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D4L: ‘We Have No Beef With Dem Franchize Boyz’

December 30th, 2005 | By Administrator

Two Atlanta, Georgia rap cliques riding the top of the charts have become entangled in a dispute, after accusations of dance copycatting and stage sabotage surfaced in numerous media interviews.

Rap group D4L (Down 4 Life) recently issued a statement addressing “negative comments” allegedly made by Dem Franchise Boyz in various interviews. The four-man groups are currently enjoying massive chart success, as D4L’s song “Laffy Taffy” is #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart, while Dem Franchise Boyz song “I Think They Like Me,” featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Bow Wow is #4 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

D4L’s manager Johnny Cabbell said Dem Franchise Boyz have publicly blamed D4L members for sabotaging a show featuring both groups, as well as stealing a two-step dance.

“We have no beef with Dem Franchize Boyz or with any other group,” Cabball said. “We understand, however, that sometimes when acts have nothing positive to talk about in their careers they resort to criticizing other acts that they feel are more successful. I think that’s the case here.”

Cabball?s statement comes on the heels of accusations by Dem Franchise Boyz that D4L copied their unique style in various interviews.

“They [D4L] try to follow in our footsteps,? group member Jizzal Man told AllHipHop.com in November. ?We’re trendsetters?we dropped ?White Teez,? then people came out with ?Black Teez, Red Teez?. All for [some of our] success.”

Both groups have been credited with ushering in a new Atlanta sound called “Snap” music, which incorporates snapping and light instrumentation.

Cabbell said he was willing to work out any differences between the groups “in a professional manner, so that all parties can move forward in a positive direction.”

88 Responses to “D4L: ‘We Have No Beef With Dem Franchize Boyz’”

  1. mary says:

    Well personally i think that all of this is a bunch of non sense. Both d4l & dem franchize boyz r great at wat dey do & they dnt need ne thang negative getting in da way of their dreams. I love both of them a lot but i dnt like it wen i here that one grp is makin negative comments about one another…. well thats all that i have to say until next tyme, I’ll holla. O yea if yall really dnt have ne beef maybe yall can make a music video together i’m sure it’ll be great!!!

  2. Justin says:

    I think its real dumb to beef over a broke ass dance anyway. Both groups suck any damn way!

  3. tierra says:

    hi my name is tierra and i love all your song and i want u guys to come to sav and get it crunk like your do in ATL AND I AM THE BIGGEST FAN

  4. shayan edrisavi says:

    D4L is very gay and they suck dick. they copied DFB’s dance. Biattch.

  5. sam leon says:

    Well personally i think that all of this is a bunch of non sense. Both d4l & dem franchize boyz r great at wat dey do & they dnt need ne thang negative getting in da way of their dreams. I love both of them a lot but i dnt like it wen i here that one grp is makin negative comments about one another?. well thats all that i have to say until next tyme, I?ll holla. O yea if yall really dnt have ne beef maybe yall can make a music video together i?m sure it?ll be great!!!

  6. li hoody says:

    fuck everybody who hatin 0n d4l or dem franchise boys i got love for all my dsgb”s make that money
    oh yeah col-706-uptown beallwood tha click

  7. Jessica says:

    Basically D4L is some bitters 4real they tryin ta take the spot of Dem Franchise Boyz n they gon fail b/c they r wack az hell!!!!!!

  8. PRETTY BLACK says:

    I THINK THAT DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ ARE BETTER THAN D4L. ALL THAT BEEF AIN’T CAUSEFA. D4L, MAYBE YA’LL GON’ HAVE A BETTER HIT NEXT TIME, BUT 4 NOW DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ GOT YA’LL AND THEY HOLDIN’ IT DOWN WITH THAT LEAN WIT IT, ROCK WIT IT. GET AT ME JIZZAL MAN (DFB). OH! AND FOR JUSTIN THAT MADE A COMMENT ON BOTH GROUPS BITCH YOU SUCK.

  9. big mike says:

    i got love for both groups but d4l just did a show in my town and i was back stage with all the artist and fabos ass didnt even fucking perform cause he was to fucked up to do anything thats whats up

  10. kimie says:

    Well I think that Dem franchize boys are better. D4l videos are all low budget and dfb do the dance better than D4L

  11. ignorantniggakiller says:

    laffy taffy and betcha can’t do it like me is some faggy shit.niggas in those videos are twisting and snapping like MEN ON FILM,and in the video by dem FAGchise girls,two of them are singing so close they’re damn near tongue-kissing and one of them humps the other’s thigh.yall following some downlow gay shit,HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!and before you get mad and go into a HISSY FIT,watch the videos and see if that shit ain’t swishy.that’s probably what d4l stands for:DOWNLOW 4 LIFE.i’ll bet you in a few months,maybe a year,somebody from both of those groups are gonna come out the closet.watch.

  12. DUKES says:

    yeh yo dem franchize boyz is come crazy shit dl4 can suk my dick too and yo justin u suck mines so u stupid little bitch ,bout dem franchize boyz suck u don’t deserve to comment u dont know shit

  13. the lou says:

    both groups out derr do n they thang, i dont see yall doing what they doing. nope bettcha caint do it like them nope, so fa get all yall faget hatas
    and what NOW!

  14. GRILLA MANE says:

    d@h beef is dumb but got luv for
    D4L&DFB both of they d@nces is raw

  15. ALEX says:

    I SAY THEY JUZ HAVE A SNAP BATTLE N C WHO WINZ BECAUSE BOTH GROUPS I SHOW LOVE TO BUT

    I HAVE GURLS SHAKING THAT LAFFY TAFFY WHILE I LEAN WIT IT N ROCK WIT IT IN MY WHITE YUPP

  16. tawanna gans says:

    i also think this is dumb because both groups dance well and for them to be argueing over this dumb shit is just down right crazy.

  17. DAYDAY says:

    DOES IT MATTER WHO’S BETTER OR NOT DAMN IT’S A FUCKIN GROUP THEY BOTH GOT MONEY AND THEY AINT IN THE GHETTO LIKE SOME OF THESE NIGGA’S OR HOES TALKIN BOUT THEM

  18. g money says:

    fuck d4l they suck,they are not messing with dem franchize boyz dance.who would write a dumbass song betcha do it like me. clown ass d4l.

  19. Jordan white says:

    wat it do say fuck d4l franchize got it lock them niggas gettin money so wat do dey mean i know for sure franchize dont care about that lil weak ass beef they still gon “LEAN WIT IT ROCK WIT) gotta problem hit me up at 317-894-5649

  20. OC says:

    D4L & DFB are both ASS. For party music I guess it’s cool but not what I consider a true representation of Southern Hip Hop.

    “Nigga be for real I clean my jag with a white tee.” – Tum Tum (DSR)

  21. jock says:

    man fuck d4l dem some lame ass hoe i aint neva heard some one say dem niggas trill and dem mey folk know dem niggas and he said dem niggas lame ass hell

    ellenwood hoe mdc (east side mafia and aoe

  22. pip says:

    dfb boys are the jank ya’ll doin ya’ll thang but all ya’ll songs sound alike.I love lean wit rock wit and ya’ll beefing is dumb over a dance and D4L is so wack ya’ll just wack I don’t got nuttin else to say bout ya’ll

  23. big c says:

    everybody from the ATL know franchize stole fabo’s dance when D4L was underground…franchize did it in public first so now they tryin to say it was their dance first…D4L sayin they aint got know beef cuz franchize sayin if D4L say shit they gon be poppin they gun off

  24. memphis boy says:

    FUCK DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ. DEM HO ASS NIGGAS STOLE DA DAMN DANCE 4RM D4L IN DA 1ST FUCKIN PLACE. DEM FEMALE BOYZ.

  25. BigBoi says:

    well if u ask me it dont really matter who came out wit it first cause D4L do it better than anyone. Franchise ya’ll cool and all but ya’ll say ya’ll was snappin in the White T video but all i saw yall doin was the A-Town Stomp so cut all that lyin out. IM STARTIN 2 C SPACESHIPS ON BANKHEAD. SCOTTY’S CALLIN ME IM IN THE ZONE I GOT 2 C MY DOCTOR SCOTTY’S CALLIN ME

  26. shalinda says:

    Don’t fuckin hate off D4L any yall motherfuckers can do it like they keep there game going. Yall hate because they came out with the beats and the Puck ass Dem franchize boys didn’t But the dem franchize boys copy they song off d4l “Bet you can’t do it like me” and tried to which the words around like we dum. Yall bitchs and hoes need to stop hate off boys The other puck ass nigga ain’t on shit.

  27. Travis says:

    There songs have the same beats, and they do the same dances… someone is a mark. Dem franchise boyz admitted to using fruity loops for beats…LOL! Thats middle school shit.

  28. DEE PEEZY says:

    D4L IS VERY FU@#IN GAY THEY TRIED SAYIN THEY BEEN THIZZIN FOR YEARS WHEN DAMN WELL THEY KNOW MAC DRE (R.I.P)CREATED IT!!!D4L IZZ A BUNCH OF BEEZIES!!!YADIDAMEAN!!!YOU FAGZ!!!

  29. Maelan says:

    Naw Man dis what happen 3 or 4 years ago Demf Franchise and D4L lived near each otha and fabo is a true crack head look at him and tell me i’m lyin and Dem Franchise boys had tha dance first and den D4L came out with tha same dam dance and they took dat song Do It Like Me and mix da words and Franchise will tell you all about it own dey album go buy it and you will see and D4L is soo childish and stupid dey music is wack they lyrics is wack and everythang they do is tooo i geuss you can call me a hater but Franchise got them beat by a mile

  30. mike says:

    both d4l and dfb r great. they one of the best ever. oh yeah fuck that JUSTIN guy who said they sucked. FUCK U JUSTIN.

  31. akon and grilled cheezy…
    listen hiya listen hiya, yall hoes nuthin but some wanna be fred from da band. ” my man diddy on da drums, u cant play wit da kieeeeeeeeeeeeng”.. thats what yall sound like. some 5’4 125 lb gary coleman jigs. why dont yall go out and get that new aaron carter fag fucks.

  32. khalif says:

    d4l suck!!!!!!!!!!!!! its all bout dfb. d4l cant even do da dance right. especially that goofy nigga fabo.he b twisting like a ho. dfb b killin that dance.i dont care what anybody gotta say bout dat.fuck ya

  33. NIC-NAK says:

    SHIT, IF U ASK ME DFB R THE REAL NIGGAS.D4L LOOK LIKE A BUNCH OF SISSYS N-E DAMN WAY. FABO IS A T.A.C.H.(TRUE ASS CRACKHEAD) EVERYBOBY FROM THE ROAD SAYS SO!!! BUT, YALL JUST WAIT TILL THAT PUT ALABAMA ON THE MAP. IT’S GOING DOWN.

  34. ruff ryder numba 1 says:

    mann fuck all yall who said d4l copied the dance u have all seen lean wit it rock wit it and betcha cant do it like me………..they r 2 diffrent dances

  35. aj says:

    whoevr hatin on D4L or DFB fuck yall aight. aint nobody beefin so chill out man.if you still gonna hate on dem ova some stupid shit go 2 hell.

  36. dont even matter says:

    I think they should just merge. Be like an alliance or something they both do the dance and check out the names haha D4L(down for life) and DFB (dem franchise boys). They both do the dancing well, so might as well do it together haha. Make some $$$ together? Whats the point in arguing about who started it first? The dance is great, everytime a song of theirs comes on I see somebody doing the dance.

  37. danielle says:

    yo from where im standin i think that the beef between d4l and dfb is really just wack as hell. it’s like dey iz both makin cake now and it’s time to just give dat lame little girl fight a rest. there numbers on da billboard’s iz mad crazy so why don’t they stop tryin to have another biggy and tupac thang and just do them feel me!!!!!!!!!!!

  38. knc says:

    yea that beef is wack but u gotta admit niggas that fab o dude from d4l dance like a jackass wit them goddamn high ass socks and mitch matching ass cloths

  39. Ashley says:

    If u ask me all dis is STUPID! Both groups r great so yall jus do yo thang

  40. Carmax says:

    Yall are some stupid faggest!! D4l is much better than them lame azz dfboyzs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  41. NWA says:

    ALL YALL NIGGAS IS GAY!!!!!!!!(EXEPT THE PEOPLE WHO LIKE DFB) dfB IS WAY BETTER THAN D4L,D4L IS JUST SAYIN THIS STUFF SO THEY DONT GET SHOT UP THEY KNEW THEY SHOULD’VE NEVER MADE THAT SONG.AND NO!! D4L CANNOT DO IT LIKE DFB BEOICH

  42. Dex says:

    i personally like d4l better than dfb but there both good and its fucking stupid to say they stole our dance i never saw dfb doin it before ther i think they like me remix so they nned to stop bitching like lil girls

  43. melo says:

    D4L is the best 4 live and they dance absolut tight Fa-bo is the best Yeahh

  44. david says:

    D4L are the best rappers of the world bitch

  45. KAYKAY says:

    HELL NA D4L AINT GAY. JUST B CUZ FABO CAN DANCE AND DEY SOME UGLY AZZ MUTHA FUCKAS, DON’T MEAN DEY GAY.

  46. temeika says:

    yea what’s up this temeika i think dfb are good fuck d4l wit they lean ass and everybody that like them can kill they self

  47. innocent says:

    I think that they both aight groups for the moment. they need to stop beefing and enjoy the fame and the money while it last cause this snap shit ain’t gon’ be hot for too much longer!!! Then what they gon’ do?????

  48. sexy girl says:

    FUCK D4L THEY LAME ASS HELL.DFB IS WUD IT DO.D4L SHOULDN’T BE BITTIN THEY SHIT.DFB IS WAY TIGHTER THAN DEM UGLY ASS D4L BOYZ.SO LEAN WIT IT AND ROCK WIT IT BITCHES

  49. sexy girl says:

    FUCK D4L THEY LAME ASS HELL.DFB IS WUD IT DO.D4L SHOULD’VE BIT THEY SHIT.AND DAVID U KNOW D4L AIN’T NO BEST RAPPERS IN NO WORLD SO SHUT DA FUCK UP LYIN BITCH!!! LEAN WIT IT ROCK WIT.AND WHOEVA LIKE D4L BETTER YALL SOME LAME ASS BITCHEZ!!!!

  50. NENE says:

    MAN THEY BOTH HARD. THEY BOTH BE KILLIN IT YA DIGG BUT I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD DROP THAT STUUF CUS THEY BOTH DO IT DIFFERENT. AND YEA DEM FRANCHIZE BOYS IS SOME TRENDSETTERS!

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