Ray Vaughn Hates that People Think It's Joey Badass vs West Coast

TDE’s Ray Vaughn needs to set the report straight. After Joey Bada$$ despatched an obvious shot on the West Coast on the January observe “The Ruler’s Again,” Ray felt obliged to clap again and symbolize for his coast. One week later, the Lengthy Seaside, Calif. MC did precisely that within the type of “Crashout Heritage.” It has been up ever since.

Each rappers have been licking pictures on songs over the previous few months, together with new disses this week. Joey has launched 5 tracks, whereas Ray has put out 4 thus far. Nevertheless, as a substitute of being a one-on-one, it has became a bicoastal rap battle with a number of artists from each the East and West getting concerned.

California battle rhymer Daylyt was truly the primary rapper to clap again at Joey. Nevertheless, his first response flew underneath the radar till Ray went in a day later. Cause has jumped into the melee. In addition to New York artists like Nyck Warning and CJ Fly. Now it is a full-on battle royale.

XXL lately chopped it up with Ray Vaughn in an unique interview to speak in-depth concerning the “smoke” for Joey Bada$$, different West Coast artists leaping into the fray, his battle technique and the way this all may finish.

XXL: Why interact within the battle with Joey Bada$$? Did you are feeling prefer it was your accountability?

Ray Vaughn: Yeah, it was positively my accountability for our coast. It is like any person gon’ say one thing, we gotta say one thing. Cannot simply let him discuss like that with out grounds to face on. He ain’t had no grounds to say it. I simply take it like, “you calling any person out and who you calling out [Kendrick Lamar], ain’t gonna even point out you.” So, it is like, “Alright, for certain, right here you go. I am proper right here.” That is all it was.

Between you, Daylyt and everyone else, there have been talks that it is develop into a West Coast versus Joey beef. Is it like that?

I hate that perspective as a result of it makes me really feel like folks do not respect whatI’m doing as a lot as a result of everyone else is leaping in on him. So, it is like after I drop, it do not have the identical affect or impact as a result of any person else simply dropped, and it appears like, “Oh, they are going in over there [on the West Coast].”

I do not prefer it. That is enjoyable for the game a part of it. However for the tradition a part of it, if it was simply me and Joey head-on, then that is like, “Oh, let ’em buck.” It was OK for some folks to get off, I suppose, however for me, I can deal with Joey alone. However it doesn’t matter what, it is gon’ to be perceived in another way as a result of if 10 folks is leaping one individual, then they gon’ have a look at it like, “Oh, he is a person. He laborious for even standing up and combating all 10 of them and speaking about, ‘Come on.'” So, you are going to at all times champion that individual.

He was the highest canine on this state of affairs when it began. He got here down off his excessive horse to me. So, it modified me from being an underdog as a result of now he is getting jumped and no person wish to see no person get jumped.

I am not saying do not do it. I am simply saying the timing of when everyone [from the West Coast] cracked off, they cracked off on the second time we sparred. The primary time we did it was in January and no person was paying consideration. So, now, when it is getting coated, and folks see the numbers and the views, everyone acquired one thing to say and need to come battle for the West. I am not saying “do not do this,” however now it appears a sure sort of manner towards my state of affairs in opposition to him.

How do you go about formulating diss tracks like this and what’s the technique behind it? Clearly, you include bars it doesn’t matter what, however what’s it that you just search for to win a battle?

I search for shock worth, I search for bars and I search for subject material. These are the principle issues for me. You already know, different folks’s opinions may be completely different, however that is what I wish to see. If I see a number of that occurring on one aspect, then it is all good. They most likely going to tip the size.

Do you are feeling as if you are getting the higher hand?

I really feel like I used to be getting the higher hand till everyone began leaping in. When everybodyjumps in, once more, it modifications the narrative on how it’ll be painted out to folks. So, it do not matter, my punches aren’t as efficient. I’d say one thing that any person simply dropped and mentioned. So now, my shock worth would not hit the identical as a result of any person else most likely has mentioned that. It is like folks have been seeking to me and him probably the most. They handled it like us. However whenever you settle for the surface noise, it clouds all the pieces up. For that straightforward motive, it appears prefer it’s slighted, for my part, the place I am unable to argue that.

So what’s subsequent within the battle? The place does this battle go from right here?

It is hip hop, man. I do not know. I do know not damaging. It ain’t smoke. We do not acquired no actual smoke. It is extra like sport. Say it to your worst, I am saying my worst, we rappers. In case you a person and also you interact in battle, it is like, “OK, you placing your self on a platform for any person to say the craziest sh*t about you.” You anticipate that. I do not put nothing previous no person. So, I’m going straight there as a result of I do know that I am placing myself on a platform for a similar f**king factor to be executed to me.

From a sport perspective, what marks the tip of a rap battle?

Say if any person make successful. If I do not drop one thing that is smacking, a smash, too, Then it may of jade the opinion, “OK, nicely, this executed as a result of y’all acquired into an area of hits. Then, you simply go into simply making music once more. I believe that is what stops the battle as a result of if not, you will simply have lifelong spars. And there is nothing improper with that, as a result of we have seen that all through folks’s careers, too. They may throw a light-weight jab at any person, and it has been 10 years, after which throw a jab at them once more. They only aggressive.