“Beef Rapp,” the first track off of MM...FOOD, and was written and produced by MF DOOM, (a.k.a. Metal Fingers when he’s producing). This ditty here is about those rappers who make their living from “beef raps,” fights started with other rappers to boost sales. Battle raps are a true part of Hip Hop, and true battles are things of legend (e.g. MC Shan vs. KRS-One, LL Cool J vs. Kool Moe D, Hammer, Ice-T, and Canibus, etc.). DOOM doesn’t care too much for it though, as he explains in XXL Magazine:

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