RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2001–2002
Beanie Sigel vs. Jadakiss
Philadelphia–Yonkers heat: “Put Ya Hands Up” and “500 Bars”
Roc-A-Fella and Ruff Ryders competition turns into an aggressive Beanie Sigel–Jadakiss exchange. “Put Ya Hands Up” and “500 Bars” make the conflict real on record before a radio-show phone call helps end it.
THE RECORD
The moments
Diss track
Roc-A-Fella and Ruff Ryders competitiveness turns direct
Beanie Sigel and Jadakiss trade subliminals as Philadelphia Roc-A-Fella and Yonkers Ruff Ryders rivalry becomes a real lyrical contest.
Read the receipt ↗Diss track
Beanie’s “Put Ya Hands Up” makes the first direct strike
Beanie’s “Put Ya Hands Up” becomes the signature direct strike that moves the Philadelphia–Yonkers tension squarely onto mixtape-era wax.
▶ Watch Beanie Sigel’s “Put Ya Hands Up”Read the receipt ↗Diss track
Jadakiss answers on wax
Jadakiss answers Beanie’s direct record, keeping the Roc-A-Fella and Ruff Ryders clash moving across the mixtape circuit.
▶ Watch Jadakiss’s responseRead the receipt ↗Reconciliation
A radio phone call cools the war
A highly publicized DJ Clue radio call helps end the competition, making this an old-school battle with a real reconciliation.
Read the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
Roc-A-Fella and Biggie-era field dossiers ↗ARTIST LENSES