Stunt or not, many social media users following the feud have pointed out that this type of lyrical sparring (known as a "sound clash") is not new; in fact, it is intricately woven into the origins of calypso music, and its modern-day hybrid, soca.
Ète tàbí bẹ́ẹ̀ kọ́, ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ òǹlo ẹ̀rọ-alátagbà tó ń tẹ̀lé awuyewuye náà ti tọ́ka sí irúfẹ́ àríyànjiyàn orin báyìí (tí a mọ̀ sí "orin ìjà") kò jẹ́ tuntun; àti pé, ó bá orísun orin calypso mu, ó sì jẹ́ àmúlùmálà, soca.