RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2010–2010
Fabolous vs. Soulja Boy
#StupidBoySwag, “I’m Raw,” and a quick online truce
Fabolous turns the Kat Stacks/Soulja Boy news cycle into the #StupidBoySwag joke, prompting Soulja Boy to challenge him online and release a diss. Fabolous answers with “I’m Raw”; both later frame it as a brief Internet-era comedy exchange rather than a lasting personal feud.
THE RECORD
The moments
Social media · disputed account
#StupidBoySwag turns a hotel-room headline into a joke
Fabolous uses social media to mock Soulja Boy amid the Kat Stacks story, turning the phrase #StupidBoySwag into a viral jab that Soulja takes personally.
“Letting Kat Stacks in your hotel room alone is #StupidBoySwag.”Fabolous, 2010 social-media post
Read the receipt ↗Diss track · disputed account
Soulja answers online and on record
Soulja Boy challenges Fabolous to a freestyle battle, then releases a direct diss. Fabolous responds with “I'm Raw,” treating the challenge as a question of rap credentials.
▶ Find Soulja Boy’s Fabolous diss and “I’m Raw”Read the receipt ↗Reconciliation
Both sides let the Internet fight end
Soulja later characterizes the reaction as taking Twitter too seriously, while Fabolous gives Soulja credit for his hustle. The exchange ends without a sustained campaign.
Read the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
Fabolous × Soulja Boy — 2010 public posts and diss-track exchange ↗ARTIST LENSES