It鈥檚 funny how one song can spark a debate about which musician is the best and who鈥檚 not. That鈥檚 exactly what happened after rappers A-Q and Blaqbonez dropped their new single, 鈥,鈥 on Friday, June 20, 2025.
The Nigerian hip-hop community has been buzzing ever since, largely due to a heated exchange between Blaqbonez and OdumoduBlvck鈥攁n issue Odumodu has described as personal. The clash has surprised some fans, considering the duo鈥檚 history of collaboration on tracks like 鈥溾 (2023), 鈥溾 (2023), and 鈥溾 (2024). Still, for others, the tension has been a long time coming, with whispers of friction between their camps circulating for a while now.
Fans and spectators don鈥檛 seem too bothered by whether this is a personal matter or not鈥攖hey just want smoke. They鈥檙e calling for lyrical warfare, not rants and subtweets in all caps.
Whether you鈥檙e just catching up or deep in the drama, here鈥檚 everything you need to know.
February 7, 2025: OdumoduBlvck calls EZIOKWU the greatest hip hop album
On February 7, 2025, a clip of , The Afrobeats Podcast, where he said that not one of his contemporaries has made an album like his 2023鈥檚 EZIOKWU, went viral on X. In the , OdumoduBlvck said, 鈥淎ll the rappers in the Hip-Hop space, they should bring their albums together, join all of them together. Pick the best hits on each album. Compile them into one project, it鈥檚 not beating EZIOKWU.鈥
He also said that he was making his conclusion based on the hits of the moment and not any rapper’s discography. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just like me coming out to come and hide behind the concept of consistency. You can’t hide behind the concept of consistency. I get am before no be property. You must show work now,鈥 he said.
After he faced backlash, he on his comments, saying that 鈥渕y legacy will not be truncated.鈥
February 7, 2025: Blaqbonez responds
Later that day, rapper Blaqbonez quoted the visualiser for his song 鈥淐onsistency鈥, and said: 鈥淭HIS IS CONSISTENCY, say it for those in the back, for the ignorant, it burnsss!鈥 Fans of Nigerian Hip Hop received the post from Blaqbonez as a diss on OdumoduBlvck鈥檚 statement about musicians hiding behind the concept of consistency.
鈥,鈥 one fan posted on X. 鈥,鈥 someone else said.聽
April 2025: OdumoduBlvck throws a middle finger at the Headies
During OdumoduBlvck鈥檚 performance at the Headies Awards in April, Odumodu gave the audience a middle finger (fuck you), and some observers said he did it in the direction of Blaqbonez and his crew, who were also at the award ceremony.
June 21, 2025: All breaks loose
Fast forward to the release of the 鈥淲ho鈥檚 Really Rapping鈥 song by Blaqbonez and rapper A-Q last week. OdumoduBlvck made a series of posts on X, attacking the song and Blaqbonez. 鈥淭ell that old fool that Odumodu is really rapping,鈥 one of the posts read.
In another post, he said, 鈥溾 referencing to the Lord of the Rings character. He also said, 鈥淎-FOOL,鈥 which Hip-Hop fans say is a play on A-Q. He also mentioned a rapper who made a deal they can鈥檛 get out of and is now trying to 鈥渦se my name to sell records.鈥 Even though he didn鈥檛 direct that post at any rapper in particular, fans were quick to say it was directed at .
After fans asked OdumoduBlvck to drop a diss track to address the situation, his , 鈥淢ake Kendrick go dey battle Ace Hood.鈥 He later added that he wasn鈥檛 interested in 鈥渞ap beef.鈥 鈥淚 no dey do rap beef with una,鈥 he said.
June 21, 2025: Blaqbonez responded
After Blaqbonez congratulated Olamide and praised his new album, Olamide, he was not sure he could have a 15-year career in the industry, but fans should take what he had to offer.
But after a fan replied to him, saying he hopes he doesn鈥檛 die, he seized the opportunity to address the matter with Odumodu in a thinly veiled post.
鈥淭hem say them go kill me, but I don record enough for 3 more albumss, no fear, because rap actually hard for some people,鈥 he posted.
June 22, 2025: Odumodu and Blaqbonez in open brawl
OdumoduBlvck, who had not directly addressed Blaq, quoted the post on X, saying: 鈥淚f rap hard for me your last hit no go dey with me,鈥 referencing their 2024 collaboration, 鈥漈ECHNICIAN.鈥 鈥淚 am everything you want to be nigga,鈥 he added.
Blaqbonez ignored Odumodu’s post and made a new one in which he said, 鈥淏een hot since I step into the game. Everlasting taker.鈥
OdumoduBlvck quoted it the post saying, 鈥淵ou are not taking anything nigga. You are using your label. Nobody book for shows anymore. Me replying you is what you need for your career. And I will give you because you have mouths to feed.鈥
Blaqbonez fired back in a counter-post, challenging Odumodu to a lyrical spar: 鈥淓nter studio & get tf out my mentions. This no be Twitter warfare & stop calling the show industry crying about me. No be so Kendrick Lamar dey do. Hip-Hop legacy.鈥
OdumoduBlvck , saying, 鈥淵ou want to make it about studio. Na lie. We go meet again for street. You know the level. This is not a rap beef. Na me and you for this world.鈥
At the time of this reporting, Blaqbonez had stopped posting on X, but OdumoduBlvck made several other posts. A-Q also hasn鈥檛 responded directly to OdumoduBlvck, but he made a post saying, 鈥淚t鈥檚 funny how one verse can fxxk up the game鈥︹
June 23, 2025: OdumoduBlvck tells Blaqbonez to leave Best Rapper conversations
In with EDK of Jusmen Radio, posted on Monday morning, OdumoduBlvck openly called out Blaqbonez, telling him to stop calling himself the best rapper. 鈥淒o you know what it is to say you鈥檙e the Best Rapper in Nigeria? Stop joking. You鈥檙e not the Best Rapper. M.I is the Best Rapper. Vector is the Best Rapper. If you are the Best Rapper, you would have won the Best Rap Album of the Year. You were not even nominated for Best Rap Single,鈥 he said.
鈥淪o, for me to come and say that I鈥檓 the best rapper, that means I have to be the best rapper. But if you鈥檙e not, stop saying it. It鈥檚 getting on my nerves bro. You can get smacked in the face for saying that type of shit,鈥 he added.
What fans are saying..
Some fans have gone on to dig OdumoduBlvck鈥檚 old tweets, giving props to Blaqbonez and A-Q on different occasions:
At Blaqbonez鈥檚 show, OdumoduBlvck performed his hit 鈥淒ECLAN RICE鈥 for the first time:
OdumoduBlvck admitting that he copied Blaqbonez鈥檚 game plan for his music:
OdumoduBlvck giving A-Q props:
OdumoduBlvck quoting an A-Q lyrics on his timeline:
Some fans are excited that a rap beef between two big rappers will serve them, while the rest are unimpressed by the whole drama.
This is a developing story.
