Thats exactly how it happened.
September 2001:Nelly's song "#1" from the "Training Day" soundtrack gets out.Nelly explains that "#1" is directed at all the people hating on him and biting his style.
April 2002 :KRS One and Tone-def release "Clear 'Em Out" on
The Difference compilation that takes a swipe at Nelly's "#1." KRS raps, "You tired of me saying what's real hip-hop? Well I'm tired of you biting my sh** to go pop."Nelly appears on "106th & Park" explaining that he respects KRS One but will come back at him in self-defense.KRS One issues a press release explaining his side of the story. KRS says that "Clear 'Em Out" was not aimed at Nelly and that he did not feel that Nelly's "#1" was directed at him.
May 2002:Nelly records a "Roc Da Mic" remix with Roc-A-Fella artist Freeway on which he refers to KRS One as "the first rapper to get a pension." The song is ultimately released on Nelly's sophomore album
Nellyville.KRS One releases "The Real Hip Hop Is Over Here" that disses the music business' corporate structure and calls for a boycott of
Nellyville to send a message to the labels who don't respect the Hip Hop culture.
KRS shot at Nelly first.
I don't believe he caught feelings off some soundtrack record. He used that shyt as an excuse to go at Nelly cuz it was easy.
On the Beef DVD he claims to write a diss record "that would end careers" for every rapper in the top 10.
KRS is the king of dissing nikkas for lame reason ala MC Shan. The bridge clearly says "they want to tell u a story bout where THEY come from". KRS saw his opportunity and went it...I don't blame him but he's made a career off chumping lame nikkas like homeboy from PM Dawn...u wanna tell me that nikka started it 2?