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Ab-Soul Adds To Joey Bada$$ Vs. West Coast Feud On Untitled Track
Ab-Soul has responded to Joey Bada$$'s ambitious feud with multiple West Coast rappers on a song of his own. On the untitled track produced by Low the Great & Python P, the Carson-bred lyricist has some words for the Brooklyn rapper, DJ Akademiks, and teases a Black Hippy reunion.
Although the song plays more like a warning shot than a full-on diss record, Ab-Soul's intent is not lost in the bar-heavy performance. He takes on Joey Bada$$ with respect for his peer and their longstanding relationship, but stands firm in knowing the power in his own skills and solidarity with the West Coast. In his upload, he repurposed an image posted on January 2018 by his close friend Armon 'Doe Burger' Stringer, who passed away in 2021.
'Come to find out STEEZ was the leader of the whole s**t/Wish we could've bust it down more 'fore he transitioned,' he rhymed, paying homage to the Pro Era crew and the late Capitol STEEZ. 'Fast forward, 4-7 on me permanently/Meanin', if you f**king with them, then you f**king with TDE/This a competitive game, ni**as better be in shape/ Catch you a friendly fade, then keep it that way.'
In the two-part track, Ab-Soul also makes sure listeners 'Don't forget the dash' and sends shots outside of the rappers entangled in the drawn-out feud.
'Carson across my belly, I'll prove I won already/ Bar none, don't cross the ninety-one without a pass/You gon' need credentials and premium gas/And I'ma slap Akademiks when I see him.'
The song comes after Joey Bada$$ hopped in the booth, defending himself amid disses from Ray Vaughn, Daylyt, and AZ Chike in his attempt to bait Kendrick Lamar to respond. A highlight of the entire ordeal came when the 1999 rapper joined Ab-Soul and Big Sean in a Red Bull Spiral freestyle cypher where everything was laid on the table.
'At the end of the day, I was going to be super cool but f**k it, man. I choreographed the whole sh*t,' explained the 38-year-old to VIBE. 'Because of the whole thing with Joey and a couple of the homies. I knew he was going to have something to say about that.'
He continued to detail, 'Me and Joey are really close, obviously. And so, we had to let the world know that we are just keeping it on wax. Hip-Hop is competitive, it's a sport. It's real healthy, but it's not…it doesn't have to be disrespectful or dangerous or anything like that…We can get busy and still shake hands.'
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