Caroline Bryant & Julia Vorbeck
Editor-in-Chief & The Southern Editor
When I sat in my Lake Hollingsworth Apartment last year and said “bring disstracks back,” rapper Danielle Bregoli (Bhad Bhabie) and social media star Alabama Barker’s feud is exactly what I meant.
Watching two celebrities beef is thrilling– especially when one of them is known for slamming disses on Dr. Phil and the other is known for, well, her dad from Blink-182.
The competition is nowhere close, with Bhabie’s iconic flow from “Gucci Flip Flops” making a much-needed comeback as she proves she is the victim of the situation.
While the two started out as friends, their relationship turned sour when Bhabie and her boyfriend/baby daddy Le Vaughn broke up for the second time.
This was announced on Dec. 17, with Bhabie posting on her Instagram story “@alabamaluellabarker took my man,” stating that she was now single. Though Bhabie continued to post receipts proving Barker’s foul play, Barker denied the allegations. She defended herself through her own socials, stating Le Vaughn told her he was single.
The funny thing here is how Barker thought that was believable. You two were friends. Bhabie went to your birthday party. You definitely knew if that man was in a relationship. And if he wasn’t, what ever happened to girl code? Why would you ever date your best friend’s ex?
But, Le Vaughn shouldn’t walk away scot free. While he claimed Barker’s response was a lie, he probably said so to cover his tracks. He’d broken up with Bhabie before and is an alleged abuser. A Reddit thread shows deleted screenshots of Bhabie’s Instagram story where Vaughn attacks her, followed by another post stating, “My point in sharing wasn’t to attack him, it was for him to see what he does is wrong and to take accountability…”
Bhabie clapped back the way she knew best: through a diss track titled “Over Cooked.” While I think it’s insane that Le Vaughn produced a song dissing a woman he most-likely cheated with, I guess it’s what he owes Bhabie.
In the song, Bhabie accuses Barker of having an abortion with rapper Tyga’s baby (the same Tyga who dated her step- aunt). While Tyga and Barker deny their relations, Barker responds back with her song, “Cry Bhabie.”
If you’ve never heard “Cry Bhabie,” don’t. Though she allegedly used Grammy nominated rapper Latto as a ghostwriter, her vocals and energy killed it. It’s also another song of the feud that fails to hold Le Vaughn accountable for his actions. Instead, she flaunts it.
Because we couldn’t end on a flop, Bhabie later released her most popular of her diss track trilogy: “Ms. Whittman.” Now this song altogether hits in so many ways. First, let’s discuss the meaning behind the name. Travis Barker revealed in a 2017 Young Hollywood show on Youtube that he named his daughter after the fictional character “Alabama Whitman” from 1993 film “True Romance.” This reference sets a tone for Bhabie’s jabs throughout the song, taking shots at A. Barker’s personal life and reputation.
Going into the actual song, it starts with a sample of Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Carnival” which in case you didn’t know is indirectly related to A. Barker through the Kardashian family. The lyrics go on and on about how Alabama has been known for “sleeping around” and her involvement with NFL players. She finally ends the song with how she would never trust A. Barker and tell her anything. The song has 20 million streams on Spotify.
Now if I had a second song written about me, I’d be fuming. But, I’d never make a response as classless as A. Barker, bringing Bhabie’s daughter into the mix. What did the one-year-old do to you?
Her comment brought fuel to the fire, inspiring “OG Crashout” before A. Barker could even write a second track. Bhabie hinted at the music video on social media, showing clips of an A. Barker look-alike putting makeup on while listening to “Ms. Whitman.”
A comment under the video posted by @americwan perfectly sums up the entirety of the situation: “Overcooked – The warning Ms. Whitman – The murder OG CRASHOUT – The funeral.”
Students at FSC agreed, with 68% of respondents in a The Southern Newspaper poll stating that Bhad Bhabie won the battle.
Will Alabama clap back with another song? Probably not. Will Bhabie ditch Le Vaughn after revolving a whole scandal around him? Probably not. But will Bhabie continue to produce bangers? Absolutely.
