Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

After Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill set Twitter ablaze last night, rappers came out of the woodwork to sound off about the various beefs.

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Where to begin? Last night saw people from nearly every corner of hip hop (and even some pop mainstays) engaging in a widespread online conflict, oddly enough kicked off by some tweets exchanged between Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift. Things really took off when Meek Mill joined the fray though, as he went at rap's reigning popularity king (and "R.I.C.O." collaborator) Drake about his use of co-writers.

Everyone from the always-hilarious Vince Staples to beef-happy OG Maco chimed in, making for a pretty unprecedented night in Rap Twitter. Read on to see everyone from Just Blaze to Earl Sweatshirt sound off.


Kia Shine 

Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

You know I fux with @MeekMill nigga thought I was lying when I said wrote #Bestievahad.

— #Kinfolk (@THEREALKIASHINE) July 22, 2015

You may not recognize Kia Shine's name, but as a credited writer on "Best I Ever Had," he's arguably one of the first to have experienced Drizzy's collaborative writing process.

Nickelus F

Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

The thing about Drake and his position is that none of this matters. His core fans don't care if he's bustin his brain to come up wit bars

— Bison Beckford (@NickelusF) July 22, 2015

They love him cuz he's him

— Bison Beckford (@NickelusF) July 22, 2015

It could come out that he never wrote anything...which is not true...but it wouldn't sway his fans. Only other rappers care

— Bison Beckford (@NickelusF) July 22, 2015

It could come out that he never wrote anything...which is not true...but it wouldn't sway his fans. Only other rappers care

— Bison Beckford (@NickelusF) July 22, 2015

Do I think he's had help? Yes

— Bison Beckford (@NickelusF) July 22, 2015

But if we gonna point the finger at Drake for having help we can't turn a blind eye to Yeezy

— Bison Beckford (@NickelusF) July 22, 2015

And Yeezy is in my top list of rappers

— Bison Beckford (@NickelusF) July 22, 2015

Along with Quentin Miller, Nickelus is another guy who's been alleged to have written for Drake, so it's cool to see him have such a positive, level-headed outlook on it.

Just Blaze

Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

Every few years rap has a marvel universe type incursion, everyone wants to kill each other, and the illuminati stop it. Secret Wars soon

— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) July 22, 2015

Michael Jackson didn't write "human nature" pic.twitter.com/Vml77HQEFx

— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) July 22, 2015

Just gives us some much-needed perspective here.

Kid Ink

Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

🐸☕️

— Kid Ink (@Kid_Ink) July 22, 2015

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 rns

— Kid Ink (@Kid_Ink) July 22, 2015

Sometimes emojis sum everything up nicely.

Earl Sweatshirt

Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

WHERE IS JA???

— EARL (@earlxsweat) July 22, 2015

im bout to spark up some of these mids let's gooo nigga fuck rap music from the artists to the fans to the critics

— EARL (@earlxsweat) July 22, 2015

rah none of this matters at all

— EARL (@earlxsweat) July 22, 2015

That's very "I don't like shit, I don't go outside" of you, Earl.

OG Maco

Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

Some of us been knew. Meek just put it in the air. Sucks to have to compete with 6 niggas and get compared to 1. 😕

— OG Maco (@OGMaco) July 22, 2015

He definitely wrote some of it. That's facts. But naw. Meek not hatin. He's being honest. https://t.co/Vsn4RBpkFA

— OG Maco (@OGMaco) July 22, 2015

Fine. Meek hatin 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Believe that instead. That's obviously the truth right. Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepppppp Night.

— OG Maco (@OGMaco) July 22, 2015

All this shit fake as fuck! Meek hating or these credits clearly say Quentin__Miller I'm sick of you fuck ass clowns pic.twitter.com/8e2y7khOAP

— OG Maco (@OGMaco) July 22, 2015

I never highlighted your name like I never asked for any of your beats or attention. Link http://t.co/UIuOMTwa82 https://t.co/nG7VZeKqjv

— OG Maco (@OGMaco) July 22, 2015

Let me teach yall dumbass fucks how to read credits 1st line: song writers 2nd line: producer 3rd line: co-production pic.twitter.com/dmzDECaIct

— OG Maco (@OGMaco) July 22, 2015

Don't subtweet lame ass nigga. Be a man and apologize then go to bed. I would rather buy mid than cop from you. 👌🏾 https://t.co/A3OJHMwZCI

— OG Maco (@OGMaco) July 22, 2015

Maco stays burning bridges all over the rap game.

Boi-1da

Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

@OGMaco Sisqo chill

— Boi-1da (@Boi1da) July 22, 2015

Doesn't look like Maco will be getting any beats from Boi-1da any time soon.

Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

And I fuck with @meekmill I reached out for this #DashEffect2 project I thought it would be a dope collab for the ppl

— Scoe!!! (@Roscoedash) July 22, 2015

And he told me FOH ... #Support works both ways ...now the universe balances out and now he's 😢😢😣 abt @drake not tweeting his album

— Scoe!!! (@Roscoedash) July 22, 2015

As if a Drake feature meant as much to Meek as a Meek feature would mean to Roscoe...

Vince Staples

Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

Yall seen the so Krispy niggas tweets?

— Vince Staples (@vincestaples) July 22, 2015

I wonder if Michael Jackson wrote thriller.....it was probably Kia shine.

— Vince Staples (@vincestaples) July 22, 2015

Vince Staples writes his songs & his jokes.

— Vince Staples (@vincestaples) July 22, 2015

Low-key might need a ghost writer Im tryna get them HITS NIGGA. Top 40 shorty.

— Vince Staples (@vincestaples) July 22, 2015

As usual, Staples emerges victorious.

Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

No comment.

— Joe Budden (@JoeBudden) July 22, 2015

Probably a wise move, Joe.

Bruno Mars/Ed Sheeran

Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

@BrunoMars any way we do dis you gon' come up short

— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) July 22, 2015

L. O. L.

Charlemagne Tha God

Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

For the record Chingy used to write all his own shit. Just want to put that out there.

— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) July 22, 2015

Your point being...?

Rick Ross?

Hip Hop Reacts To The Meek Mill & Drake Controversy

ICYMI: Meek Mill claims Drake doesn't write his own lyrics. Rick Ross sides with Drake, then deletes tweet. pic.twitter.com/KKGRXFN2Qx

— Daily Rap Pics (@DailyRapPics) July 22, 2015

We all saw this right lollll wtf pic.twitter.com/88PeOPZ3Uv

— Frazier Tharpe (@The_SummerMan) July 22, 2015

RICK ROSS RIGHT NOW🐸☕ @rickyrozay @MeekMill @Drake pic.twitter.com/lraMmBbLwE

— Zohaib (@__ZohaibKhan) July 22, 2015

It can't be proven for sure, but many are claiming that Rick Ross sent out this tweet then promptly deleted it. What do you think?

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