Kendrick Lamar Coached Ray Vaughn During Joey Bada$$ Diss Battle

Ray Vaughn revealed that Kendrick Lamar was on the phone with him while he was going at Joey Bada$$, offering feedback in real time.

“I’m on the phone with him when I’m going at Joey… ‘Hey, you feelin’ this?’” Vaughn shared.

Kendrick’s input wasn’t about writing bars for him, but more about refinement. “If anything it’s like, take something out. Like ad-libs,” he explained.

The moment highlighted how involved Kendrick is in the creative process, even during diss battles, shaping not just the words but how they’re delivered.

It also shows how tightly TDE operates, with every move filtered through Kendrick’s perspective and the label’s broader strategy.