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Kanye West

Documented beefs: 5 · Active 2 · Cooling off 0 · Dormant 3 · Resolved 0

At a glance

Documented beefs
5
Active
2
Resolved
0
Average Beef Score
76
Highest Beef Score
91
Longest beef
17 yr

Longest: vs Taylor Swift. Most recent: vs Drake (Active).

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ConnectionCategoryStatusScore
Kanye West vs Taylor SwiftMusicActive91
Drake vs Kanye WestMusicActive80
Kanye West vs Pete DavidsonCelebrityDormant77
Kanye West vs Scott MescudiMusicDormant75
Kanye West vs Jay-ZMusicDormant55

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Beef History

Every published event across Kanye West's beefs, in one chronology.

39 of 39 events

  1. May 30, 2026 · Verified event

    Jay-Z Targets Drake and Kanye West in Roots Picnic Freestyle

    → vs Drake

  2. August 27, 2025 · Verified event

    Drake Featured in Trailer for Kanye West Documentary 'In Whose Name?'

    → vs Drake

  3. August 13, 2025 · Public statement

    Mescudi states he has permanently ended contact with West

    → vs Scott Mescudi

  4. April 14, 2025 · Legal filing

    Swift issues cease-and-desist letter to West

    → vs Taylor Swift

  5. April 2024 · Verified event

    Kanye West Joins 'Like That' Remix Opposing Drake

    → vs Drake

  6. December 6, 2023 · Public statement

    Swift addresses psychological impact in TIME profile

    → vs Taylor Swift

  7. August 8, 2022 · Public statement

    West Posts Fake Headline Following Davidson-Kardashian Breakup

    → vs Pete Davidson

  8. April 2022 · Public statement

    Davidson Addresses Feud in Stand-Up Comedy Set

    → vs Pete Davidson

  9. March 13, 2022 · Public statement

    Text Exchange Between Davidson and West Disclosed

    → vs Pete Davidson

  10. March 2022 · Public statement

    West Releases Animated 'Eazy' Music Videos Depicting Violence

    → vs Pete Davidson

  11. February 2022 · Public statement

    West Begins Instagram Campaign and Coining 'Skete' Nickname

    → vs Pete Davidson

  12. February 2022 · Public statement

    West excludes Mescudi from album due to personal connections

    → vs Scott Mescudi

  13. January 2022 · Public statement

    West Targets Davidson in Song 'Eazy'

    → vs Pete Davidson

  14. December 2021 · Verified event

    Drake and Kanye West Perform Together at Free Larry Hoover Benefit

    → vs Drake

  15. January 2019 · Verified event

    West and Davidson Attend Kid Cudi's Birthday Dinner

    → vs Pete Davidson

  16. December 2018 · Public statement

    Davidson Defends West's Mental Health Comments

    → vs Pete Davidson

  17. September 29, 2018 · Public statement

    Kanye West Delivers Off-Air Trump Rant on SNL

    → vs Pete Davidson

  18. June 8, 2018 · Verified event

    West and Mescudi release collaborative album Kids See Ghosts

    → vs Scott Mescudi

  19. 2018 · Public statement

    Kanye West reverses stance, tweeting that 'Throne 2' is coming soon

    → vs Jay-Z

  20. November 22, 2016 · Public statement

    Mescudi publicly thanks West following rehab treatment

    → vs Scott Mescudi

  21. October 2016 · Public statement

    West sends public support to Mescudi during concert

    → vs Scott Mescudi

  22. September 2016 · Public statement

    Mescudi criticizes West and Drake on social media

    → vs Scott Mescudi

  23. August 2016 · Verified event

    West Appears at OVO Fest and Teases Collaborative Album

    → vs Drake

  24. July 2016 · Reported

    Kim Kardashian posts recorded phone call video online

    → vs Taylor Swift

  25. February 12, 2016 · Reported

    West releases 'Famous', sparking dispute over lyrics

    → vs Taylor Swift

  26. January 2016 · Public statement

    Drake Flexes Backyard Pool Size Over West in 'Summer Sixteen'

    → vs Drake

  27. 2016 · Public statement

    Kanye West rules out 'Watch the Throne 2' during Saint Pablo Tour stop

    → vs Jay-Z

  28. August 30, 2015 · Verified event

    Swift presents West with Video Vanguard Award

    → vs Taylor Swift

  29. February 2014 · Public statement

    Drake Criticizes 'Yeezus' Lyrics and West Responds

    → vs Drake

  30. 2014 · Reported

    Mescudi expresses dissatisfaction over Yeezus vocal placement

    → vs Scott Mescudi

  31. October 2011 · Public statement

    Drake States Ambition to Surpass Kanye West

    → vs Drake

  32. September 12, 2010 · Verified event

    Swift performs 'Innocent' at the 2010 VMAs

    → vs Taylor Swift

  33. September 14, 2009 · Public statement

    West publicly apologizes on television

    → vs Taylor Swift

  34. September 13, 2009 · Verified event

    Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift's VMA acceptance speech

    → vs Taylor Swift

  35. July 2009 · Verified event

    Kanye West Directs Drake's 'Best I Ever Had' Video

    → vs Drake

  36. May 2009 · Public statement

    Drake Names Kanye West His Most Influential Sound Inspiration

    → vs Drake

  37. September 2007 · Verified event

    Drake Freestyles Over Kanye West's 'Barry Bonds'

    → vs Drake

  38. Date unknown · Public statement

    Jay-Z reveals four-day debate over 'Holy Grail' and 'Oceans'

    → vs Jay-Z

  39. Date unknown · Public statement

    Kanye West teases 'Part Two' during 'Drink Champs' appearance

    → vs Jay-Z