Beef II

Beef II (released on DVD in August 2004) is a sequel to the 2003 documentary Beef, which continued to document the history of rivalries in hip-hop and rap music. Like its prequel, the film was executive produced by Quincy Jones III (QD3), written by Peter Alton and Peter Spirer (who also directed), and was this time narrated by actor Keith David. Beef II shows a chronological look of battles (some friendly, but many personal), dating back to rap music's infancy in the early 1980s. Among the rivalries that were profiled, they include KRS-One vs. Nelly, Roxanne Shante and Marley Marl vs. U.T.F.O. (see The Roxanne Wars), LL Cool J vs. Canibus, K-Solo vs. DMX, Cypress Hill vs. Ice Cube & Westside Connection, D12 (minus Eminem) vs. one-time...