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RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2009–2015

Beanie Sigel vs. Jay-Z

Roc-A-Fella fallout to the TIDAL stage

ResolvedHeat index 3/5

After Roc-A-Fella’s collapse, Beanie Sigel publicly expresses frustration with Jay-Z over business and support. A 50 Cent-linked diss record sharpens the split before they reconcile onstage in 2015.

Diss trackMusic industryReconciliation

THE RECORD

The moments

  1. Music industry · disputed account

    Roc-A-Fella fallout turns into public frustration

    After Roc-A-Fella’s collapse, Beanie expresses frustration with Jay-Z over business and support. The underlying grievances are his public position.

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  2. Diss track

    “I Go Off” puts the grievance on record

    Beanie links with 50 Cent for “I Go Off,” turning the Roc breakup into a direct release-week statement.

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  3. Reconciliation

    TIDAL B-Sides gives the pair a public reunion

    Beanie and Jay-Z share the stage at TIDAL B-Sides in New York, confirming that the old Roc-era split has cooled.

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THE RECEIPTS

Sources and listening

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KEEP EXPLORING

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ARTIST LENSES

People in the surrounding story

NasRapperA secondary connection in the New York web.50 CentRapper · producerThe atlas starts here: strategist, instigator, and unusually durable internet menace.JadakissRapperA secondary connection in the G-Unit orbit.