Ray Vaughn (rapper)

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Ray Vaughn (born c. 1996) is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He is signed to Top Dawg Entertainment.

Ray Vaughn
Birth name	Rayvon Welch
Born	c. 1996 (age 28–29)
Origin	Long Beach, California, US
Genres	West Coast hip hop
Occupations	Rapper songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Top Dawg Entertainment

Biography

Born c. 1996, Ray Vaughn is from Long Beach, California. He began rapping when he was twelve years old. He grew up listening to Drake, Fabolous, Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg.^[1]

In 2020, he signed to Top Dawg Entertainment, which was announced in 2021.^[2] Soon after, he released his extended play Peer Pressure.^[3] He also did a freestyle for KPWR, rapping over the instrumentals of "Lay Low" by Snoop Dogg and "Feel It in the Air" by Beanie Sigel.^[4]

On June 19, 2024, he performed his song "Problems", for Kendrick Lamar's concert The Pop Out: Ken & Friends at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, during the first set by DJ Hed, titled the Act I – DJ Hed & Friends.^[5]

On 25 April 2025, Ray Vaughn released The Good the Bad the Dollar Menu under Top Dawg Entertainment. The mixtape features guest appearances from TDE label-mates Jay Rock and Isaiah Rashad, among others.^[6]

Discography

Albums and extended plays

• The Good the Bad the Dollar Menu (2025)
• Peer Pressure (2021)
• Idle (2019)
• Blame Summer (2018)

Singles

• "Dollar Menu" (2025)
• "Flat Shasta" (with Ash Leone) (2025)
• "Cemetery Lanterns" (2025)
• "Crashout Heritage" (2025)
• "East Chatt" (with Isaiah Rashad) (2024)
• "FNBM" (with NLE Choppa) (2024)
• "Everybody Dies" (with Sir) (2024)
• "87 Cutlass" (with The Game) (2024)
• "Ray Wop" (2024)
• "Blasphemy" (produced by Boi-1da) (2024)^[7]
• "So Into You (Freestyle)" (2024)
• "Problems" (with Pusha T) (2024)^[8]
• "5:30 (Freestyle)" (2024)
• "Ted Talk" (2023)
• "Sandcastles" (with Ab-Soul) (2023)^[9]
• "Plot Twist" (with London Monét) (2023)^[10]
• "Kim Possible" (2022)
• "Tradeline" (2022)
• "Dawg House" (2022)
• "The Freak Brothers Theme Song" (2021)
• "Explain" (2020)
• "Worst Decision Ever" (2019)
• "Hit Different" (2019)
• "Under Pressure" (2019)
• "Nerves" (2019)
• "W.I.N." (2018)
• "Attention" (2018)
• "Clutch" (2018)
• "Lovers Turn Enemies" (with Katina Merie) (2018)
• "Commit" (2018)
• "Afraid to Fall in Love" (2018)
• "Worry Nun "Back 2 You"" (2018)
• "Plot" (2017)
• "Stay Away" (2016)
• "Fashionable" (2014)