Melissa at the AJC reports that at some point toward the end of the BET Hip-Hop Awards Saturday night, rap kingpin Rick Ross and Def Jam executive/Atlanta MC Young Jeezy allegedly got into a confrontation backstage that continued into the parking lot.
Though most fans gathered in the Atlanta Civic Center for the taping of the show were unaware of any unsettling events, those trying to leave the building found it on temporary lockdown while the situation unfolded.
Rapper Funkmaster Flex claimed to have a prime view of the skirmish and quickly took to Twitter to spread the news.
“Jeezy and Rick Ross just had words backstage!! Pushing and shoving!!” he tweeted, then two minutes later added, “Beef just spread to the parking lot!”
Messages left with the Atlanta police were not returned as of this posting, but it has been reported that no shots were fired and no injuries resulted from the altercation.
Neither Jeezy nor Ross was arrested, though both have had a few run-ins with the law. Jeezy was arrested in 2005 for carrying a concealed firearm without a permit and in 2008 for DUI, while Ross was arrested in 2008 for gun and marijuana charges, and in 2011 for possession of marijuana as well.
Though the timeline of the fight is unclear, Ross turned out an incendiary – and shirtless – performance of “Hold Me Back” and “Ice Cold” with Omarion that will air on the show Oct. 9.
That's not all. Multiple sources who witnessed the fray confirmed to MTV News that Ross' protégé Gunplay was also involved in fisticuffs with members of 50 Cent's G-Unit camp. Gun was seen with visible wounds and a witness told us that the Miami MC was put into handcuffs and detained, but a separate source close to Gunplay told us that he was not arrested.
Ah....Rappers! Oh well, Rozay has been here in Naija too long. Now he's fighting Jeezy. Glad the REAL SHOTS were not FIRED! Pls set some examples, guys! I discovered Jeezy in the parking lot of the Hot 1079 in ATL in 2004 selling his shirts and tapes. He is now a VP at Def Jam, however you can take the men out of the ghetto and not the ghetto out of the men as they say. #EngGunViolence and all violence period!
--MsKemi
With Files from MTV
