Rating: 6/10
Bhad Bhabie and Alabama Barker have taken center stage with the latest feud between internet personalities. Released on Tuesday, Bhad Bhabie’s diss track, “Ms. Whitman,” comes out swinging, unapologetically bold with energy right from the start.
Earning the name Bhad Bhabie after her iconic “cash me outside” moment on “Dr. Phil” in 2016, Danielle Bregoli became an instant internet sensation.
But with stardom comes drama, and lucky for us listeners, all we have to do is sit back and soak up the gossip — and the inevitable diss tracks that follow.
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After a cheating scandal arose between Barker and the father of Bregoli’s child, the former bestie duo split, and numerous diss tracks have been fired back and forth since. Bregoli’s “Ms. Whitman” is the latest strike.
“Thought I wasn’t gonna come back for more,” Bregoli raps in the first line of the song.
Bregoli throws out a wide range of profanity in nearly every bar, adding to the threatening mood of the song and demonstrating the intense anger she has toward Barker.
The song uses Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Carnival” as a backing track. Bregoli does what she does best, rapping the entire two minutes and six seconds over the popular beat.
If using “Carnival” as a beat wasn’t daring enough, referencing the Kardashian family among other A-listers is even cockier. But for Bregoli, confidence doesn’t seem to be a problem, as she boasts her “plaques, on plaques, on plaques” and threatens to “Will Smith it” (on Barker) throughout this latest track.
Bregoli bluntly name-drops, directly calling out Barker every few lines.
“I’m up the street, like here I am, Alabama,” Bregoli raps.
The song’s fast pulse and Bregoli’s aggressive rapping make it clear she means business.
“Ms. Whitman” checks all the boxes to be a generally successful diss track: a target, an aggressive call out and media attention following its release. But for her future songs, there is room for improvement.
The lack of variation in tone gives the song a flat sound, adding to the bluntness but taking away from its catchiness. Lacking a chorus, listeners are not likely to have this track on repeat any time soon. The use of profanity gets to a point nearing overdone, taking away from the overall impact.
Bregoli already has the content and general lyricism perfected to fit her niche and public profile. Once the technical aspects are polished and excess profanity is taken out, there is no doubt she will have the last say in this ongoing beef with her ex-bestie.
