If you felt the tension in the war of words between Joey Bada$$ and Ray Vaughn was simmering down, think again. 'Goldeneye,' Vaughn's most recent diss track, goes after Joey places Diddy in the crossfire, and sends a shot in Kendrick Lamar's direction. Yes, Vaughn's not taking prisoners, and the rap world had better be advised.
After Joey Bada$$ sent shots at his head on "My Town" last week, Ray Vaughn has re-retaliated with a track aimed directly at the New Yorker's jugular. Produced by J. White Did It, "Goldeneye" is that specific cutthroat energy you'd expect from a Top Dawg Entertainment artist sick of being counted out. And this time, Vaughn's not just shooting at one opponent but painting the field red and burying the other players.
"Them gay lines is out of pocket. I ain't never been to Diddy house. Serayah gon' be shocked when all that footage come out…" Vaughn follows this with a sharp accusation:
"Couldn't get a Grammy and said, 'F### it n####, put me on that castin' couch' That's the type of dick-licking s### you should be rappin' bout."
Diddy may not have had a ticket to this battle, but Ray Vaughn served him front-row drama. The single art for 'Goldeneye' doesn't help matters, either, but depicts members of the Pro Era with actual bullseyes drawn on their foreheads.
The smoke doesn't stop there. Kendrick Lamar takes a stray with,
"I got murals in my city, f### a nomination / This for every time they missed me out the nomination."
It's a fairly stinging burn that recalls Kendrick's battle with Drake last year and suggests that Vaughn wants his name in the same sentence as the legends, whether the industry likes it or not.
Vaughn already had to release "Crashout Heritage" because of the lyrical darts thrown by Joey and Daylyt. That's not to say the flames haven't been fanned by his hand: Joey Bada$$ recently got in on the action during Red Bull 1520's "Spiral Freestyle" series, where he rapped:
"I glow through the midnight, / I don't gotta lose no sleep to break Daylyt..."
It's what inspired Vaughn's previous diss, "Hoe Era," where he reversed the narrative with:
"B#### you washed / You ain't holding no torch / You let Ice Spice turn into the King of New York."
And when you thought the diss season might be waning, Daylyt jumps back in with "Ayo."
Ray Vaughn's "Goldeneye" is not your average diss track but a warning shot, a philistine flex, a lyrical declaration of war, and much more. The strap in the beef is sizzling iandabout to get even more filed-in.
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