Fivio Foreign Claps Back After 22Gz Questions His Street Cred

Fivio Foreign reacts after 22Gz questions his gang ties.

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Fivio Foreign was among the rappers that 22Gz called out this weekend. The “Suburban” rapper went on a tirade on Instagram where he questioned the status of New York’s rap scene. While he undoubtedly helped pioneer the Brooklyn drill sound, he watched other artists, like Fivio Foreign and Pop Smoke, pass him and cement their names in the rap game. However, 22Gz didn’t necessarily take issue with the music itself but rather, the gang ties that many are claiming, specifically, Gangster Disciple Killers.

22Gz declared that the drill scene in New York is officially dead. “Drill music in NYC is over they signing anybody who GDK and they all all trolling dropping rakes like we met before or got sum type of [smoke],” 22 wrote on Instagram. “Some of these kids is enrolled in college and all I ain’t never see none of these kids ya making me hot with the trolling we don’t know yall especially The BX it’s no GDs there how yall so GDK? Stop.”

Fivio Foreign Responds

After 22Gz aired out his grievances surrounding the scene itself, he narrowed in on his issues with a few Brooklyn drill rappers who claimed GDK. “I never seen Fivio Pop Smoke Sleepy Hollow Sha EK Blove TG Crippy Nas EBK Dougie B none of dem how y’all so GDK stop trolling and say yall fans,” he wrote. From there, he also called out Fivio Foreign for getting cozy with King Von’s “wifey,” Asian Doll. “King Von passed away and his dawgs outhere humping his wifey on camera but everybody GDK tho,” 22Gz wrote before criticizing Bobby Shmurda and GS9 for losing their momentum. 

Though most other rappers remained quiet, Fivio Foreign popped out and immediately slammed 22Gz. “N***as hide out 4 5 yrs den say nobody seen them [laughing emoj] [laughing emoji] WTF,” he wrote. Afterward, he made it clear that he wasn’t going to air out any business online. “I would never speak on wat me & da guys went thru for this shit.. da streets kno,” he wrote. We’ll see what 22Gz ends up saying in response to Fivio Foreign. 

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.