Joe Budden Firmly Backs The East Coast In Joey Bada$$, Ray Vaughn & Daylyt Battle

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 12: Cardi B and Joe Budden attend 2022 Hot 97 Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium on June 12, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage/Getty Images)
"The Joe Budden Podcast" reacted to Joey Bada$$' "MY TOWN" featuring Loaded Lux, debating whether Daylyt and Ray Vaughn are up to standard.

Joey Bada$$, Ray Vaughn, Daylyt, and so many more rappers just traded so many diss tracks that Joe Budden and his podcast can barely keep up. One thing is definitely clear to the podcast host, though: the Badmon is up.

In a clip caught by joebuddenclips/fanpage on Twitter, the JBP reacted to Joey's "MY TOWN" featuring the one and only Loaded Lux. This track does contain some Ray shots here and there, but it's also a pretty striking takedown of Lyt more than anything.

First of all, Budden remarked that he just cares about "the main event," or in other words, what the biggest rapper in this beef is doing. While many others dropped diss tracks, it seems like the Slaughterhouse MC is only worried about how the Pro Era lyricist's star power will overpower the rest.

"Call it New York bias, I think Joey's up," the spitter and podcaster remarked. "And I think he's up by a lot. [...] Joey's beats have been a lot harder. This is the one that sealed the deal for me [talking about 'MY TOWN']. Ray ran out of s**t to say to me. Ray don't really have nothing else to say. I was very careful picking my words last pod, when I called Ray the better wordsmith, which I think he very well may be. I don't know [if] that means that he's a better rapper or MC than Joey Bada$$."

Joey Bada$$ "My Town"

From there, the JBP spoke on other aspects of the Joey Bada$$, Ray Vaughn, Daylyt, and company beef, such as rookies versus veterans and popularity. Overall, the hosts were just happy that everyone involved came through with great bars and with the will to really put themselves out there and prove their worth.

However, this might not last much longer... At least, this specific iteration of this "rap beef." Daylyt seemed to recently back out with "END CREDITS," and we don't know if more tracks from any participant will follow.

Either way, it was a heck of a week for hip-hop battles, lyricism, and media debate. Let's hope it leads to even more amazing music.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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