DMX During the mid-1990s through the early 2000s (decade),
DMX and K-Solo, who first met as inmates in prison during the course of K-Solo's three-year prison stint, disputed over who was the first to write "Spellbound". Despite that K-Solo released his version in 1990, DMX, who released his version in 1991, claimed that he was the first to write "Spellbound". In his 1998 hit single "
Get At Me Dog", DMX told K-Solo to "suck [his] dick". K-Solo later responded to DMX on a track named "The Answer Back", in which K-Solo claimed to be DMX's real father, and alleged that the legitimate reason for DMX's disgruntlement was because K-Solo had given DMX's mother a sexually transmitted infection. As the track continues, K-Solo went on to vindicate himself by saying that it was in fact DMX's mother who had "burned" him first. On
Beef II, K-Solo took a lie detector test to prove that he was the first to write "Spellbound". The results were inconclusive. In an August 2006 interview, he said "The truth of the matter is that being in L.A., I have people that I never would in LA, like
Tito Ortiz,
Chuck Lidell, true beat-that-ass-niggas. I have personally talked to the
UFC folks and they would love to see us fight, I would love to see us fight. I mean we are forever going to be linked in the beef shit because there has not been a clear winner. I feel that I destroyed him, I assume he feels the same. It’s obvious we both don’t like each other and I think it’s the only way to settle this beef, but let’s face it, I saw dude do 50 push-ups and almost fall down afterwards. It took like 10 minutes to catch his breath to smoke another
cigarette. Obviously he is not ready for that. It would be the biggest deal in hip-hop in 20 years." In a January 2007 interview, he was asked why DMX continued to seek conflict, especially with his recent appearance on Hot 97 and stated "He knows what it is. I told him to get into the cage with me. Five rounds, homie, fight me! He wouldn't do it. I am asking Keith Murray to do the same. I’ll break his ass down in two. He’s a five dollar dude. Sign the papers, we’ll set it up, and can handle it. That goes for any ma’fucka who has problems with me. We’ll get in the cage. If you can beat me, you get the money and I’ll get my ass beat. Let people do what they got to do. I’m in war mode. I’m more ready now than I've ever been. People aren't getting away with that dumb shit. DMX can’t fight." K-Solo has since become very complimentary of DMX after the latter's passing in 2021, detailing how he visited his former rival's grave and even shed tears reflecting on their troubled history.
Keith Murray In a January 2007 interview, K-Solo and Keith Murray squashed the beef and have since performed together on multiple Hit Squad shows. K-Solo has even shouted Murray out in numerous interviews since. ==Discography==