Song Wars

It's not an unknown fact that not everyone gets along.  This isn't any different for celebrities or artists.  Due to the fact that their lives are much more public than the average person, their feuds are the ones that make the headlines. 

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Artists and song writers use their music to deal with current issues in their lives and they'll usually write about how they're feeling.  So if they're conflicting with another artist, then why not write a song about it?

When artist Nicki Minaj started developing her career she garnered negative attention from rapper Lil' Kim.  Minaj started the feud with lyrics referring to her "killing the Queen", which was aimed at Lil' Kim.  As the feud grew Lil' Kim decided to write a song called Black Friday, which was mocking Minaj's album Pink Friday.  Lil' Kim publicly insulted Minaj through the best method she knows - music. 

The duo Die Antwoord has also recently made headlines for insulting Lady Gaga in one of their songs Fatty Boom Boom.  Originally Lady Gaga had asked Die Antwoord to perform with her on her tour.  They declined the offer and since then have been feuding.      

When artists get mad, expect them to write a song about it. 

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I find these feuds humorous.  People become so involved with their favourite artists lives that they start to create feuds of their own.  It becomes a war of which artist is better.  Deciding which artist is better is completely subjective.  Everyone has their own taste in music, so creating a feud over another artist's feud is rather pointless.  It's unlikely that you will win that argument.

Some view these feuds as childish.  They believe that artists have a reputation to remain and they shouldn't get caught up in public fights.  I agree that is it a bit childish to be feuding with other people in a public manner, but some artists have created good songs or music videos out of a feud.  Some artists just want to be in the spot light and if their careers aren't going anywhere, then they may result to a feud so that people remember who they are.

What is you opinion on artists using songs to insult each other?  Should they make their arguments public or should they try to keep their opinions to themselves?  Do they even have a choice about whether or not their fights become public?  Let me know what you think!