Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards are standing by their BFF, Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia.
After nation music star Zach Bryan abruptly broke up with LaPaglia—one-third of the BFFs podcast—in October, the opposite two hosts created a fiery diss observe titled “Smallest Man,” blasting the musician over allegations of emotional abuse. However the music, which gained important consideration and reward, was rapidly taken down—twice.
Preserve studying to search out out why and what the Barstool founder plans to do subsequent.
Why Was “Smallest Man” Taken Down?
On Wednesday, November 6, Portnoy stated the music was faraway from YouTube attributable to a copyright declare, particularly pointing to the outro.
When the music was re-released, it was taken down once more as a result of Richards is signed to the identical label as Bryan—Warner Information. Portnoy later discovered that Warner Music Group holds the rights to Richards’ music, because the 22-year-old TikToker signed with them in 2020, giving the corporate authority to drag the observe.
What References Does the Diss Track Make?
The lyrics reference a number of facets of LaPaglia and Bryan’s relationship, together with how they met on the unique courting app Raya—the place Bryan reportedly returned instantly after blindsiding LaPaglia with their breakup on and off social media.
The music opens with, “I said trust me, caught your pants on fire / Tinder, Bumble, Raya, knew you was a liar,” and continues, “You’re a douchebag, you just made a new rival / Pretty soon you going to need a revival.”
Within the video, Portnoy and Richards, dressed as policemen, pull over a Bryan lookalike driving a pickup truck—a transparent nod to Bryan’s 2023 arrest for allegedly interfering with a visitors cease. The duo drives the purpose dwelling with a verse: “Looking for pink skies, but now you’re seeing stars / There’s something in the orange and it’s you behind these bars, b**ch.” Not solely do Portnoy and Richards mock the singer for the incident, however additionally they embrace embarrassing police-recorded audio from Bryan’s arrest, amplifying the satire.
They flip up the shade on Bryan’s relationship historical past, with Richards including, “You say you remember everything, I guess not because you forgot about your wedding ring,” a jab on the Grammy winner’s transient 2021 marriage to Rose Madden, which was rumored to contain infidelity.
What’s Subsequent for Portnoy?
Regardless of the takedowns, Portnoy isn’t backing down. “I will write 10,000 diss tracks. I’ll put the headsets on. I’ll come back spitting bars twice as hot,” he vowed.
Portnoy continued, “We’ll figure this s*** out. It may take 24 hours,” calling each Warner Music Group and Bryan “f**king p****es” earlier than teasing, “Wait till you hear the podcast tomorrow.”
He added, “Maybe we do ‘Dave’s version’ — I heard Bri may get in the booth and do her version.”
