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Rib Roast

By Arby’s · Targeting McDonald's

Rib Roast is a diss track by Arby’s targeting McDonald's. The recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich.

Released2022
Annotated3
ExplicitNo
Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Verse]

    Multi-line diss block
    02

    They call me when it's time to do damage

    03

    When the quality ain't up to my standards

    04

    That McRib falls below average

    05

    Replaced by the Country Style Arby's Rib Sandwich (Woo)

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetMcDonald's

    MeaningWhat it means: In “That McRib falls below average,” Arby’s addresses McDonald's directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich. Naming or plainly addressing McDonald's removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextThe recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich.

  2. 06

    Straight out the smokehouse, Texas's my old route

    Multi-line diss block
    07

    Eight hours to slow cook, keep push for the rollout

    08

    The boss with the Smoky Q sauce

    09

    The Real Country Style McRib kept lost, yeugh

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetMcDonald's

    MeaningWhat it means: In “The Real Country Style McRib kept lost, yeugh,” Arby’s addresses McDonald's directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich. Naming or plainly addressing McDonald's removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextThe recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich.

  3. 10

    This doesn't compare to

    11

    That replica Rib patty

    12

    I'm screaming, "How dare you?"

    13

    You know that I'm war ready

  4. 14

    Arby's taking taste to the next level

    15

    Arby's is the choice when you won't sеttle

    16

    McDonald's, what you selling, mystery mеat?

    17

    Hop up and go away, what does history teach?

  5. 18

    Mickey D's, McRib, you ain't it in the streets

    19

    The Real Country Style Rib Sandwich here to compete

    20

    Look, straight out the smokehouse

    21

    Country Style Arby's Rib Sandwich, what you know about?

  6. 22

    We coming straight out the smokehouse

    Multi-line diss block
    23

    McRib, you just look like a clown and that's with no doubt

    Block noteTurns the target into a visual punchline

    TargetMcDonald's

    MeaningWhat it means: In “McRib, you just look like a clown and that's with no doubt,” Arby’s reduces McDonald's to an exaggerated physical caricature instead of engaging the target's preferred public image. Why it was said: The recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich. A visual insult is easy for an audience to remember and repeat; the goal is to make ridicule of McDonald's travel beyond the song itself.

    ContextThe recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich.

  7. 24

    [Outro]

    25

    This is a paid for advertisement by Arby's