While the back and forth between MC Shan's "The Bridge" and BDP's "South Bronx," suggests a rivalry built upon where Hip-Hop was birthed, the beef, was in fact, from Mr. Magic's slight of "$ucce$$ I$ The Word." According to DJ Red Alert, BDP was looking to exact revenge however they could, and it just so happened Mr. Magic was aligned with the Juice Crew.
"Succe$$ I$ The Word" doesn't have the same aggression as other songs that followed like "The Bridge" and the "South Bronx," but it remains an important piece of the puzzle when unlocking the true orders of events. Without this small footnote, who knows what happens...
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