RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2020–2025
Freddie Gibbs vs. Benny the Butcher
“Came and Went,” Buffalo, and a 2025 standstill
Former collaborators Freddie Gibbs and Benny the Butcher move from acclaimed records to a “came and went” slight, a reported Buffalo restaurant jump-off, stolen-jewelry and ex-girlfriend trolling, and direct track disses. A 2025 airport conversation cools the feud into a standstill rather than an active campaign.
THE RECORD
The moments
Music industry
Kindred collaborators trade “Frank Lucas” and “One Way Flight”
Before the fallout, Gibbs and Benny appear together on “Frank Lucas” and “One Way Flight,” two defining collaborations of the modern cocaine-rap revival.
Read the receipt ↗Social media · disputed account
“Came and went” turns collaboration into conflict
During Most Necessary Live, Benny describes his working relationship with Gibbs as having “came and went.” Gibbs takes the remark as disrespect and responds online, including references to Benny’s 2020 shooting.
Read the receipt ↗Physical altercation · disputed account
The Buffalo Dinosaur Bar-B-Que brawl
While Gibbs is in Benny’s hometown for a tour date, a group reported as linked to Benny’s BSF circle confronts and jumps him at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. A chain is reportedly taken during the fight; Gibbs later performs with a swollen eye and a ski mask.
▶ Watch the Buffalo restaurant footageRead the receipt ↗Social media · disputed account
“MC Dinosaur Barbeque” keeps the social war alive
Gibbs mocks Benny’s chain-polishing posts and says Benny stood back during the Buffalo fight. The artists continue trading insults rather than issuing a clean public truce.
Read the receipt ↗Personal relationship · disputed account
The chain and Destini Fox become new flashpoints
After Gibbs’s breakup with Destini Fox, footage shows Benny with Fox wearing a BSF chain. Benny later says he met her to return the chain taken during the Buffalo incident.
Read the receipt ↗Diss track · disputed account
“The Big 2” makes the personal shots explicit
Freddie Gibbs targets Benny and Destini on “The Big 2,” revisiting the ex-girlfriend and Buffalo narratives with direct personal insults.
▶ Watch “The Big 2”Read the receipt ↗Diss track · disputed account
“Position of Power” answers over the jewelry claims
Benny responds with lines about rumors that his camp took jewels and frames himself as the reason other rappers cannot eat in the lane.
▶ Watch “Position of Power”Read the receipt ↗Reconciliation
An airport conversation cools the feud
Footage of Gibbs and Benny meeting face-to-face and talking at an airport signals a shift away from active real-world hostility. The relationship is best catalogued as cool and at a standstill.
▶ Read the latest status coverageRead the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
Freddie Gibbs × Benny the Butcher — supplied reporting and coverage ↗ARTIST LENSES