Consequence, Talib Kweli Beef Erupts Over Kanye West Controversy

Beef between Consequence and Talib Kweli has erupted on social media around the new controversy bordering Kanye West.

On Wednesday (Oct. 26), smoke among veteran New York MCs Consequence and Talib Kweli popped off on Instagram as a direct result of all the drama that at present surrounds Kanye West. Consequence seemingly took exception to Kweli’s official ask for for an interview with the Never Give up Your Day Position rapper on Talib’s People’s Celebration Podcast immediately after Negatives has publicly supported Ye in new months. In an Instagram caption accompanied by a screenshot of an e-mail Talib’s podcast workforce despatched to Consequence requesting an job interview, the Queens indigenous accused Kweli of clout chasing.

“I am down to do interviews because I experience clarity is needed to be conveyed thru productive communication in purchase to move forward, but n***a, let us not participate in no silly games,” wrote Consequence. “A single minute, you Net thuggin’, up coming moment, you want an interview. Arrive on, beloved, [Talib Kweli], what we carrying out? When I observed you with [Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle] you expressed that you preferred to put it to bed with Ye, so this feels like you trading integrity for clout. If you want me to do a sit down with you to be in the ‘hot seat,’ then phone me like a genuine a person. Both [Q-Tip, Khalil Moses, Chris Rock] or DJ Rooster Fingers got my math. Oh, that is proper, you assume you DJ Hen Fingers. Allow me know what we carrying out. Queens get the revenue.”

Right away following the pointed call-out, Talib Kweli hit up the post’s responses area to seemingly troll Consequence with an excerpt from a Billboard article about how Yasiin Bey was seen rocking a “White Lies Issue” t-shirt in protest of Ye’s “White Life Matter” apparel.

“From Billboard.com,” Talib’s comment reads. “‘Yasiin Bey Wears ‘White Lies Matter’ Shirt Amid Kanye West Controversy. Yasiin Bey, best recognised as Mos Def, took to Instagram on Friday (Oct. 7) to share a picture in response to Kanye West donning a ‘White Lives Matter’ shirt to his Yeezy Time 9 runway display through Paris Manner 7 days. The Brooklyn indigenous shared a photograph of himself putting on a shirt that also browse ‘White Life Make a difference.’ Nevertheless, the ‘v’ was pale, and the shirt read through ‘White Lies Make any difference.'”

Talib concluded his comment with: “Yea, you tried using it. But you failed tho.”

Unimpressed with Kweli’s reply, Consequence responded by at the time once more accusing Talib, and subsequently his husband or wife in rhyme, Yasiin Bey, of striving for awareness.

Negatives replied: “That wasn’t no check. Y’all each be performing shit for a ‘look.'”

In yet another remark on the identical IG write-up, Kweli created his inner thoughts towards Consequence, Kanye and the entire scenario a whole lot clearer and extra concise. He also denied at any time requesting an job interview with Drawbacks on his personal accord.

“You a bozo for this put up,” included Talib. “I failed to check with any one to deliver you an e mail. @steve_bramucci, you got some describing to do. I have no wish to interview Consequence. His silence on Kanye’s anti-Black Nazi shit is deafening. Also, me telling a racist troll that is trying to weaponize you versus a Black guy that I’m not scared of is not world-wide-web thuggin’. I am not a thug. Also, you scare practically nothing.”

To that, Consequence responded with: “And you been a bozo, nigga. I absolutely wasn’t sitting down with you for no clicks. You podding cuz you cold beloved.”

While the two “1st Time” collaborators battled it out in their IG feedback, Talib Kweli hit up his personal Instagram webpage with the same screenshot that Consequence posted,

“So wait, @constv, you see racist trolls hoping to weaponize you versus me and as a substitute of calling that bullshit out, you falsely accuse me of ‘internet thuggin’ all due to the fact I mentioned that I am not frightened of you?” wrote Kweli. “That tells me that your objective was to frighten me. Let us be crystal clear. I am not frightened of you at all. No person is. Now to be even far more distinct, I failed to approve this check with simply because I have no drive to interview [you] at all. I didn’t ask anyone to electronic mail you and frankly, I am upset that my group sent this e-mail for the reason that you are not welcome on my present. Your own Queens people do not fuck with you. Me having you on my display would have me hunting sus. Speaking of sus, why have you unsuccessful to contact out [Kanye West’s] anti-Black Nazi ass rhetoric?”

From there, the beef concerning the two renowned rhymers continued in the remarks segment with Consequence the moment once again dragging Yasiin Bey into the fray.

“Nobody pressured me to do absolutely nothing and no person ever will,” wrote Consequence in a comment aimed at Talib. “I’m not you wherever I faux it in human being then start typing to just take a position. Let us not overlook everything which include how y’all experienced to operate to Shaka to get on. I ain’t the a person, beloved, and you the final nigga on Earth anybody is of, nigga.”

He ongoing: “You mad Ye fronted on you on [Drink Champs]. Just say you damage, bro. Why your suitable-hand gentleman, Mos [Def] ain’t examine him? I observed Dante generally front on you by bigging him up about Graduation for the duration of y’all interview. You all cap.”

When Drawbacks ongoing to toss photographs at Talib, the “Get By” rhymer strike up Instagram once again, this time, undertaking some clowning of his have aimed specifically at Consequence. Kweli posted a screenshot of a headline that reads, “Consequence Apologizes to Drake Following Obtaining Associated in Kanye Feud and Dissing Toronto Rapper on Tune.” He captioned the image by tagging Consequence’s IG account accompanied with, “Sorry ass nigga.”

Consequence’s following shot at Talib on IG arrived in the type of a clip from an episode of N.O.R.E.’s Consume Champs podcast, during which Dave Chapelle and Talib Kweli had been friends. In the post’s caption, Downsides implied that Chappelle, N.O.R.E and Yasiin Bey manufactured a laughingstock of the legendary Brooklyn rhymer as it pertained to the subject matter of an job interview with Kanye West.

“Let’s be apparent, [Talib Kweli] is the variety one particular punk on the world,” he wrote. “You let [Dave Chappelle] do a entire Chappelle exhibit skit about how Ye fried you on Consume Champs to your face. You you should not have no delight. You will not have no dignity. You don’t have no self-respect. You a fucking bird. [Dave Chappelle] laughed at you to your confront, [Yasiin Bey] laughed at you to your experience (and attempted to slide by saying ‘Let me get my foodstuff,’ cuz he knew it was coming). [N.O.R.E] laughed at you to your experience then seen out on some Queens shit. You even laughed at you just to save face, you know why? Cuz you a dick rider who wont get off the dick coaster and you from Brooklyn? Get the fuck outta [here]. Nigga, you a park slope nigga. I’m the one. Queens get the dollars.”

The wild back and forth in between Talib Kweli and Consequence arrives less than 24 hrs immediately after Cons publicly supported his longtime buddy and collaborator, Kanye West. On Tuesday (Oct. 25), the Queens MC strike up Twitter to allow it be known that even with all of Ye’s latest feedback, he however ultimately stands with the controversial rapper-producer.

“I have stood with YE for 20 yrs and have normally had his back He trust me a lot more than Any one Section of that is looking at items for what they are Irrespective of whether G.O.O.D. or Terrible Then from there producing guaranteed WE are shifting in the right route. I explained what I mentioned…”

On the flip facet, Talib Kweli has been incredibly vocal in his stance against Kanye West’s antics, precisely about the aforementioned “White Lives Issue” t-shirt and the fallout that followed Ye’s job interview on Consume Champs earlier this month. In a viral Instagram post on Oct. 19, the Black Star rhymer named out Kanye instantly, explaining that in his impression, the proper to flexibility of speech will not suggest Ye should not be held accountable for his actions.

“[Kanye West], bro you not a excellent mate to [N.O.R.E], stop the [cap],” wrote Kweli alongside with a movie clip of Ye defending the Drink Champs host. “You referred to as N.O.R.E. since he the only one who would allow you come on immediately after The Store shelved you for the reason that you was screaming, ‘White Lives Matter’ (a nazi phrase) at absolutely everyone for the duration of that taping. You know for a fact [Drink Champs] is not a political exhibit but you went there to regurgitate lies about Black men and women from [Candace Owens], who is a political chatting head. You actually wore a ‘2024’ hat, fundamentally asserting your political aspirations. You took advantage of N.O.R.E, a person who was giving you the reward of the question, for your have political gain. And now you have jeopardized his clearly show and created the people of the victims of racist police brutality want to sue you. And I do not wanna hear shit about free speech since you purchased Parler. Freedom of speech ain’t freedom from outcomes. You use your no cost speech to assistance anti-Black rhetoric and people. I use mine to get in touch with that out. N.O.R.E was suitable to apologize. Due to the fact that’s what first rate people today do when they fuck up. Be respectable, Ye.”

Each Consequence and Talib Kweli’s reviews stem from the recent media firestorm Kanye West has been dealing with ever since the Donda rapper-turned-trend designer sported the now-notorious “White Lives Issue” shirt on Oct. 3. In the aftermath that followed the questionable vogue alternative, Ye continued to insert to the controversy by means of anti-Semitic opinions and promises that George Floyd died from Fentanyl use instead than getting murdered by previous police officer Derek Chauvin.

Considering that then, Kanye West’s outbursts have noticed the Yeezy creator currently being known as out by organizations this sort of as the American Jewish Committee and have resulted in the cancelation of lots of rewarding partnerships from the likes of Adidas, Balenciaga and Def Jam. Ye is also potentially dealing with a $250 million defamation lawsuit, which the spouse and children of George Floyd suggests they intend to pursue.

XXL has attained out to reps for both of those Consequence and Talib Kweli for statements relating to the make a difference.