By shelz.
In early 44 BC Julius Caesar had it all. He was running one of the most powerful empires in the world and his constituents loved him. There was wine flowing, women everywhere and he was the wealthiest man in all the land. However, his steady climb to power turned friends to foes, and by March, the frenemies had enough. On March 15th they gathered around and stabbed up Caesar something terrible in broad daylight on the floor of the senate.
The plot backfired though. The citizens of Rome were not happy and proceeded to try to burn The Forum down. Caesar ended up with his own salad, his own surgery and his own haircut while the angry, power-hungry mob’s names have faded into obscurity. (Except for that ole backstabber, Brutus.)
This type of behavior, even though it rarely yields what the foe wants, was not left in ancient Rome. There are still folks with enemies in their inner circle. These people tend to be angry because the boss isn’t giving them what they believe they deserve or one of their peers is getting some shine they desperately wish was theirs. It doesn’t normally come to violence, but the split is usually pretty ugly.
So check out our list of the best in inner circle turmoil and be careful who you let in. Caesar had no idea what was coming until it was too late.
The Police
If someone gave you ten seconds to name the three former members of The Police, you would probably say, “Sting…ummm… and ummmm. The other two.” Actually I think that’s probably how Stuart Copeland and Andy Summers felt all the time. There was tension due to Sting’s stardom that led to regular fighting between the members. No one pulled a knife, but Sting was so unhappy he went solo anyway.
G-Unit
What’s a guy like 50 to do? He pulled not one, but two, young soldiers up to the main stage and they bad mouthed the brand. Shameful. I’m absolutely sure both Buck and Game wish they could turn back the hands of time. 50 sounds great. Game has been releasing his album R.E.D. for 2 years and Buck may be the saddest decline I’ve ever seen.
Im So Sorry – 50 Cent, G Unit, Game
The Beach Boys
Early Beach Boys songs had a cute, peppy and successful formula. It’s not hard to understand why they became so popular and Mike Love wanted to keep making the same kind of music. But Brian Wilson flipped the script and went from California jingle writer to master of experimental pop construction to the sheer unhappiness of his fellow band mates, especially Mike. Love thought the new and improved Wilson was a sham. The rest of the world found him brilliant.
The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
Roc A Fella
Okay, who wasn’t unhappy with the king in this camp? Since the Roc as we knew it disbanded, a good percentage of those who were once under Jigga’s tutelage are now disgruntled. From Dame Dash to Beans to Peedi Peedi, they have all hurled rocks at the throne. Jay has given up defending himself or even responding. Considering how bad some of his former flock is doing, I guess he figures the ones with the most mouth can’t afford a dagger.
LONS
It was obvious who the star was from the first line of the first song Leaders of The New School released. Dinco D and Charlie Brown were good dudes, but Busta had the X factor that the pair lacked. The youngsters all had big egos and the industry was tugging on Busta’s shirttail telling him he should go solo. And all of them admit they did more fighting than recording. It was best that Busta left, but he took all the mojo with him.
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