Reid-run Epic records and Jay-Z’s entertainment management company Roc Nation.Įventually, after more Dolph entreaties, Gotti fired back in song with “Don’t Beef Wit Me” – while still refusing to acknowledge his rival by name. “I’m business partners with LA Reid N Jay Z” he wrote, noting CMG’s association with the L.A. Gotti took a high-handed approach to the track, logging on to Twitter and noting that he wouldn’t stoop to his provocations.

The song “Play Wit Yo’ B***” suggested he’d been intimate with the mother of Gotti’s child. In February 2017, Dolph reignited the “feud” with a diss track that took dead aim on Gotti (derisively characterizing him as 'Ho Gotti'). Though more likely it was Dolph’s attempt to generate his own publicity by going after the better known and more established artist. Gotti mostly stayed on the sidelines and in September of that year, in a video, downplayed any animosity between himself and Dolph.Īt the start of 2017, it seemed possible that the whole affair might have been a winking feud manufactured by both men for publicity. Through 2016, the bickering was largely between Dolph and members of Gotti’s camp, namely CMG-signed artist Blac Youngsta, who threw a Dolph diss into one of his tracks and filmed a video of himself prowling Dolph’s South Memphis neighborhood heavily armed. The title alone was incendiary, seen as a direct challenge to Gotti’s claim on that position. He subsequently released his full-length debut “The King of Memphis”, which peaked at number 49 on the Billboard chart.

In the winter of 2016, Dolph again alluded to Gotti and his decision not to sign to his CMG label on Twitter. The record also earned the support of his peers, from Lil Wayne to Pusha T, who guest on the project, to Kanye West, who performed with Gotti during a release party in Los Angeles. The album would go on to spawn a top five rap and top 20 pop single in 'Down in the DM' that has been certified platinum. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts, and quickly proved a breakthrough for the veteran MC. Still, the Dolph-Gotti beef remained a background issue as Gotti’s star began to rise. Gotti, who got his start in the mid-'90s as one of the city's quintessential street rappers, released the breakout LP 'The Art of Hustle' in 2016. ► More: Memphis man Corey McClendon arrested in Young Dolph shooting

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