On the track "Overcomer", Royce Da 5'9" warned former Shady Records artist Yelawolf.
"Yelawolf this is your first and your last pass
I ain't gon' put it on blast, your punk ass know what this about
You think it's 'bout being loud or tryna be hostile
Till you get found face down on the ground outside of Kid Rock house
Though you a vulture pundit, I hope you get sober from this," Royce rapped.
It's since been revealed, through DJ Vlad and others, that Royce sent a producer down to Alabama to work on Yela's album and when the producer was there there was some sloppiness concerning white people in Yela's camp using the n-word.
Royce addressed the incident and its aftermath in a new interview with Genius. [Jump to 29:30]
"He was a friend of mine," Royce said of Yela. "I felt disrespected by something that transpired. That was just the way I dealt with it. I felt like I could’ve dealt with it a few different ways. I chose not to, because I don’t want to promote negativity. I don’t want to engage in, like, silly, public, back-and-forth beefs. And I did feel like I needed to hold him accountable. Because I looked to him as friend. And I have certain standards I hold my friends to ... There wasn't a communication line between us. The window of opportunity for us to communicate closed, and it’s because he didn’t initiate it. So I just felt as friends, you would initiate that communication and give that clarification to me. But that never happened."
According to Royce, he did hear from Yela once he dropped "Overcomer"
"He reached out," Royce said. "Oh yeah, after that he reached out. We didn’t speak, but he reached out after that. I don’t wish him nothing but the best. I don’t wish any ill will on him, or anything like that. But I took offense to what he did and I moved on. It’s not the first time.".