Editing Khaligraph Jones (section)

==== Nigeria Beef with Blaqbonez (2020) ====
In January 2020, Khaligraph ignited a high-profile feud with Nigerian rapper Blaqbonez after winning the Best Hip Hop Act at the Soundcity MVP Awards in Lagos, beating nominees like Blaqbonez, Falz, Sarkodie, and Kwesta.<ref name="Soundcity">{{cite web |url=https://soundcity.tv/khaligraph-jones-wins-best-hip-hop-act/ |title=Khaligraph Jones Wins Best Hip Hop Act – Soundcity |accessdate=2025-05-11}}</ref><ref name="StandardBlaqbonez">{{cite web |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/khaligraph-jones-trends-in-nigeria-after-dissing-blaqbonez |title=Khaligraph Jones Trends in Nigeria After Dissing Blaqbonez |accessdate=2025-05-11 |published=2020-01-15}}</ref> Blaqbonez, dismissing the win, posted a video on Instagram claiming he was “still the best rapper in Africa” and announced a diss track, prompting Khaligraph to respond within hours with “Best Rapper in Nigeria,” produced by Motif Di Don.<ref name="GeniusBlaqbonez">{{cite web |url=https://genius.com/Khaligraph-jones-best-rapper-in-nigeria-lyrics |title=Khaligraph Jones – Best Rapper in Nigeria Lyrics |accessdate=2025-05-11 |published=2020-01-14}}</ref><ref name="CapitalFM">{{cite web |url=https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/thesauce/khaligraph-jones-disses-blaqbonez/ |title=The OG Shall Be Respected: Khaligraph Jones Disses Blaqbonez |accessdate=2025-05-11 |published=2020-01-14}}</ref> The track, which trended in Nigeria, featured biting lines like, “I’m the best rapper in Nigeria right now / They already crowned the king, you should wait for the next season,” and mocked Blaqbonez’s relevance, comparing him to “Bow Wow in 2002.”<ref name="GeniusBlaqbonez"/> Khaligraph also praised Nigerian OGs like M.I, Ice Prince, and Vector while criticizing newer rappers for “chasing fame.”
Blaqbonez retaliated with “Green Blaq Green” on January 15, 2020, delivering punchlines like, “Clout-chasing agbaya, you should look at yourself / This Nigerian hype juice got this nigga obsessed,” and referencing Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge to taunt Khaligraph’s legacy.<ref name="CapitalFMBlaqbonez">{{cite web |url=https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/thesauce/blaqbonez-responds-to-khaligraph/ |title=Naija Rapper Hits Back at Khaligraph Jones with These 7 Punchlines |accessdate=2025-05-11 |published=2020-01-15}}</ref> Initially, Blaqbonez apologized, claiming his diss was a joke, but fan pressure and Khaligraph’s unrelenting bars prolonged the feud.<ref name="StandardBlaqbonez"/> The beef escalated when Blaqbonez arrived in Kenya on August 16, 2021, for a media tour promoting his album *Sex Over Love*, challenging Khaligraph to a fistfight via Instagram: “Khaligraph Jones, I’m challenging you to a fistfight; I don’t want music anymore.”<ref name="OperaBlaqbonez">{{cite web |url=https://ke.opera.news/khaligraph-jones-beef-with-nigerian-rapper-blaqbonez |title=Khaligraph Jones Beef With Nigerian Rapper Blaqbonez At Its Top Height |accessdate=2025-05-11 |published=2021-08-23}}</ref> The two later reconciled, with Blaqbonez posting a video captioned, “We settled the beef THE ONLY WAY I know how,” suggesting a mutual respect.<ref name="OperaBlaqbonez"/> X users like @kenyanvibe in 2020 called it “the beef that woke up African rap,” crediting it for sparking continental interest.<ref name="KenyanVibe">{{cite web |url=https://www.kenyanvibe.com/stoopid-boy-khaligraph-beef/ |title=Stoopid Boy vs. Khaligraph Jones Beef |accessdate=2025-05-11}}</ref>