RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2017–2017
Lil B vs. A Boogie wit da Hoodie
Rolling Loud forgiveness
A critical tweet turns into a backstage Rolling Loud confrontation involving A Boogie, PnB Rock, and their crews. Lil B’s onstage response rejects retaliation outright, creating one of the era’s most unexpected de-escalations.
THE RECORD
The moments
Social media · disputed account
A tweet becomes backstage friction
Lil B posts critical comments about A Boogie’s music. At Rolling Loud Bay Area, Lil B later says A Boogie, PnB Rock, and people around them confronted and jumped him backstage; the exact account is disputed.
Read the receipt ↗Performance · disputed account
Lil B cancels his set—and preaches forgiveness
Lil B walks onto the festival stage to explain that he will not perform after the backstage incident. Rather than threaten revenge, he tells the crowd he does not promote violence and that it is all love.
“Just 'cause somebody do something to y'all don't mean you got to retaliate.”Lil B, Rolling Loud stage speech
▶ Read the Rolling Loud reconciliation reportReconciliation
A Boogie answers the unity move
A Boogie publicly acknowledges Lil B’s forgiveness, and the artists present the conflict as squashed. Rolling Loud removes PnB Rock from the lineup due to security concerns, according to the cited report.
“Not too many people got it in them to forgive that easy.”A Boogie wit da Hoodie, 2017 post
Read the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
The FADER — Lil B and A Boogie reconcile after Rolling Loud ↗ARTIST LENSES