RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2017–2018
XXXTentacion vs. Trippie Redd
“Fuck Love,” fallout, and the public apology
Close collaborators fracture amid shifting alliances and online hostility. X’s stage apology before performing “Fuck Love” changes the temperature, and Trippie responds by publicly accepting the peace.
THE RECORD
The moments
Music industry
“Fuck Love” makes them a SoundCloud-era duo
X and Trippie Redd release “Fuck Love,” a major breakthrough collaboration. Publicly, their friendship and creative chemistry look unusually close.
▶ Revisit the friendship and reconciliationSocial media · disputed account
Alliances turn friendship into a fault line
As Trippie works around Drake and X associates with 6ix9ine, the artists’ public relationship unravels. Their livestreams and posts trade insults, accusations, and appearance jokes for months.
Read the receipt ↗Social media · disputed account
Trippie threatens violence; X redirects
Trippie says on Instagram Live that he would beat X in a fight. X responds by saying he wants to turn negative energy into positive—a noticeably different posture from the earlier online war.
“I will turn all negative energy into positive.”XXXTentacion, 2018 post
Read the receipt ↗Reconciliation
The “Fuck Love” apology ends it
At a Pompano Beach benefit show, X stops before performing “Fuck Love” to say he loves Trippie and acknowledges trying to change. Trippie publicly accepts the apology and says he is in X’s corner.
“I love you and I love the world.”XXXTentacion, 2018 benefit concert
▶ Watch the reconciliation recap
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
XXXTentacion & Trippie Redd — 2018 reconciliation coverage ↗ARTIST LENSES