RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2017–2017
Lil B vs. PnB Rock
Rolling Loud confrontation and Lil B’s forgiveness speech
After Lil B critiques A Boogie’s music online, PnB Rock, A Boogie, and associates confront him backstage at Rolling Loud Bay Area. Lil B says he was attacked and had equipment taken, then uses his own stage time to reject retaliation. Phone calls and public posts quickly close the conflict.
THE RECORD
The moments
Social media · disputed account
A Twitter critique puts Lil B at odds with a new-wave camp
Lil B posts criticism about artists he sees as borrowing from his style. The comments, particularly around A Boogie, provide the immediate public context for the later Rolling Loud confrontation.
Read the receipt ↗Physical altercation · disputed account
Rolling Loud Bay Area confrontation ends Lil B’s set
Lil B says PnB Rock, A Boogie, and a larger group confront and attack him backstage, taking equipment and forcing him to cancel his scheduled performance. Accounts of the participants and exact circumstances remain attributed to the public reports.
Read the receipt ↗Reconciliation
Lil B’s stage speech reframes the incident as a lesson in forgiveness
Lil B takes the festival stage afterward and urges fans not to retaliate. A Boogie later says the two speak by phone and publicly credits Lil B’s willingness to forgive, ending the immediate conflict.
“Just 'cause somebody do something to y'all don't mean you gotta retaliate.”Lil B, Rolling Loud Bay Area
▶ Read the reconciliation report
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
The FADER — Lil B and A Boogie reconcile after Rolling Loud ↗ARTIST LENSES