Coi Leray believes that record labels are to blame for the rise in disputes amongst female rap artists.
On Saturday (April 27), the “Players” rapper took to X, formerly Twitter, to share her theory regarding female rappers “beefing” with one another. Leray suggested that employees of record label stir up beef by creating accounts attacking artists on social media while championing another.
“[I don’t know,] if you ask me it [seems] like these labels are behind the female controversy. They see it helps push the music, I wouldn’t be surprised if they the ones behind the fan pages,” the 26-year-old tweeted.
Coi Leray attends REVOLVE Festival 2023, Thermal, CA – Day 2 on April 16, 2023 in Thermal, California.
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She pointed out that under many circumstances, rival artists lack the amount of familiarity with one another that would create disdain, such as geographical location and other factors. “Most of these female rappers not even from the same places!!!! Not from the same hoods… why are we beefing?”
Leray then inquired if female artists in other genres feud as much as women in Hip-Hop. “Do female pop stars have just as much beef as the female rappers?” the “No More Parties” creator asked. “I’m curious.”
The Boston native has been embroiled in multiple spats with other female rap stars in recent years, particularly Latto, after Leray took issue with her name being mentioned in a seemingly unflattering light on Latto’s hit song “Put It On Da Floor.”
Coi Leray attends A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop at YouTube Theater on November 08, 2023 in Inglewood, California.
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On the track, Latto raps “Smoking on that gas, blunt big as Coi Leray,” seemingly referencing Leray’s slim physique, leading to Leray to accuse the Georgia rapper of body shaming.
However, Latto would quickly clear the air, explaining that the lyric was not intentioned to be a diss towards Leray and shouting her out during a live performance of the song at Coachella shorty after. “Ay, Coi Leray I love your body baby,” Latto said from the stage.
Coi Leray attends the Sergio Hudson runway show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Spring Studios on February 13, 2022 in New York City.
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Earlier this year, Leray shared her thoughts on the discord among female rap artists, suggesting that more unity should be created rather than division. “It’s starting to get old,” she said at the time. “The rap beefs are for the guys. You know, I don’t even think they should do it.
“Us artists, we kind of control the narrative. So if we just spend more time pushing that narrative we won’t give these headlines and these blogs no reason to go ahead and push this negative narrative. That’s something we got to come together on.”
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