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Fans think Joey Bada$$ took a jab at another hip-hop heavyweight in his latest track.
On Monday, January 20, the New York rapper dropped a fresh music video for his brand-new song "Sorry Not Sorry." On the record produced by Conductor Williams and Mario Luciano, Joey referenced his ongoing beef with West Coast artists and seemingly mocked J. Cole for deleting his Kendrick Lamar diss "7 Minute Drill" from his Might Delete Later project.
“I know men lie, women lie, but Joey don't," he raps. "Might delete later, I know damn sure that Joey won’t/F**k it, I want all the smoke!"
"Sorry Not Sorry" is the second track that has sparked discussion among Joey Bada$$'s fanbase and haters alike. He previously alluded to K. Dot and dissed West Coast rappers on his first song of the year "The Ruler's Back."
"I got murals in my city, f**k a nomination/This for every time they left me out the conversation," he rapped on the Conductor Williams-produced track. "I'm back by popular demand and world domination."
"Too much West Coast d**k lickin'/I'm hearin' niggas throwin' rocks, really ain't s**t stickin'," he continued. "'Cause if we talkin' bar-for-bar, really it's slim pickings/I rap like I draw pentagrams and kill chickens/F**k around with your soul like ether, quick for a feature/This that black Air Force energy comin' out your speaker."
In the weeks since he dropped "The Ruler's Back," Joey Bada$$ has yet to get a response out of Kendrick, but he has been challenged by several other artists including Ray Vaughn and Mick Jenkins. As of this report, the Pro Era rapper has not responded to either rapper. Watch Joey Bada$$'s new music video above.