RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2015–2021
Soulja Boy vs. Kodak Black
Missed sessions, Gucci-boycott friction, and a 2021 cosign
A missed studio session prompts a short 2015 Instagram exchange. Soulja Boy’s Kodak-inspired “When A Soulja Cry,” their opposing Gucci-boycott positions, and Soulja’s later praise during Kodak’s JackBoy dispute frame it as a lightweight internet-era flare-up that ultimately cools.
THE RECORD
The moments
Social media · disputed account
A missed studio session becomes an Instagram exchange
Kodak Black says Soulja Boy missed a planned studio session, then posts a hostile caption aimed at him. Soulja replies in the comments with a threat. The incident is documented as public-post rhetoric, not a reported physical confrontation.
“Fuck you @souljaboy Find Yo Own Swag”Kodak Black, December 2015 Instagram post
Read the receipt ↗Social media · disputed account
Kodak borrows the celebrity-boxing playbook
Amid the proposed Soulja Boy–Chris Brown boxing match, Kodak challenges Lil Wayne to fight in the ring. It is adjacent to, rather than a renewed direct round of, the Soulja dispute.
“Tell Lil Wayne fight me in the ring... Since Soulja Boy and Chris Brown doing it, I don't even need no trainer.”Kodak Black, January 2017
▶ Read the boxing challenge reportDiss track
Soulja Creep makes a Kodak-inspired freestyle
Soulja Boy’s Soulja Creep alter ego releases “When A Soulja Cry,” a remix freestyle that mirrors Kodak Black’s melodic pain-rap mode. It is a stylistic reference, not a sustained counter-diss campaign.
▶ Listen to “When A Soulja Cry”Social media
The Gucci boycott puts them on opposite sides
Soulja Boy joins the public boycott response to Gucci’s controversial sweater, while Kodak publicly rejects the boycott and says he will continue wearing the brand. The disagreement does not produce a new direct exchange.
▶ Read Kodak’s Gucci stanceReconciliation
Soulja publicly cosigns Kodak during the JackBoy fallout
During Kodak’s public dispute with former artist JackBoy, Soulja praises Kodak’s business approach on Instagram Live. The praise makes the older friction look finished rather than merely quiet.
▶ Watch Soulja Boy praise Kodak Black
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
XXL — Kodak Black’s Instagram posts ↗XXL — Kodak Black wants to fight Lil Wayne ↗Soulja Creep — “When A Soulja Cry” ↗BET — Kodak Black says he will continue wearing Gucci ↗Soulja Boy praises Kodak Black amid the JackBoy fallout ↗ARTIST LENSES