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By Dan Reagans

Of course by now hip hop heads have surely grown weary of Kimberly Jones throwing shots, taking stabs and clawing at Nicki Minaj. While I must admit I’m not the biggest Barbie around, one must agree that the rivalry between the two female MCs has transitioned into more of an catty annoyance than a lyrical competition. As fans, we’ve seemed to have lost the real objective of the battle, so it’s high time these ladies call an end to the drama.

The latest swipe in the conflict came during the Queen Bee’s guest appearance on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, where she suggested that Nicki just actually may be a stupid h*e for making the song “Stupid H*e.”

Although Lil Kim is a legend, and Minaj has clearly been influenced by the rap icon, there isn’t any salvageable good quality music to be derived from this ongoing rap beef. All we’ve gotten out of it is Kim’s Black Friday mixtape and Minaj’s occasion subliminal diss tracks like “Roman’s Revenge.” Not much of the material from either side can be characterized as standout. However it’s almost certain that a musical collaboration between the two would make for some racy and creative content to put out to the masses.

We may be a ways off from hearing the two powerhouses collaborate on a record together, and a call to Minister Farrakhan may not be in order, but a truce should be the way to go here.

Despite all the cheesy headline grabs that all the back and forth may garner, real Lil Kim fans don’t want to see the legend wasting all her camera time making slighted comments on Minaj’s latest and greatest.

While this isn’t the only hall of famer versus hot-shot star beef we’ve been privy to of late, both parties might want to take a cue from Drake’s short lived beef with Common (which happened to have more battle potential than this one). The brewing rivalry between Toronto’s own and the Chi-town vet came to a close after Drizzy opted not to engage in the verbal jousting since it wasn’t a good look for hip hop.

“That situation is not a hip hop moment or a battle for the sake of musical integrity,” Drake told nahright.com about his conflict with Common.

Whether you agree with Drake or not, one must come to grips with the fact that we obviously aren’t going to get classic battle rap material the likes of Nas’s “Ether”, Jay-Z’s “Takeover” or Tupac’s “Hit Em Up, from Kim vs. Nicki. It certainly doesn’t feel like it today, so the two lionesses may as well call a truce.

Peace over cat-fights beef.

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