RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2014–2018
Sean Combs vs. Drake
The “0 to 100” beat dispute
A reported dispute over the “0 to 100 / The Catch Up” beat ends in a late-2014 confrontation outside Miami’s LIV nightclub. Producers and Diddy later offer competing public context; Drake’s “4PM in Calabasas” is widely read as a callback. Neither artist turns the episode into a sustained record-for-record war.
THE RECORD
The moments
Music industry · disputed account
The “0 to 100” beat becomes contested territory
Boi-1da and Frank Dukes’ instrumental is reported to have reached Diddy before Drake released “0 to 100 / The Catch Up.” Diddy later frames the song as having been taken from him; the intended arrangement and ownership expectations remain disputed.
▶ Read Diddy’s “0 to 100” claimPhysical altercation · disputed account
A LIV nightclub confrontation is reported
During Art Basel weekend outside LIV in Miami, contemporary reports say Diddy confronted Drake and a physical altercation followed. Reports differ on the exact sequence and on Drake’s reported shoulder injury.
▶ Read the LIV confrontation reportInterview · disputed account
Frank Dukes weighs in on the beat’s path
Co-producer Frank Dukes says Boi-1da played the beat for Diddy first and that Diddy passed because it was not “life-changing” enough, offering a public account of how Drake ultimately recorded it.
▶ Read Frank Dukes’ accountInterview · disputed account
Diddy publicly downplays the fight
On The Breakfast Club, Diddy denies putting hands on Drake, calls the song dispute a misunderstanding, and praises Drake’s music—an explicit effort to cool the public reading of the brawl.
“I did not put hands on Drake and I do not want any problems with Drake.”Diddy, The Breakfast Club
Read the receipt ↗Diss track · disputed account
“4PM in Calabasas” revisits the tension
Drake’s timestamp record contains a line widely read as a reference to Diddy and the earlier confrontation. It remains a lyrical interpretation rather than a formal confirmation by either artist.
“Puff told me he was gon' steal me.”Drake, “4PM in Calabasas”
▶ Watch Drake — “4PM in Calabasas”Interview · disputed account
Diddy weighs in on Drake’s Pusha T battle
While discussing Drake’s feud with Pusha T, Diddy calls Drake’s decision not to answer “The Story of Adidon” a loss but also says he respected J. Prince’s advice to de-escalate—an indirect sign that the old Diddy dispute is no longer active.
▶ Watch Diddy discuss Drake and Pusha T
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
Complex — Diddy says Drake took the “0 to 100” beat ↗BET — report on the Diddy/Drake LIV confrontation ↗The FADER — Frank Dukes on the “0 to 100” beat dispute ↗Drake — “4PM in Calabasas” ↗Diddy discusses Drake and Pusha T ↗ARTIST LENSES