The rift between Joey Bada$$ and Troy Ave intensified yesterday (March 5) after the Pro Era emcee took to Instagram to continue dissing his current archenemy.
Joey’s post, which comes after the two recently traded shots at one another on wax, features a picture of him headlining Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival in Florida. Throughout the post’s caption, Joey states that Troy Ave isn’t worth responding to, and that their ongoing rift has brought new life to Troy’s career. Joey wraps up his post with: “Karma will catch up to you but unfortunately, your album sales wont,” referencing the reported 4,373 copies that Troy Ave’s debut album, Major Without A Deal, sold during its first week of release.
“this is me headlining at okeechobee festival in front of approx 25,000 fans…” Joey Bada$$ writes in the post’s caption field. “Yes that’s right I have shows and the capacity are more than 4x your album sales… What diss record??? Oh from that 30 y/o reject who hit the lil homie below the belt?? FUCK OUTTA HERE. I’m getting what u making ya whole career just off collabs cocksucka beat it… Whoever yall talking about dont even deserve a response cuz he aint on my level.. And you only make yourself look like a fool when you entertain them fools.. So I hope you enjoyed your lil 5 min of fame and that lil blue check Twitter gave you since I breath new life into you cuz your oxygen tank is officially cut off now… You’re career on life support homie dnt make me pull the plug… You Don’t want no problems C Runner don’t make me have to expose you to these people…. You PLAYED yourself… Karma will catch up to you but unfortunately, your album sales wont [laughing emoji]…. #MajorL”
The pair’s beef ignited when Joey released “Ready,” a cut that features the Pro Era emcee calling out Troy Ave over his album sales. After a back and forth via Twitter, Troy Ave later responded with “Bad Ass,” a track that sees him take aim at Joey’s appearance and lack of radio singles. Troy Ave also took a shot at the late Capital Steez, the Pro Era rapper who took his own life in December 2012. As a result, both A$AP Addie and A$AP Twelvyy, as well as Styles P and Royce Da 5’9, have since decried Troy Ave’s decision to diss the late rapper.
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After Joey uploaded the aforementioned post to Instagram, Troy Ave fired back with his own post, which has since been deleted. Despite the criticism he’s received for dissing Capital Steez, Troy Ave once again took aim at the late Pro Era member, referring to him as Joey Bada$$’ “roof jumpin bestie.”
“This fukin dweeb says I don’t deserve a response meanwhile he’s responding with memes and tweets u can’t fuk wit me with no raps and u can’t fuk wit me in no streets Pussy!” Troy Ave wrote, according to a screenshot captured by The Shade Room. “and in reality if u shot then I shot back its action and reaction u stupid drug addict, if I shot 1st then it would be owed a response but use a dub and (NOBODY CARES) and u keep tryna bring other people into it from Kirk Knight to Nas etc. But that’s wat pussies like u do, u the type of buster to throw something then hide ya hands and tell the cops when u get ya head bust! Since u wanna bring other people into it I brought ya roof jumpin bestie into it [running emoji, building emoji, fire emoji, devil emoji, fire emoji] yall niggas music tells kids that if u commit suicide you’ll be a martyr and a legend! My music says don’t do that cause you’ll be a dick head and a bozo, what message is right and what message is wrong #TwitterFingers you’ll never be poppin in the streets, radios or clubs, you’ll always jus be a internet rapper (Link In My”
Joey Bada$$ and Troy Ave’s posts, that features the two rappers continuing to spar over Instagram, can be viewed below:
