Tax didn't like his music but to act like that's the only reason for all this shyt is dishonest. Tax's main reason for constantly dissing Troy Ave and throwing shots at Math Hoffa was because he felt like they picked on soft targets. I watched the whole "My Expert Opinion" episode. Troy Ave sitting in that barber chair and acting like he "bullies the bullies" and shows the utmost respect to everybody else is laughable. He sent Banga to attack Makonnen at SOBs simply because dude tweeted that he didn't like Troy's remix of his record. He disrespected Joey Baddass/Pro-Era and Kendrick Lamar for no reason and them nikkas don't bother nobody. Tax felt like people in the industry were afraid to speak up, so he took the initiative. He basically returned the same energy that Troy Ave put out, tenfold.
It's one thing to say you don't fukk with somebody and keep it moving, but Tax obsessed over the shyt. He constantly said on "Tax Season" how the situation would play out if he ever ran into Troy Ave and his crew approached him. Literally talked about shooting that man multiple times on his podcast. That's where the lines get blurred and you start looking like a hater. Looking back at the situation in hindsight though, knowing Troy's ego, Tax could have said the smallest thing and Troy would have approached him. That's just how he was moving at the time. Tax could have said "I don't fukk with 'New York City: The Album'", went quiet, and kept doing his podcast. Troy Ave would have still checked his temperature when they ran across each other (which was eventually going to happen).
Some people say that Tax should have just took the beating, but ignored that Troy also had guns there. Who's to say if they beat his ass that it would've stopped there? Troy could've ignored the nikka like Banga did at first, but he thought he would look p*ssy in that room full of people if he didn't address the issue immediately. He literally had the upper hand in multiple ways but put himself at a disadvantage. Tax told you over a dozen times what type of time he's on and how the situation would play out. Troy Ave thought he was bluffing, and things unfortunately played out the way they did.