You have most likely heard by now that Sydney-based rappers The Tongue and Chance Waters provided some gripping drama for many of us earlier today. The two went at it following reports that The Tongue had ragged on his peer in an interview, and it soon became obvious that this battle cannot be won by their skills as keyboard warriors, but with their skills on the mic, well, we think.
The cheeky tweet from Oz Hip Hop to amp up their interview with The Tongue (currently doing the press rounds in support of his forthcoming album Surrender To Victory, which drops this week) unleashed absolute hell, with tweets coming left right and centre, even with a couple of F bombs dropped. The language remained civil, no C bombs, but I’m sure it came close.
So riveting was the exchanging that Hilltop Hoods even piped up, expressing their anticipation of what happens next. Chance Waters, who is also probably not hating the publicity given the fact that he will head out on tour very shortly, has addressed the ‘beef’ directly via Facebook, voicing his concerns with what just went down and the culture surrounding it.
And with that it looks as though the dust has settled, but shit got real for a while there, so maybe the idea of this being settled 1 on 1 verse for verse isn’t so crazy.
‘@funkoars @hilltophoods @i_am_simplex @thetongueisdead @chancewaters @ozhiphop WOAH. fucking hell.SHOTS FIRED.’ Pew Pew
— Hilltop Hoods (@hilltophoods) March 26, 2013
@thetongueisdead fired shots at #ozhiphop rappers @3ree6ixty & @chancewatersau in our interview. ‘Chance can’t rap & 60 is a bad role model’
— OzHipHop.Com (@ozhiphop) March 25, 2013
@ozhiphop I thought it was an interview about my album? You want to turn my opinions into “beef”
— The Tongue (@TheTongueIsDead) March 25, 2013
@ozhiphop you’ve also taken my quotes out of context. Put the fucking article up with that tweet so that people get the full story
— The Tongue (@TheTongueIsDead) March 25, 2013
@ozhiphop you’ve also taken my quotes out of context. Put the fucking article up with that tweet so that people get the full story
— The Tongue (@TheTongueIsDead) March 25, 2013
@ozhiphop either way it’s not “shots fired” by me…I’m responding to shots fired AT me…like this twitter.com/TheTongueIsDea…
— The Tongue (@TheTongueIsDead) March 26, 2013
@ozhiphop so the only way to get people to read an interview with me is to take my quotes out of context? Is that what you’re saying?
— The Tongue (@TheTongueIsDead) March 26, 2013
@hilltophoods @i_am_simplex @ozhiphop ha…fuck…forgot half of Australia was reading this…hope you’re enjoying the fireworks boys
— The Tongue (@TheTongueIsDead) March 26, 2013
@chancewaters @hilltophoods @i_am_simplex @ozhiphop @pestiness here’s some context Chance; fuck you
— The Tongue (@TheTongueIsDead) March 26, 2013
@chancewaters @3ree6ixty Bro I just can’t handle your music or your opinions (eg “Iggy Azelia is dope/a feminist”).We DON’T have to agree.
— The Tongue (@TheTongueIsDead) March 26, 2013
@thetongueisdead @3ree6ixty Sure, but 5 minutes ago you said ‘here’s some context: ‘fuck you’ so I don’t think it’s from a friendly place.
— Chance Waters (@chancewaters) March 26, 2013
@thetongueisdead @3ree6ixty I just see you have a go at people a lot publicly, I don’t think it benefits you, just do what you’re good at.
— Chance Waters (@chancewaters) March 26, 2013