According to the Legendary rapper, Ice-T, while beefing might be the name of the game,  it has become too dangerous in rap music.

While speaking in an interview with Boss Talk 101, the West Coast rapper reflected on the changing definition and stakes of feuds in hip-hop over the years. “Hip-hop has always been competitive, so saying ‘I’m better than you’ is part of hip-hop.'” Ice-T, 66, said.

The host brought up Ice-T’s since-settled beef with LL Cool J and noted that “the beef was going, but it was on wax,” meaning the animosity was kept within the music via diss tracks. “They wasn’t tripping like they started to do later on,” he added. The Body Count frontman agreed, saying, “The problem with beef is it can escalate away from you.”

“When I had the ‘Cop Killer’ beef, I wasn’t worried about a cop. I could run into a cop’s brother or son who wants to start an altercation,” he said. “Having beef is just not smart if you can avoid it.”Ice-T then presented a hypothetical situation about beefing with Naughty by Nature member Treach, saying, “I could run into one of his fans on the street who wants to get active.” He then recalled the aftermath of his controversial 1992 single “Cop Killer,” which he released with Body Count.

“When I had the ‘Cop Killer’ beef, I wasn’t worried about a cop. I could run into a cop’s brother or son who wants to start an altercation,” he said. “Having beef is just not smart if you can avoid it.”

Ice-T also acknowledged that the stakes of rap beef changed with social media. “Social media is an amplifier to everything,” he said. “It forces reaction that really could be squashed so much simpler. Why people would have a problem and take it to social media is beyond me, especially if you know a n—- phone number.”

The “Mind Over Matter” musician is no stranger to rap beefs, having been in a famous feud with LL Cool J, 56, in the ’80s and ’90s. After LL allegedly said he was “the baddest rapper in the history of rap itself,” Ice-T recorded a number of disses aimed at the New York rapper on his 1988 album Power, including an interlude on the song “I’m Your Pusher” of a rap fan declining to buy an LL record, per All HipHop and Genius.

C/D: People

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