RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2002–2010
Cam'ron vs. Nas
Summer Jam fallout and “You Gotta Love It”
ResolvedHeat index 3.5/5
Nas’s 2002 radio tirade after the Summer Jam dispute pulls Cam’ron and Dipset into his critique of New York rap. Cam later responds on “You Gotta Love It”; the antagonism eventually recedes.
THE RECORD
The moments
Interview · disputed account
Summer Jam fallout expands into a radio tirade
After a Summer Jam dispute, Nas vents on radio and criticizes Cam’ron and Dipset as part of a broader New York-rap complaint.
Read the receipt ↗Diss track
“You Gotta Love It” gives Cam the last big record moment
Cam’ron’s record turns Nas’s career moves and Def Jam alignment into pointed material. The relationship later cools without a long back-and-forth.
▶ Find “You Gotta Love It”Read the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
Who Beefed? supplied field dossiers — public records and released music ↗ARTIST LENSES