Editing DMX (section)

===Feud with Ja Rule===
During the 1990s, DMX formed a close bond with fellow up-and-coming rappers [[Jay-Z]] and [[Ja Rule]]. The three collaborated many times and formed a group known as [[Murder Inc. (rap group)|Murder Inc.]] The group was short-lived due to internal issues between DMX and Jay-Z. After the breakup of the group DMX disparaged Ja Rule, accusing him of being a copycat and drawing comparisons between himself and what he saw as Ja Rule stealing his signature "gruff" style of delivery. DMX would then release his second album ''[[Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood]]'' which contained the [[diss track]] "We Don't Give Fuck" that was directed towards Ja Rule and produced by [[Irv Gotti]]. Ja Rule would then respond in the song "We Different" from the compilation album [[Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers]]. DMX would also go on to throw shots at Ja Rule in his song "Do You" from [[Funkmaster Flex]]'s mixtape [[The Mix Tape, Vol. IV]].

In 2002, DMX released his diss track "They Want War" on [[DJ Kay Slay]]'s mixtape Streetsweepers Presents The Regulator Pt. 5 The Final Chapter.<ref name=diss>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Dmx-they-want-war-ja-rule-diss-lyrics|title=DMX – They Want War (Ja Rule Diss)|website=Genius.com|access-date=December 4, 2019|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413085006/https://genius.com/Dmx-they-want-war-ja-rule-diss-lyrics|url-status=live}}</ref> Ja Rule never responded directly but he went on to diss DMX in his songs "Fuck With Us" and "Connected" from his album ''[[The Last Temptation (Ja Rule album)|The Last Temptation]]''. The next year [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]] would take shots at Ja Rule in the song "Go To Sleep" with [[Eminem]] and [[Obie Trice]] from the ''[[Cradle 2 The Grave]]'' soundtrack. DMX would also release another diss track titled "Ruled Out" and he would also diss Ja Rule again in his song "[[Where the Hood At?]]". Ja Rule then dissed DMX in Caddillac Tah's song "Duck" and his own songs "[[Clap Back (song)|Clap Back]]" and "Blood In My Eye" from his album of the same name. However, as time passed and the feud faded into obscurity, DMX said that he wanted to officially bring it to an end when he was released from prison in 2005: "[[Irv Gotti|Gotti]] came to me in jail and said I want to make peace with you and him. I was like, 'Alright Gotti, let's do it."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://allhiphop.com/news/dmx-and-ja-rule-end-beef/ | title=DMX And Ja Rule End Beef | first=Greg | last=Watkins | work=[[AllHipHop]] | date=September 29, 2006 | access-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410051603/https://allhiphop.com/news/dmx-and-ja-rule-end-beef/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Despite this, DMX and Ja Rule did not officially end their feud until 2009, at VH1's [[Hip Hop Honors]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://allhiphop.com/news/dmx-officially-ends-feud-with-ja-rule/ | title=Daily News –: DMX Officially Ends Feud With Ja Rule | first=Greg | last=Watkins | work=[[AllHipHop]] | date=September 24, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118094620/http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2009/09/24/21952137.aspx |archive-date=January 18, 2011 }}</ref>