Rapper Lil Wayne, who was just in Atlanta for Hot 107.9's birthday bash, and
fellow Young Money artists are concerned that the beef between fellow rapper
Drake and Chris Brown could hurt business and are demanding they make peace,
according to TMZ.
Citing sources close to Drake, TMZ says he has been asked "to extend an
olive branch" to Brown as a way of ending the feud that escalated after a
bloody nightclub brawl June 14 in Manhattan.
Brown appears on several Young Money tracks. The label was founded by Lil
Wayne in 2003 and includes Drake, Nicki Minaj, Lil Twist and Mack Maine, among
at least a dozen other artists.
New York City police continue to investigate the melee, which left
several patrons injured. Police have subpoenaed security tapes from the
nightclub W.i.P, but no arrests have been made. According to the New York
Daily News, at least eight people were injured, including Chris Brown, who
suffered a deep gash to his chin after bottles flew.
Drake's camp insists he had nothing to do with the fight in response to
several witnesses who said it was started by his group. The Daily News
reported the fight was over Rihanna, who has performed with both Drake and
Brown.
TMZ reported, "We're told Young Money's on Drake's side no matter what --
but as one source put it, 'Making money matters most.' "
In an unrelated update on back-and-forth dissing, Wayne insists he has
"no beef" with another rapper, Pusha T, according to an Associated Press
report. The two have been attacking each other in songs. Wayne most recently
released an online song called "Ghoulish" aimed at Pusha T "and anybody that
love him," according to AP.
Pusha T, formerly of Clipse who has signed with a Kanye West label, also
is believed to have targeted Wayne and Drake in his release "Exodus 23:1."
Wayne was in Los Angeles this week at a Macy's store pushing his
skateboarding-inspired Trukfit clothing line when the Grammy-awarding rapper
was asked about the conflict with Pusha T. He insisted he doesn't plan to
escalate the conflict, but instead will focus on business.
"It really wasn't no beef, you know," said Wayne, who just finished
recording his "I Am Not a Human Being II" album, told the AP. "It was just
me. I just reacted. Just a reaction, a simple reaction. I don't apologize for
it because I'm human. But it was just my human reaction. I don't take it back.
But there's no beef. Beef is a whole different thing. ... I'll move on."
At Hot 107.9's Birthday Bash, Lil Wayne performed a number of his hits,
including "6 Foot 7 Foot" and "Lollipop," and he put on a skateboarding
exhibition for the crowd at Philips Arena.
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Lil Wayne to Drake and Chris Brown: Get Over It
June 21, 2012
Christopher Seward
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Source: (c)2012 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Ga.)
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