10 Times Hip-Hop Chose Peace
Here are the times hip-hop gave peace a chance.
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Can't we all just get along? Yes. - Last night (May 25), right before rapper T.I. hit the stage for his show in New York City's Irving Plaza, shots were fired, killing one person and injuring three. The unfortunate event has everyone wondering if violence will always plague the culture. However, there are many moments over the years where violence wasn’t the end result of disagreements and peace ensued. Here are ten. — Jon Reyes(Photos from left: Scott Gries/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia, Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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Jay Z and Nas's reconciliation - Being the first rap beef since the demise of 2Pac and Biggie, this situation had everyone on pins and needles. Thankfully, the only shots that were fired were in the recording studio in the form of diss tracks. In 2005, the years of feuding were laid to rest and a year later Nas would sign to Def Jam, where Jay Z was then president.(Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images for Universal Music)
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The Fugees at the Dave Chappelle's Block Party - There was nothing more refreshing than thinking the Fugees were really back. They gave all of us hope in 2004 during the Chapelle's Block Party when the group reunited on stage. Nothing permanent stuck after this, but beef had been put aside for a while.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Wayne and Birdman on ‘Hate’ - These two have been at it for a hot minute but when they teamed up with former Cash Money alumni Mannie Fresh and Juvenile – who also beefed with the label after their departures – for this track, it seemed the beef was cooled. Even though Lil Wayne and Birdman are still feuding, it seems they know when to go to their respective corners for a fair sparring.(Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for BMI)
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Jay Z on 'All the Way Up' remix - Hov took some mic swings at Fat Joe in 2004. Even before that, in 2003, these two had issues that culminated in an incident at Rucker Park during the infamous Basketball Classic game that never happened. History and beef were moved to the side for the release of Fat Joe’s latest that features Jay Z on the remix. Like Joe says on the track: "They ain't wanna see the Squad and the Roc."(Photo: Terror Squad Entertainment / EMPIRE Distribution)
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G-Unit's 2014 reunion - After a couple of years of bad blood among 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Young Buck, the G-Unit crew reunited in 2014 during Hot 97’s Summer Jam.(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Starz)
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Obama's White House meeting with rappers - The whole intent behind inviting rappers Nicki Minaj, Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, Chance the Rapper, Wale, DJ Khaled and J. Cole to the White House was to formulate a strategy for Obama’s program “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, which helps keep youth out of trouble with the law. There’s nothing more peaceful than that.(Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria)
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Chris Brown and Drake squash the beef - The crews behind each of these guys brawled it out at a club in NYC in 2012. Chris Brown even updated his social media with a photo of a gash on his chin due to the fight. Still, two years later, these guys put their differences aside and let the world know they had done so with an appearance at the ESPYs in a skit together.(Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic)
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Eazy-E makes peace with Dr. Dre and Ice Cube - In the days leading up to Eazy-E's death in 1995 due to AIDS complications, the rapper made peace with N.W.A members Dr. Dre and Ice Cube after a very public feud over money and contract disputes.(Photos from left: PYMCA/UIG via Getty Images, Kevin Winter/ImageDirect)
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Shyne performing at the Bad Boy Tour on screen - All the way from Belize, Shyne took to the screen to commemorate Biggie during the Bad Boy reunion in Brooklyn on May 20, 2016. Considering Shyne’s shaky relationship with Bad Boy/Puffy due to the 1999 club shooting that led to his incarceration, this was a big sign of peaceful demonstration.(Photo: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage)