Don't look now, but Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin may have just dropped the song of the summer.

Bevin hit the studio this week and came out with some new heat, just in time for Independence Day weekend – a new rap ... from Kentucky's governor ... titled "Tim Kaine? Are you serious?"

Just so we're clear, this article is not a joke. Here's the video. It's an actual thing. Bevin was serious.

The video begins with Bevin taking a shot at Attorney General Andy Beshear, his opponent in the upcoming gubernatorial election, over letters former vice president candidate Tim Kaine sent out in support of Beshear. Then, Bevin, at the 18-second mark, begins an a cappela flow in which he calls out Beshear, Kaine and other prominent Democrats.

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Here's the text, if you're cringing too hard to make it through the video.

Tim Kaine, are you serious?

You think the voters of Kentucky are delirious?

Tim Kaine, if you remember

In October or maybe in September

A couple years past tense he debated

In Virginia with our man Mike Pence

Well, he may tell you he debated,

But he got obliterated, dominated, annihilated,

All his weak ideas eviscerated

Tim Kaine, as liberal as can be,

Tells you everything is free

Yeah. That guy,

Sticks his finger in the eye of the working man

He and Hillary, they had a pretty nasty plan

(Clip of Hillary Clinton telling Kaine they're "going to put a lot of coal miners out of business" plays)

"Right, Tim?" Yeah that's him

Tim Kaine, do I need to explain,

Even further than I have with another refrain?

Tim Kaine, the guy clearly hates Kentucky

But Little Andy thinks he's lucky

So he had him send this letter

Must have thought that it was better than

Hillary, or maybe Bernie, or maybe Nancy, or maybe AOC

But hey, it's plain to see

That this is not the cast of characters for you and me

If he thinks these folks will get him over the hump

Good for him – I'd rather work with Donald Trump

We're just getting started

Bevin didn't drop the mic after that last line, but he might as well have.

This might not be Summer Jam 2001 or Drake and Pusha T, and it's not quite East Coast vs. West Coast, but it is a thing. Bevin has started a rap beef against his 2019 election opponent.

Bevin is no stranger to the rap game. After Lil Wayne's performance during the 2019 College Football Playoff title game he called the rapper a "has-been" on Twitter.

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Not everyone was impressed by the video.

"Once again, Matt Bevin has embarrassed both himself and Kentucky," said Eric Hyers, Beshear's campaign manager.

And state Rep. Charles Booker, D-District 43, took to Twitter to voice his reaction with a rap of his own.

"Kentucky, we got some real challenges. But instead of showing leadership, your governor is rapping," he begins.

"Now he wants to take your pensions, call our teachers thugs and not regret his mentions," he goes on. The video ends with him and his two daughters chanting "return to sender," a reference to a lawmaker who sent a letter from Bevin regarding pensions back to the governor.

Watch the full video from Booker below:

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