When it comes to hip-hop beef, I prefer mine without misogyny and violence.
Rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar, as well as Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj, have spent the first half of 2024 beefing. The fact that both rap battles were fueled by accusations of sex offenses and violence against women, and that rabid fans have threatened actual violence in the aftermath, doesn’t give much hope that mainstream rap will ever evolve past misogyny — regardless of gender.
