Choking on gold

In an instance of embroiled internecine conflict between rappers, a.k.a beef, the idiom "Choking on gold" refers to the inability of a given party to reprise an ad hominid attack due to the terms of a private concession. The concession, usually initiated through some form of bribery or intimidation, is knowingly accepted at the cost of making the silenced party appear less real.