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20-05-2025
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Joey Bada$$ Invites Kendrick Lamar to Battle Him in Ray Vaughn Response Track
Joey Bada$$ batlle with the West Coast doesn't appear to be losing steam anytime soon. On Thursday (May 15), the Brooklyn rapper and actor clapped back at Ray Vaughn's recent diss track 'Hoe Era' after Joey mentioned the TDE signee as he stood next to his labelmate Ab-Soul and Big Sean during their Red Bull Spiral Freestyle. More from Billboard Bruce Springsteen Calls Out 'Unfit President' Trump Again, Says Elected Reps 'Utterly Failed to Protect the American People' Morgan Wallen's 'I'm the Problem' Breaks Streaming Records on Spotify, Amazon Music & Apple Music in First Day JJ of Austria Wins Eurovision 2025 With 'Wasted Love' While most of the new diss track — titled 'The Finals' — is aimed at Vaughn, he brings up Kendrick Lamar and the way he feels certain West Coast rappers feel the need to defend his honor. 'The way you let Dot d—k sit in your mouth/ This that same d—k lickin' I was talkin' about,' he raps. 'You n—as would do anything for the clout/ Crash out over n—as who won't even let you in they house/ I bet you ain't even got his number/ It's funny how the thirst is bein' disguised as hunger.' Then towards the end of the track, the Pro Era leader respectfully invites Lamar to a sparring session. 'I salute you Kenny but I know you well aware,' he spits. 'You lookin' for some competition? Then just know that I'll be right here.' Billboard reached out to Kendrick's team for comment. The back-and-forth started when Joey dropped 'The Ruler's Back' on New Year's Day and referenced a Jay-Z line about the West Coast from his song '22 Two's' from 1996. 'Too much West Coast d—k lickin',' he rapped. 'I'm hearing n-ggas throwin' rocks, really ain't sh— stickin'/ 'Cause if we're talking bar for bar, really it's slim pickings/ I rap like I draw pentagrams and kill chickens.' Listen to Joey Bada$$'s response below: Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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14-05-2025
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Watch Big Sean, Ab-Soul & Joey Bada$$ Go Bar-for-Bar in Red Bull Spiral Freestyle
The rap game could use some more posse cuts, and Red Bull is providing just that with the third season of their 'Red Bull Spiral Freestyle' series. Shot in one take, season 3 kicks off with the Midwest, West Coast and East Coast being properly represented by the likes of Detroit's Big Sean, Carson's Ab-Soul and Brooklyn's Joey Bada$$, respectively. More from Billboard Method Man, Redman & Raekwon on the Art of the Cypher: 'It's About Culture' Kneecap's First Live Show Since Coachella Set to Go Ahead at London Festival Olivia Rodrigo Reveals Full Lineup For London BST Hyde Park Show Sean starts things off with a stellar verse taking aim at social media critics who live on the Internet. 'You goin' nowhere fast but from your view you could never tell,' he raps. 'No wonder 'cause you live your life based on a carousel/ You bums could prolly teach a masterclass on takin' L's/ Truth is, if you wake up hatin' life, then you hate yourself.' Ab-Soul then comes through and takes off his J Dilla hat to Sean before going in and addressing Joey's back-and-forth with Ab's friend Daylyt and TDE labelmate Ray Vaughn. 'In which case, Joey, you put me in a sticky predicament,' Soulo admits. 'I had to show solidarity to my syndicate/ Nah, you know anybody can get it/ In such a way that it will make any physician conflicted/ But listen, the 47's still on my tricep/ Pass the pot, let me skillet, I'm quite the chef.' He added: 'Pro Era the masters, that ain't ever incorrect/ But it's still TDE 'til 3000 and forever/ Lyt was heavy and Ray definitely stepped/ But this is hip-hop, you know we still on that.' Joey then closes the cypher out by replying to fans suggesting that he's been trying to ignite another East vs. West beef when he dropped the video for 'The Ruler's Back,' where he mentions a famous Jay-Z line about West Coast admiration. 'Since 'Ruler's Back,' they been tryna measure up,' he spits. 'Look, my name ain't Rick, but I talk Slick, don't press ya luck/ And I ain't taking no words back, I'm with all that/ But this ain't gotta turn to nothin' else, let's keep it all rap.' The Brooklyn rapper then brings up the heat he was taking from fans, rapping, 'First off, I could never hate the West Coast/ But since n—as comin' for Joe, f— it then, let's go/ N—as must've forgot what Dot said on 'Control'/ There's still a buncha sensitive rappers in they pajama clothes/ I guess this ain't no East versus West/ I just think that I'm the best, as a matter fact, I know.' You can watch the new Red Bull Spiral Freestyle below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
