Diss Tracks Dropped Between Joey Badass, Ray Vaughn and More

Joey Bada$$ and Ray Vaughn trading shots has kicked off a bicoastal rap battle that multiple rappers are getting involved in.

Bicoastal Beef Breaks Out

Things kicked off at the top of the year when Joey put out the song “The Ruler’s Back.” On the track, the Brooklyn MC takes a shot at the West Coast seemingly for overhyping Kendrick Lamar’s vanquishing of Drake in their rap battle in 2024.

“Too much West Coast d*ck-licking/I’m hearing ni**as throw shots, really ain’t sh*t sticking,” he raps. “’Cause if we talking bar for bar, really it’s slim pickings/I rap like a draw pentagram and kill chickens.”

The reference to the Left Coast riled up some of Joey’s Cali rap peers. Daylyt clapped back less than a week later on the song “HIYU.”

“Credit line to the max, we overstackin’, though/STEEZ on my arm, we came for capital,” Day rhymes, referencing Joey’s late comrade Capital Steez. “I stomp on crowns, I wake up towns/You know my name, boy, I break up clouds, I clear smoke globally/I’m from the era where the scary ni**as sit back/But this rap, so who controlling me?”

A day later, TDE’s Ray Vaughn inserted himself in the mix with the song “Crashout Heritage” and made himself Joey’s biggest target.

“What’s with the sneak dissin? Takin’ shots at us, then hide the Uzi/‘Cause the only bada*s the world was recognizin’ is Boosie,” Ray spits.

Joey and Ray have since traded more songs as things have heated up. They aren’t the only ones. The shots lofted across coasts have led to a battle royale, with rappers like AZ Chike, CJ Fly and Reason jumping in the ring to squabble up.

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Check out all the diss songs that dropped after Joey Bada$$ released “The Ruler’s Back” below.