Hip-hop beefs usually start with a bar, a tweet, or a subliminal. The tension between A$AP Rocky and Drake is different. It's a decade-long story about mentorship, ego, and one of the most famous women on the planet: Rihanna.
What started as a niche corner of SoundCloud became one of the most recognizable aesthetics in modern music. The lo-fi hip hop movement rewired how we think about productivity, nostalgia, and the internet itself.
From Tupac and Biggie to Drake and Kendrick, rap beefs follow a surprisingly predictable dramatic arc. Understanding the structure reveals why some feuds become legendary and others fade into footnotes.
Mixtapes once served as hip-hop's underground railroad — a distribution network that existed entirely outside the industry's control. Streaming didn't just replace them. It eliminated the culture they created.
Daniel Dumile didn't just wear a mask. He built an entire mythology around it — one that questioned everything hip-hop assumed about authenticity, identity, and what it means to be real.