RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2020–2025
Megan Thee Stallion vs. Tory Lanez
The 2020 shooting, diss records, and a criminal conviction
Megan Thee Stallion publicly identifies Tory Lanez as the person who shot her in 2020; Lanez denies the account on DAYSTAR. A jury later convicts Lanez, he receives a 10-year sentence, and a California appellate court affirms the conviction in 2025.
THE RECORD
The moments
Legal dispute
A Hollywood Hills argument ends in gunfire
After leaving a party, Megan Thee Stallion is injured by gunfire. In August she publicly identifies Tory Lanez as the shooter; the subsequent criminal case becomes the central record.
▶ Watch Megan’s August 2020 statementRead the receipt ↗Diss track · disputed account
DAYSTAR and “Shots Fired” turn the case into competing records
Lanez releases DAYSTAR, denying the accusation and alleging a frame-up. Megan’s Good News opens with “Shots Fired,” making the conflict explicitly musical as well as legal.
▶ Watch “Shots Fired”Read the receipt ↗Legal dispute
A jury convicts Lanez on three felony counts
A Los Angeles jury finds Lanez guilty of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, possessing a loaded unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and negligent discharge of a firearm.
Read the receipt ↗Legal dispute
The court imposes a 10-year prison sentence
Lanez receives a 10-year state-prison sentence. The sentence follows the jury verdict rather than the competing public narratives around the case.
Read the receipt ↗Legal dispute
A California appeals court affirms the conviction
The state appellate court rejects Lanez’s appeal of the conviction, leaving the criminal judgment intact while the personal and cultural fallout remains part of the public story.
Read the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
Megan Thee Stallion and legacy-feud dossiers — court records, released music, and public exchanges ↗ARTIST LENSES