The NBA legend and the rapper/Yeezy designer started beefing after the latter weighed in on his business dealings with Jamie Salter following Shaq's criticism of Kyrie Irving in November 2022.
- Feb 15, 2024
AceShowbiz - Shaquille O'Neal didn't mince words when calling out Kanye West over his recent social media post. After the "Vultures" artist praised Canadian entrepreneur Dov Charney online for seemingly giving him assistance when he needed help, the NBA legend slammed the emcee, calling him a "lil boy."
In the said post, the 46-year-old wrote, "DOV CHARNEY IS MY BROTHER AND ME AND MY WIFE'S BUSINESS PARTNER WHEN JAMIE SALTER AND EVERYONE ELSE WOULDN'T TAKE MY CALLS." The rapper continued, "HE LET ME SLEEP AT HIS FACTORY DOV CHARNEY [JONAH HILL] AND JON RAFMAN ARE 3 PEOPLE WHO INSPIRED MY APOLOGY."
Catching wind of the post, Shaq replied in the since-deleted comment, "Who cares stop b***hin and snitchin. i kno u saw me at the super bowl i was waiting for u to say something smart." The athlete went on to stress, "man up. nobody wanna see u cryin man up lil boy."
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Shaq and Ye started beefing after Ye weighed in on his business dealings with Jamie Salter following Shaq's criticism of Kyrie Irving. "Shaq is in business with Jamie Salter Jaimie first said he's 50/50 with David Beckham and 50/50 with Shaq," Ye tweeted in November 2022. "I said 'Jamie . . . There's no such thing as 50/50 in business . . . Who has the extra 1 percent for the control and voting rights."
The ex-husband of Kim Kardashian added, "Jamie then said he's actually got the 51 percent on both those deals." He then emphasized, "We as the creators and talent get so caught up in our vanity that we don't read or understand the fine print Like [Dave Chappelle] said, we need to stop giving up control over our own names and our likeness."
Firing back, Shaq responded, "Believe me you don't know me like that." Taking a jab at the rapper's fall from grace, he added, "Worry about your business, and to quote the once great Kanye west 'I got more money than you, so why would i listen to you' take my advice get your family business in order. Have a great day brother."
