Kendrick Perkins Takes Issue With Quavo's "Trash A$$ Bars"

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Jose Guapo is actively working to squash the beef between Kendrick Perkins and Quavo.

Sports references in rap have helped bring both worlds together but perhaps, it's also caused a rift between athletes and rappers. It's rap, at the end of the day, and wordplay is at the center of the craft. Unfortunately, not every athlete gets mentioned in the best light. Case in point, Kendrick Perkins. Apparently, Quavo made mention of Perkins in a negative light on his debut album Quavo Huncho and the NBA vet is still feeling a way about it. 

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Earlier today, Kendrick Perkins shared criticism towards Quavo's bars following the Migos performance at the Mayweather-Paul fight. Perkins called out Quavo's bars, specifically, tweeting, "I see @QuavoStuntin still dropping them trash a$$ bars!!! Carry on," he wrote before a user brought up "FUCK 12" off of Quavo's debut solo album. "

"U still mad cause he dissed u on his solo album 2 years ago," the Twitter user wrote along with the bar in question. "Get no play, Kendrick Perkins."

"Yeah and it was straight garbage," Perkins replied.

While no word from Quavo yet, it was Jose Guapo that leaped to his defense with a sense of diplomacy. "hey we respect you for who you are as a man Mr. @KendrickPerkins but stop speakin on my brother @QuavoStuntin whether he like it or not I DON’T so out of respect don’t tweet nothin wit his Twitter name in it," Guapo wrote before Perkins reminded him that it was Quavo who mentioned him first.

"as a man you do that’s why I told you it’s respect first but he ain’t mentioned you we respect what you doing for the culture we can get more money together than against each other but ion like ya outfit in your profile big perkins," he added. 

Perkins seemingly looked past the backhanded compliment about his outfit to clarify that he has no problems with Jose Guapo or Quavo, as long as they don't mention him. "I’m with you bro but tell him to keep my name out his mouth and we all good bro," he wrote.

Guapo has since offered to set up an Instagram Live interview with Quavo and Kendrick Perkins to publicly squash the beef "FOR THE CULTURE."


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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