RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2015–2016
Joe Budden vs. Meek Mill
Podcast criticism and a “Making a Murderer” add-on
Joe Budden’s commentary about Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj’s public relationship prompts social-media insults from Meek. Budden folds Meek into “Making a Murderer Pt. 1,” but Meek declines a formal record response and the conflict cools.
THE RECORD
The moments
Social media · disputed account
A podcast critique reaches Meek Mill
Budden questions the contrast between Meek’s hard-edged music and his public relationship persona; Meek answers with social-media insults.
Read the receipt ↗Diss track
“Making a Murderer Pt. 1” includes Meek
Budden’s Drake diss also says there are no alliances with Meek, adding the podcast dispute to a larger rap battle.
▶ Listen to “Making a Murderer Pt. 1”Read the receipt ↗Reconciliation
Meek declines a record-for-record answer
Meek dismisses Budden as a podcaster and the argument recedes without another dedicated response track.
Read the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
Joe Budden conflicts — public interviews, released music, and Everyday Struggle ↗ARTIST LENSES