Thread: R. Kelly's New Dis Track: Is He Lashing Out At Jay-Z, Ne-Yo Or Young Jeezy?

Mar 4 2008 4:17 PM EST
R. Kelly's New Dis Track: Is He Lashing Out At Jay-Z, Ne-Yo Or Young Jeezy?

R&B crooner releases some pent-up anger (toward an unknown victim) on 'I'm a Beast.'


By Shaheem Reid

R. Kelly is on a rampage. He's a maniac on the mic these days — admittedly.
One of his enemies (or maybe all of them collectively) has incited him to go in and record a dis record called "I'm a Beast." He raps the three verses with aggravated bars like "I've been grinding for 17 years, trying to keep the peace/ But now you muthaf---as done brought out the beast."
Since the track hit the Net on Monday, fans have been trying to guess who the Grammy winner is talking about. There are a bunch of clues, so let the games begin.

The line "Never been a snitch boy, never been a b---h boy" could easily be aimed at Jay-Z, who rapped, "Now the singer Rob calls the police on me/ Y'all n---as ran out and copped the CD/ See what I discovered, is y'all snitch lovers?" on his Kingdom Come album.
Another possible target is Ne-Yo, who got booted off Kells' tour last year and claimed the R.'s jealousy of him was behind the abrupt dismissal. "Why I gotta hate on you?/ Look at me, I'm rich, boy/ You need a steering wheel the way you riding my di--, boy," Kelly sings on "Beast."

Then there's Young Jeezy — yes, the Snowman himself. Mr. 17.5 and Kelly had a smash not too long ago with "Go Getta," right? Curiously, there's a line in "I'm a Beast" that goes, "Say you's a 'go getta'/ Go get your own sh--, boy."
Hmmm. Well, until Kelly comes out and says who he's talking about, we will never know for sure. Although the Pied Piper does a lot of indirect finger-pointing, he never says anybody's name. At the end of the song, he jokes that he might start naming names on the remix.

Kelly's greatest challenge, he reveals on the song, doesn't come from any of the "devils' mouths" who have been talking about him — it lies within. "My career is soaring while my life is a hot mess/ But the depth of my struggles determines the height of my success," he rhymes. "But the depth of my struggles determines the height of my success."

The singer's latest scandal came on the heels of his separation from longtime publicist Regina Daniels. Regina's husband, music retailer George Daniels, announced in a radio interview that Kelly slept with their 21-year-old daughter and that they were disgusted by his betrayal. Kelly shot back that Regina was bitter after being fired because of incompetence.

According to his camp, Kelly is in the studio working on his next album, and there's talk that it might be out as early as summer. Nothing has been officially scheduled, though. Recently Kelly has appeared on Rick Ross' "Speedin'," Beanie Sigel's "All of the Above" and an unofficial remix of Kanye West's "Flashing Lights."

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1582758/20080304/kelly_r.jhtml

Just saw this article. Same old shit we have been discussing in the thread where we Analyzed Ima Beast.

The track is getting a loooooooooot of underground buzz. A LOT.

Its nice to see that MTV didnt take any jabs.

Yeah there's a lot of buzz ever since it came out. I don't understand that Jeezy part though, didn't know he and Kells have problems

Very good to see MTV keeping things objective!

I definitely dont think that 'Go Getta' reference has anything to do with Jeezy, although I wud say that he is referring to someone...but as we know Rob be talking about 'Go Getta's as much as his beloved Patron!

I here you Kellz...dis anyone you want...Remeber when it comes to dissing it's all about lyrics and you are one of the best...These rappers are all played out...

seems like MTV is just trying to fuel the fire with rumors....

I don't think the Young Jeezy part is true at all. They're looking a little too deep.

Originally Posted by Chelle

seems like MTV is just trying to fuel the fire with rumors....

I think that there could be some truth in it... Regina doesn't have the type of access most press agents have. You never see R Kelly on Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood or any other high profile hype machine television show. I thought that maybe R Kelly like to keep his press street. You know appear on BET, Black N LA etc... But I think that Regina doesn't have much clout outside of black media.

Sounds like he's talking to more than just one person. It's proably aimed at ne-yo, jay-z, and maybe even TGT- Tyrese, Ginuwine, and Tank. In please don't go remix they proclaim themselves the saviors of R&B at the end. I don't think that would go over well with kells, especially since he went after sisquo after he made some bold statements about being the hottest in r&b

^^ TGT? Young Jeezy? I doubt it. Tyrese has mad respect for Kellz. I don't believe that Kellz is aiming at them.