Because that would hurt the feelings of the women he's been involved with
A lot of women believe men have no feelings so calling their partner medium ugly is normal
The beef started from a misunderstanding of Common’s 1994 track “I Used to Love H.E.R.” (from *Resurrection*)‼️, which Cube took as a diss toward West Coast/gangsta rap, and it escalated through diss records before being squashed‼️.
How it began (Common’s side)⁉️
Common has consistently described the song as a metaphorical history of hip-hop (personified as a woman he loved), not a targeted attack‼️. In his 2011 memoir *One Day It’ll All Make Sense* and later interviews, he said the lines about her going to the West Coast, “popping Glocks, serving rocks,” rolling with “gangsta bitches,” and “only fucks with the funk” were purely descriptive of the genre’s evolution and the West Coast’s dominance in the early/mid-90s‼️. He has noted he was a fan of Cube/N.W.A‼️. (even opening for them earlier) and had no intention of dissing a whole coast or Cube specifically‼️. A key line often cited is roughly: “I wasn’t salty she was with them Boyz N the Hood.”‼️
He first learned of Cube’s response while hanging out backstage at an Alkaholiks show (with King T and others)‼️. King T told him about the verse and downplayed it (“It ain’t really that bad”), which made Common realize it was serious.‼️ His initial reaction mixed surprise (“Damn, Cube know who I am⁉️”) with hurt and defensiveness—he felt wrongly accused of coast-bashing‼️. He said he might have let it slide, but Westside Connection kept talking trash about him on BET’s *Rap City*, which “brought my Chicago up” and forced a response‼️.
Common later recounted a tense in-person confrontation with Cube in Atlanta around 1995, after which he thought, “Man, this might get ugly.”‼️ He emphasized he was prepared to defend himself (“I’m from the South Side of Chicago… I’mma fight to kill, John Wick style”) but was glad it stayed on wax‼️.
How it began (Ice Cube’s side)⁉️
Cube has repeatedly called it a “real misunderstanding” and later a “dark moment” in his career‼️. He felt Common’s song dissed the entire West Coast/Pacific (and by extension gangsta rap, which Cube helped pioneer)‼️. In interviews (including with Talib Kweli and more recent ones), he said he was “in [his] feelings” and sensitive about any perceived slight against the West Coast at a time of heightened regional tensions‼️. He felt he needed to “take up for the West Coast.”‼️
Cube (with Mack 10 and WC, early Westside Connection) responded on Mack 10’s 1995 track “Westside Slaughterhouse” with lines including‼️:
“All you suckas wanna diss the Pacific, but you busta n***as never get specific / Used to Love H.E.R., mad ‘cause we fucked her / Pussy-whipped bitch with no Common Sense / Hip-hop started in the West…”‼️
Cube has said Common “didn’t deserve it” and that it was never a true personal vendetta once they talked it out—just a misreading of the record‼️.
Escalation and resolution⁉️
Common fired back hard on the Pete Rock-produced “The Bitch in Yoo” (1996, later on *One Day It’ll All Make Sense*), calling out Cube directly (using his real name O’Shea/Hosea in places), questioning his recent output (“You ain’t made shit dope since *AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted*”), and rejecting the idea that he’d diss a whole coast‼️.
Things cooled after the murders of Tupac and Biggie‼️. Minister Louis Farrakhan mediated a sit-down at the Nation of Islam headquarters in Chicago in 1997 (attended by various artists including Snoop, Tha Dogg Pound, Bone Thugs, Mack 10, WC, Fat Joe, Chuck D, and others)‼️. Both men have described the resolution as genuine and lasting‼️no residual animosity‼️. They later collaborated (e.g., the song “Real People” and co-starring in *Barbershop: The Next Cut*), with Cube noting it showed people that even a beef can be reconciled “with your brother.”‼️
In short: Common’s allegorical critique of hip-hop’s direction was read by Cube as a West Coast/gangsta-rap diss; Cube responded on wax in defense of the coast; Common answered aggressively when the talk continued‼️
Self awareness
Knowing where you feel short
Things you could’ve done better and situations you could’ve handled better
You can pass info like that on. Especially if you’re in the space everyone wants to be in.
YES
Him and Naruto wouldve been enough but guy solos high diff af but if he goes 8th gates(which he wouldve HAD to) the ninja war goes completely different imo
I loved Lamar Peters at Mississippi state
I don’t think there’s anything he can do at the nba level that’ll impact the game more than vandy
Being a guard in the league is extremely tough especially when you got his type of shot chart.
Y’all kill niggas over hats, threaten and harass out-of-town black people, let them racist ass Mexicans say “nigga” and y’all are a massive minority out there. What is there to be jealous of besides y’all nice weather
Ight this nigga retarded
Zo didn’t event start nigga wtf are you talking about
Dwight’s defense AT ITS PEAK got him to a finals
Zo was beyond a shell of himself when they won
Zo was getting bounced every year
He played in 2 ECFS almost 10 years
Apart. He was good but D12? lol
Mourning won Defensive Player of the Year twice, Howard won it three straight years from 2009 to 2011, an edge on paper. But Mourning played through a kidney transplant and came back anyway to anchor a championship defense in Miami, while Howard's three DPOYs never got Orlando a title.
Peak defensive impact has to show up on a banner eventually, and that's why Mourning's the one I trust more.