RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2004–present
The Game vs. Joe Budden
“Buddens,” “Game Over,” and the G-Unit proxy war
ResolvedHeat index 3/5
The Game enters Joe Budden’s G-Unit conflict with “Buddens,” drawing Budden’s “Game Over” and a Game follow-up. Later public conversation around the era is far less hostile, leaving the exchange resolved.
THE RECORD
The moments
Diss track
The G-Unit conflict gains a Game verse
The Game records “Buddens” over the “Pump It Up” beat as Joe Budden is already trading with G-Unit’s orbit.
▶ Watch The Game’s “Buddens”Read the receipt ↗Diss track
Budden answers with “Game Over”
Joe Budden responds directly, and The Game follows with another version of “Game Over.”
▶ Watch Joe Budden’s “Game Over”Read the receipt ↗Reconciliation
Later appearances drain the hostility
In later media conversations, the conflict is treated as an artifact of the 2000s rather than an active dispute.
Read the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
New York and street-feud dossiers — public records, interviews, and video reports ↗ARTIST LENSES