Ray J Takes Aim at Ex-Girlfriend Kim Kardashian in Scandalous New Single

April 8, 2013 by Elle Dee

There’s nothing worse than an obsessive ex who can’t seem to let go of the past. Unfortunately for Kim Kardashian, Ray J proved that very thing over the weekend. Apparently hell bent on reminding everyone of his sordid history with Kardashian–recall the 2007 release of their notorious sex tape–the singer released the cover for his upcoming single I Hit It First on Friday. Almost immediately, the artwork stirred up quite the controversy as it appears to be a blurred photo of the reality TV star, not unlike the pixilated cover of now-boyfriend Kanye West’s album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

And as if Ray J’s intention to drudge up Kardashian’s past wasn’t already clear, the lyrics, which leaked on Saturday, leave almost nothing to the imagination. “She might move on to rappers and ballplayers / But we all know I hit it first,” Ray J opens the Nic Nac produced track featuring Bobby Brackins. However, as Billboard points out, Kardashian was married to producer Damon Thomas before she started dating Brandy’s little brother. So it seems that the real message is less about the singer’s unlikely assertion that he slept with Kardashian before anyone else, and more about the fact that he slept with her before West. Hence the not so subtle line, “I had her head going north and her ass going south / But now baby chose to go west.”

Sadly, as with any inept diss record, Ray J’s latest song says far more about him than it does about his intended targets, neither of whom have addressed the single. Though his declaration that he put Kardashian “on” may have some truth to it–most people didn’t know who she was before the sex tape–the harsh reality is that while Kardashian’s career has skyrocketed through a successful combination of reality shows and business ventures, Ray J’s career has been rather stagnant.

In the end, it is strikingly clear that Ray J’s salacious new single, which is slated for official iTunes release on Tuesday, is nothing more than a desperate attempt to revive a career that has never reached its full potential. Filled with taunting, slut-shaming, and maybe even a slight longing for the past, I Hit It First begs the question, who’s really trying to get on?