LOS ANGELES, February 6, 2024 — A brewing feud between rappers Blueface and NLE The Great escalated this week with traded disses, a proposed boxing match, and a surprising counter-offer involving their children. The conflict, which began in January, took a turn toward the bizarre as both artists aired grievances publicly on social media.
Online Sparring Turns Personal
The back-and-forth between Blueface and NLE The Great has quickly devolved from musical jabs to personal attacks.
- On February 1, NLE The Great released a diss snippet targeting Blueface, rapping, “Ni**a f**k a Blueface…/We’ll turn a Crip red, set trip suwoop.”
- Blueface responded by suggesting NLE’s diss was motivated by a stalled career, but promised a response.
- The dispute escalated on February 3 when Blueface challenged NLE The Great to a boxing match, offering a 24-hour deadline for acceptance.
- NLE The Great declined the fight, instead proposing a comparison between their sons.
The initial volley came on Sunday (February 1) when NLE The Great shared a snippet of a diss track aimed at Blueface during a live stream. The Memphis rapper’s lyrics were pointed, threatening violence and referencing Blueface’s gang affiliation.
Blueface initially downplayed the diss, suggesting NLE The Great was lashing out due to professional stagnation. However, he assured fans he would not let the slight go unanswered. “He only talkin’ cause he ain’t been droppin’,” Blueface reportedly said, adding that he would respond.
The following day, February 2, NLE The Great took to Instagram Live, criticizing Blueface’s frequent face tattoos as a sign of an identity crisis. He derisively called Blueface a “bust-down thotiana.”
Blueface fired back with an Instagram caption of his own, writing, “I can’t beef wit no man getting his booty ate.”
By Tuesday (February 3), Blueface grew impatient with the verbal exchange and issued a formal challenge: a boxing match. “I’m not finna do too much lip-boxing with the booty bandit,” he stated. “Are you squabbling up or not?…You got 24 hours to agree or disagree or shut the f**k up…That’s all I know how to do is take it there.”
Hours later, NLE The Great responded with a video declining the fight. Instead, he proposed a startling alternative. “How ’bout this,” NLE The Great offered. “Take your son and stand him behind my son, and let’s see which one of them muthaf**ka know how to operate…Let’s see which one of them can hold their head up, f**k ni**a. How ’bout that?…Your priorities is f**ked up. Go worry about lil’ cripple.”
Blueface reacted to NLE The Great’s refusal and unusual counter-offer with a video posted to his Instagram Story. He expressed disappointment, stating, “Turning down fades publicly is crazy,” and accused NLE The Great of introducing irrelevant arguments into the dispute.
What sparked this feud in the first place? The conflict reportedly stems from allegations made in January 2024, when the mother of NLE The Great’s child claimed Blueface had attempted to contact her, a claim Blueface denied in his song “Barbie (Remix),” rapping, “NLE baby mama wanna hit/Why you lying ’bout the number, b***h, you know I got the digits.”
