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RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2018–2019

G-Eazy vs. Machine Gun Kelly

The Halsey freestyle, “Bad Boy,” and a festival truce

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MGK’s Funk Flex freestyle uses Halsey to provoke G-Eazy. G-Eazy answers quickly with “Bad Boy”; after a short social-media follow-up, a reported Snoop Dogg-mediated festival truce ends the clash.

Diss trackSocial mediaReconciliation

THE RECORD

The moments

  1. Diss track

    MGK’s Funk Flex bar invokes Halsey

    MGK’s freestyle includes a line about G-Eazy’s then-recent relationship, making the provocation explicit.

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  2. Diss track

    G-Eazy releases “Bad Boy”

    G-Eazy’s rapid answer attacks MGK’s career, image, and the Halsey reference, converting the freestyle into a direct diss-track exchange.

    ▶ Watch “Bad Boy”Read the receipt ↗

  3. Reconciliation

    A reported Snoop Dogg mediation ends the flare-up

    The two are later photographed together after a reported backstage mediation, signaling that the short dispute is settled.

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THE RECEIPTS

Sources and listening

Legacy and Atlanta feud dossiers — public records, interviews, and video archives ↗

KEEP EXPLORING

More drama

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ARTIST LENSES

People in the surrounding story

EminemRapperWho Beefed? index node.HalseySinger-songwriterWho Beefed? index node.