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 track, which gained important consideration and reward, was rapidly taken down—twice.
Hold 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 track was faraway from YouTube attributable to a copyright declare, particularly pointing to the outro.
When the track 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 Observe Make?
The lyrics reference a number of elements of LaPaglia and Bryan’s relationship, together with how they met on the unique relationship app Raya—the place Bryan reportedly returned instantly after blindsiding LaPaglia with their breakup on and off social media.
The track opens with, “I stated belief me, caught your pants on hearth / Tinder, Bumble, Raya, knew you was a liar,” and continues, “You’re a douchebag, you simply made a brand new rival / Fairly quickly you going to wish 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 residence with a verse: “In search of pink skies, however now you’re seeing stars / There’s one thing within 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 embody 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 bear in mind every thing, I suppose not since you forgot about your wedding ceremony 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’ll write 10,000 diss tracks. I’ll put the headsets on. I’ll come again spitting bars twice as sizzling,” he vowed.
Portnoy continued, “We’ll determine this s*** out. It could take 24 hours,” calling each Warner Music Group and Bryan “f**king p****es” earlier than teasing, “Wait until you hear the podcast tomorrow.”
He added, “Perhaps we do ‘Dave’s model’ — I heard Bri could get within the sales space and do her model.”
