On May 13, 2023, a scuffle broke out with Kayla B, who was the sister to the deceased rapper King Von. She was cheered as a man wore a T-shirt with an image of NBA YoungBoy, who was a top rapper who had bad beef with her brother.
Other witnesses said that the altercation was quickly getting out of hand and was about to turn into a physical fight if some people had not stood in between them. The affair is only just the tip of the iceberg amid many feuds that trace back to a bitter fight that started while King Von was still alive and has carried on deep into his grave.
King Von’s sister goes off on a man for wearing a NBA YoungBoy shirt
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King Von and NBA YoungBoy have been hostile towards each other since 2018. The moment arose when King Von accused NBA YoungBoy of not keeping it real on his music. He did so while chilling in some room with the sounds of NBA YoungBoy’s track “Play Wit Us” stirring quite loudly in the background. That King Von was saying that NBA YoungBoy has a “cap in his raps” indicated he actually thought YoungBoy was acting extra or faking the stories he was telling in his lyrics. The accusation pinched sharply, coming from this community where authenticity meant everything, and marked the beginning of beef between the two rappers.
Adding fuel to this was yet another rumor that his homie, King Von, and NBA YoungBoy’s ex-girlfriend, baby mama Jania Meshell, were in a romantic relationship. Otherwise, these rumors have generally created more friction between the two artists.
But it was not a question of professional rivalry alone; it sprang from personal relationships, and the feud was that much more volatile. That each maintained a charged atmosphere around their parry through public statements and social media posts was evident as both took potshots at the other through not-so-subtle insinuations. That extended to the time of King Von’s tragic death, precisely in November 2020. It instead felt like fuel was added to the beef as NBA YoungBoy never slipped up with his subliminal disses ever since. On his posthumous mixtape “Colors,” NBA YoungBoy even mentions samples with disguised indications related to King Von, and all this did not go unnoticed by fans and observers.
These continued hostilities have had a significant impact on both artists’ fanbases, often causing confrontations on social media platforms where supporters of each rapper end up defensively supporting their idol.
This ongoing feud brings to light a very dark side of the hip-hop community, demonstrating how personal grudges may be held from beyond the grave, actually affecting the music and lives of those left behind. This current confrontation with Kayla B is just another reminder of how some of them are very personal and deeply rooted.
The tiff with Kayla B over some dude wearing an NBA YoungBoy shirt is just the latest episode in a beef that reportedly has roots in both professional rivalry and personal animosity. And as the hip-hop community constantly grapples with these dynamics, these types of feuds will, no doubt, continue to shape the many possible career trajectories and legacies before them.
