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Damon Dash - Jay-Z and Damon Dash were once business partners, who created Roc-A-Fella Records after Jay-Z sold CDs out of his own car.

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Damon Dash - However, the two fell out around the turn of the millennium. As reported by Elite Daily, Jay didn't think Dame was playing his part as a businessman, and the two went their separate ways.

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Lance Rivera - Probably one of Jay-Z's bloodiest beefs, this feud reached a violent conclusion. Jay thought Rivera bootlegged his album, 'Vol. 3,' and took action.

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Lance Rivera - Jay-Z approached Rivera at a nightclub in New York City, allegedly stabbing him in the stomach. "I vowed to never allow myself to be in a situation like that again," Jay wrote in his book, 'Decoded.'

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Nas - Nas and Jay-Z are two big rappers from New York, and were at each other's necks for years. In 2001, Jay released 'Takeover,' calling Nas "lame" and "garbage."

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Nas - Nas hit back on 'Ether,' branding his enemy "Gay-Z." The two have since patched things up, rapping together on Jay's song 'BBC' in 2013.

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50 Cent - 50 Cent's debut single as a solo artist was 'How to Rob.' The song took aim at many artists, including Jay-Z.

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50 Cent - The diss was lighthearted, and Jay replied with a jab on his song, 'It's Hot (Some Like It Hot).' "I'm about a dollar, what the f*** is 50 Cents?", he rapped.

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Fat Joe - Two New York rappers, Jay-Z and Fat Joe have had a tense past relationship. In 2003, they were meant to play a celebrity basketball match together, but the game never came together.

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Fat Joe - "My n***** didn't have to play to win the championship," Joe rapped on his song 'Lean Back.' Jay hit back on his song 'The Game is Mine.' Years later, Jay remixed Fat Joe's single, 'All the Way Up,' formally ending the feud.

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Cam'ron & Jim Jones - Cam'ron and Jim Jones are two members of The Diplomats, who had friction with Jay-Z during the 2000s.

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Cam'ron & Jim Jones - Cam and co. signed to Roc-A Fella in 2001. Beef started brewing, and Jay even went for Cam on his song 'Takeover.' Some subtle jabs were sent by both sides as recently as 2017.

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Lil Wayne and Birdman - After MTV named Jay-Z the Hottest MC in the Game back in 2009, Lil Wayne's collaborator Birdman (AKA "Baby") was not happy. "You got Baby money; [...] n***** ain't got my lady money," Jay rapped on 'H.A.M.'

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Lil Wayne and Birdman - Wayne replied "I got your baby money; Kidnap your b****, get that 'how much you love your lady' money." Jay hit back, rapping "wanna kidnap wifey? Good luck with that bruh." The trio seems to be on good terms these days.

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Noel Gallagher - Jay hasn't just feuded with rappers. He managed to annoy Oasis singer Noel Gallagher back in 2008. It all started when Jay was announced as the headliner for Glastonbury Festival.

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Noel Gallagher - Gallagher told BBC News "I'm not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. It's wrong." Jay replied by playing 'Wonderwall' at Glasto, before rapping "That bloke from Oasis said I couldn't play guitar/Somebody should have told him I'm a f****** rock star," at a show in New York.

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MC Hammer - Hammer made his name with hit songs like 'U Can't Touch This.' However, the rapper went into debt in the '90s, something Jay made light of in 2010.

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MC Hammer - Guesting on Kanye West's 'So Appalled,' Jay rapped "I lost 30 mil' so I spent another 30/'Cause unlike Hammer 30 million can't hurt me." Hammer responded on the song 'Better Run Run,' which accused Jay-Z of being a devil worshiper.

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Drake - Jay-Z and Drake have a complicated relationship. After sending some subliminal jabs back and forth, Drake mocked Jay's obsession with art. "Hov can't drop bars these days without at least four art references [...] the whole rap/art world thing is getting kind of corny."

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Drake - Jay hit back at Drake by rapping "sorry Mrs. Drizzy for so much art talk/ Silly me rappin' 'bout s*** that I really bought." Later down the line, Drake rapped "I turned into Jay." However, it all just seems to be friendly competition.

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Solange - In 2014, Jay-Z and Solange Knowles (Beyoncé's sister) made headlines worldwide. CCTV footage of Solange attacking Jay-Z surfaced online.

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Solange - "We had one disagreement ever. Before and after, we've been cool," Jay-Z stated on the podcast Rap Radar. Beyoncé addressed the situation on her '***Flawless' remix, "Of course sometimes s*** go down when it's a billion dollars on an elevator."

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Tomi Lahren - Tomi Lahren, a conservative commentator, has butted heads with the rapper since 2016. It started when Lahren criticized Beyoncé's Black Panther-inspired costume at the 2016 Super Bowl.

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Tomi Lahren - "Your husband was a drug dealer. [...] Talk about protecting black neighborhoods, start at home," Lahren said. Jay took her speech, sampled it, and rapped "14-year drug dealer and still counting/ Who deserves the medal of freedom is my accountant."

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Donald Trump - Jay has even drawn the ire of President Donald Trump. It started when Jay-Z appeared on 'The Van Jones Show,' calling Trump a "superbug," and criticizing his allegedly racist comments.

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Donald Trump - Trump fired back on Twitter, writing "somebody please inform Jay-Z that because of my policies Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!" Jay replied by rapping "I got your President tweetin', I won't even meet with him."

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Beyoncé - He's clashed with street rappers and political figures, but Jay-Z's biggest battle was with wife Beyoncé.

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Beyoncé - Jay-Z allegedly cheated on Beyoncé, which inspired her 2016 album 'Lemonade.' Jay confessed to the allegations in 2017, rapping about the fallout on his album '4:44.'

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Kanye West - West wouldn't be where he is today without Jay-Z, who gave Kanye a start producing on Roc-A-Fella Records. In turn, West helped Jay-Z by producing hits on his album 'The Blueprint.'

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The two have always been competitive, but West created a rift in 2016. He had several onstage rants about Jay-Z, who replied on the Beyoncé collaboration 'Friends.'

See also: The thrilling rollercoaster of Kanye West's life and career. 

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