RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2017–2017
XXXTentacion vs. Rob Stone
The San Diego on-stage knockout
A dispute involving Ski Mask the Slump God’s tour conflict with Rob Stone pulls XXXTentacion into the middle. The public climax is a shocking San Diego stage attack captured from multiple angles.
THE RECORD
The moments
Personal relationship · disputed account
Ski Mask’s tour conflict lights the fuse
A dispute between Rob Stone and Ski Mask the Slump God during the Outlet tour turns physical, according to contemporaneous accounts. X publicly makes clear that his friend’s conflict is now his conflict.
Read the receipt ↗Social media · disputed account
X makes the Florida ban public
X announces online that Rob Stone is unwelcome from performing in Florida and begins mocking him. The coast-to-coast tour friction becomes an explicit local rivalry.
Read the receipt ↗Performance · disputed account
The San Diego stage attack shocks the crowd
During an XXXTentacion show in San Diego, an attacker rushes the stage and knocks X unconscious. Video captures the immediate chaos; a larger fight follows and a person is hospitalized after a stabbing, according to reporting.
▶ Watch the San Diego stage footageSocial media · disputed account
X returns defiant
The next day, X posts that he is fine, mocks the attacker’s power, and makes claims about venue security that are not independently established. The public feud rapidly loses momentum after the incident.
“Next time, make sure you kill me.”XXXTentacion, 2017 video
Read the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
XXXTentacion — San Diego stage attack footage ↗ARTIST LENSES