Erase MS)

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Mike Tyson vs. LL Cool J - LL Cool J didn't take too kindly to Mike Tyson playing the corner of Canibus in the then-upstart MC's "Second Round KO" diss record aimed at rap's GOAT. LL responded in scathing fashion via "The Ripper Strikes Back," rhyming: "Heard that convicted rapist on the record too, fresh out the jail, a** cheeks still black and blue." Damn! Years later and Iron Mike and LL patched things up with the boxing legend even appearing on the Cool J-hosted Lip Sync Battle.(Photos from left: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for iHeartMedia, Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for Race To Erase MS)

Paul Pierce vs. Benzino - Want to know how extreme an athlete-rapper beef can get? Look no further than the 2000 incident, which nearly cost Paul Pierce his life. Then just 22-years-old, the former Boston Celtics' great was stabbed multiple times by members of Benzino's Made Men crew, allegedly, in a Beantown nightclub. Pierce needed lung surgery to survive.(Photos from left: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images, Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

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Paul Pierce vs. Benzino - Want to know how extreme an athlete-rapper beef can get? Look no further than the 2000 incident, which nearly cost Paul Pierce his life. Then just 22-years-old, the former Boston Celtics' great was stabbed multiple times by members of Benzino's Made Men crew, allegedly, in a Beantown nightclub. Pierce needed lung surgery to survive.(Photos from left: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images, Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

Kobe Bryant vs. Nas - Nas thought Kobe Bryant was a sucker for the way he drove Shaquille O'Neal out of Los Angeles and off the Lakers, and Esco let the Black Mamba know all about it on a track called "These Are Our Heroes," referring to Kobe as an Uncle Tom, in 2004. Geez. The two would patch things up in the years that followed, though, even snapping pics together after Team USA won the gold medal in the 2012 Olympics.(Photos from left: Harry How/Getty Images, Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Italia Independent New York City, LLC)

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Kobe Bryant vs. Nas - Nas thought Kobe Bryant was a sucker for the way he drove Shaquille O'Neal out of Los Angeles and off the Lakers, and Esco let the Black Mamba know all about it on a track called "These Are Our Heroes," referring to Kobe as an Uncle Tom, in 2004. Geez. The two would patch things up in the years that followed, though, even snapping pics together after Team USA won the gold medal in the 2012 Olympics.(Photos from left: Harry How/Getty Images, Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Italia Independent New York City, LLC)

Kris Humphries vs. Kanye West - Former Brooklyn Nets power forward Kris Humphries caught the heat in the worst way with Kanye West making him the butt of everyone's jokes. It was bad enough that Hump's marriage to Kim Kardashian lasted only 72 days. Yeezy made it worse, rhyming on 2012's "Cold," "And I'll admit, I fell in love with Kim/ Round the same time she fell in love with him/ Well, that's cool, baby girl, do ya thing/ Lucky I ain't have Jay drop him from the team." Sheesh! The latter line referred to Jay Z being a former minority owner of the Nets.(Photos from left: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Kris Humphries vs. Kanye West - Former Brooklyn Nets power forward Kris Humphries caught the heat in the worst way with Kanye West making him the butt of everyone's jokes. It was bad enough that Hump's marriage to Kim Kardashian lasted only 72 days. Yeezy made it worse, rhyming on 2012's "Cold," "And I'll admit, I fell in love with Kim/ Round the same time she fell in love with him/ Well, that's cool, baby girl, do ya thing/ Lucky I ain't have Jay drop him from the team." Sheesh! The latter line referred to Jay Z being a former minority owner of the Nets.(Photos from left: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Chris Bosh vs. Lil Wayne - During a 2013 All-Star Game party, Lil Wayne claimed to have slept with Chris Bosh's wife, Adrienne Williams. That's just uncalled for, Weezy. Cameron jumped into the mix, adding that one of his homies smashed, too. Oh man, oh man.(Photos from left: Elsa/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

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Chris Bosh vs. Lil Wayne - During a 2013 All-Star Game party, Lil Wayne claimed to have slept with Chris Bosh's wife, Adrienne Williams. That's just uncalled for, Weezy. Cameron jumped into the mix, adding that one of his homies smashed, too. Oh man, oh man.(Photos from left: Elsa/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

James Harden vs. Lil B - So, Lil B claims that James Harden stole his cooking dance and in return, slapped the Based God's curse on the Houston Rockets' All-Star guard. B claims the curse paved the way for Harden to set the dubious record for most turnovers and the Rockets' rival, the Golden State Warriors, to set the all-time NBA single-season record of 73 wins.(Photos from left: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)

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James Harden vs. Lil B - So, Lil B claims that James Harden stole his cooking dance and in return, slapped the Based God's curse on the Houston Rockets' All-Star guard. B claims the curse paved the way for Harden to set the dubious record for most turnovers and the Rockets' rival, the Golden State Warriors, to set the all-time NBA single-season record of 73 wins.(Photos from left: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)

Roy Jones Jr. vs. Fat Joe - Fat Joe had the line, "even Roy Jones was forced to lean back" on Ja Rule's street heat, "New York." Well, the boxing legend took offense to that, approaching Joe — despite being outnumbered — and looking for the fair one. Cooler heads prevailed, though, and no hands were thrown.(Photos from left: Ethan Miller/Getty Images, Rob Kim/Getty Images)

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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Fat Joe - Fat Joe had the line, "even Roy Jones was forced to lean back" on Ja Rule's street heat, "New York." Well, the boxing legend took offense to that, approaching Joe — despite being outnumbered — and looking for the fair one. Cooler heads prevailed, though, and no hands were thrown.(Photos from left: Ethan Miller/Getty Images, Rob Kim/Getty Images)

J.R. Smith vs. Joe Budden - As a member of the New York Knicks, J.R. Smith slept with Joe Budden's ex-girlriend, Tahiry. That started a war of the words between J.R. and Joe that ended with Smith tweeting a photo of Tahiry in a thong. The NBA slapped the shooting guard with a $25,000 fine for releasing the photo... but it's not like no-chill J.R. cared. Smith and Budden later patched things up as two New Jersey natives should.(Photos from left: Alex Goodlett/Getty Images, Brian Ach/Getty Images for Vh1)

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J.R. Smith vs. Joe Budden - As a member of the New York Knicks, J.R. Smith slept with Joe Budden's ex-girlriend, Tahiry. That started a war of the words between J.R. and Joe that ended with Smith tweeting a photo of Tahiry in a thong. The NBA slapped the shooting guard with a $25,000 fine for releasing the photo... but it's not like no-chill J.R. cared. Smith and Budden later patched things up as two New Jersey natives should.(Photos from left: Alex Goodlett/Getty Images, Brian Ach/Getty Images for Vh1)

Nick Young vs. Snoop Dogg - Swaggy P defended his girl, Iggy Azalea, after Snoop Dogg dragged her on Instagram. That sparked a brief back and forth between Nick Young and Snoop. Somebody should have told Swaggy P that Snoop's the king of L.A. and this was a battle he couldn't win... even if he was right.(Photos from left: Christian Petersen/Getty Images, Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Nick Young vs. Snoop Dogg - Swaggy P defended his girl, Iggy Azalea, after Snoop Dogg dragged her on Instagram. That sparked a brief back and forth between Nick Young and Snoop. Somebody should have told Swaggy P that Snoop's the king of L.A. and this was a battle he couldn't win... even if he was right.(Photos from left: Christian Petersen/Getty Images, Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Anthony Mason vs. Notorious B.I.G. - Fat Joe only recently revealed that the late Anthony Mason was the mystery New York Knicks baller who was referenced on Biggie's "I Got a Story to Tell" track. Crazy! (Photos from left: Allsport, David Corio/Redferns)

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Anthony Mason vs. Notorious B.I.G. - Fat Joe only recently revealed that the late Anthony Mason was the mystery New York Knicks baller who was referenced on Biggie's "I Got a Story to Tell" track. Crazy! (Photos from left: Allsport, David Corio/Redferns)

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