RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2010–2019
Chris Brown vs. Drake
W.i.P. bottles to “No Guidance”
The Rihanna-linked tension around Drake and Chris Brown turns into the infamous 2012 W.i.P. nightclub brawl between entourages, followed by public jabs and a short record-side response. A 2014 ESPYs sketch and the 2019 hit “No Guidance” turn the old rivalry into a very public truce.
THE RECORD
The moments
Personal relationship
Rihanna links create an uneasy public subtext
Media attention around both artists’ relationship histories with Rihanna gives interviews and side comments a competitive charge before either records a direct response.
Read the receipt ↗Performance · disputed account
W.i.P. nightclub brawl turns the story physical
A fight between entourages at W.i.P. in New York involves bottles, injuries, and multiple bystanders. Reporting differs on who initiated what, so the record stays attribution-first.
▶ Watch the W.i.P. fight footageDiss track · disputed account
Brown sends a record-side reply
Chris Brown targets Drake and the bottle incident on The Game’s “I Don't Like (Remix).” The lines are battle rhetoric and are presented as Brown’s claims.
“They throwing bottles, I'm throwing models.”Chris Brown, “I Don't Like (Remix)”
▶ Watch “I Don't Like (Remix)”Read the receipt ↗Reconciliation
“No Guidance” seals the public truce
The pair’s ESPYs skit foreshadows a reconciliation; their 2019 hit “No Guidance” and joint performances make the resolution unmistakable.
▶ Watch “No Guidance”Read the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
Chris Brown × Drake — W.i.P. brawl to “No Guidance” ↗ARTIST LENSES