Hitmaka Recalls What Led To Maino Beef: "I Just Was On Some Bullsh*t"
It was over a decade ago when Hitmaka, then more popularly known as Yung Berg, was making headlines over his beef with New York’s Maino. The two artists had previously worked together, but Hitmaka admitted that he was struggling with addictions back then that distorted his reality, so he incited beef with Maino that wasn’t necessary. He shared his side of the story during his recent appearance on Drink Champs and took responsibility for his actions.
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“I’m Yung Berg the artist, we’re in Atlanta and we got to the club this night. A situation had happened with me and Trick Trick already… so I had a chip on my shoulder. Me and Maino was cool, Maino was on the remix to my song ‘The Business,’ said Hitmaka. “And from there, I went in the club and N.O.R.E., I was tripping… I performed, I was kissing women on stage… And I guess I felt a way about something.”
“I kicked it off with Maino, I just was on some bullsh*t, I felt like he was trying to play me for some reason and he really wasn’t and I did some dumb sh*t.” Following the confrontation,…