RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2015–2016
The Game vs. Stitches
Fabricated DMs, the South Beach knockout, and “Thanks Game”
A fabricated-DM stunt turns into Game callouts, threats, and a South Beach confrontation where Wack 100 knocks Stitches out. Arrest reporting, disputed claims of a later crew attack, Game’s Instagram trolling, and Stitches’ “Don’t Fear Death” keep the story alive for days; by 2016, Stitches says the attention boosted his numbers and the feud fades.
THE RECORD
The moments
Social media · disputed account
Fabricated DMs trigger Game’s callout
Stitches posts messages presented as if The Game had sought a collaboration. Game publicly denies sending them; Stitches answers with threatening videos and previews of a diss track.
▶ Read the complete 2015 sagaPhysical altercation · disputed account
South Beach confrontation ends in a knockout and arrest
After waiting outside Story Nightclub in Miami, Stitches approaches The Game’s group. Footage shows Wack 100 knocking him down; contemporary reporting also describes Stitches’ subsequent arrest on marijuana-possession and suspended-license allegations.
▶ Watch the South Beach confrontation breakdownRead the receipt ↗Social media · disputed account
Stitches reports a second attack; Game turns it into an Instagram campaign
Stitches later posts with black eyes and says members of his own crew attacked him, alleging Game’s side influenced the incident. Game responds with a campaign of mocking Instagram posts. Those causal claims remain Stitches’ public account.
▶ Read the report and post-incident claimsDiss track · disputed account
“Don’t Fear Death” brings the dispute onto wax
Stitches releases “Don’t Fear Death,” says he was sucker-punched, and publicly challenges The Game to a celebrity boxing match. The record turns the confrontation into an explicit musical threat campaign.
▶ Listen to “Don’t Fear Death”Read the receipt ↗Interview
“Thanks Game” reframes the feud as a career boost
In a TMZ interview, Stitches says he still dislikes The Game but credits the viral conflict with increasing his views and record sales. With neither side sustaining the exchange, the feud fades in 2016.
“At the end of the day I don't like that motherfucker ... but I could thank him too. My record sales going up, my views going up.”Stitches, TMZ Live, December 2015
▶ Watch Stitches’ TMZ Live interviewRead the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
Howl & Echoes — The Game vs. Stitches: the complete saga ↗Complex — Why Stitches says he is thankful for the Game beef ↗Howl & Echoes — Stitches continues the Game diss campaign ↗ARTIST LENSES