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Drake has seemingly weighed in on the debate surrounding Kendrick Lamar‘s upcoming Super Bowl halftime show — and to no surprise it appears he, too, feels Lil Wayne was snubbed.
Taking to his Instagram Stories late Tuesday (September 10), the 6 God showed support to his former Young Money label boss by posting several throwback photos of him.
The first shows a young Weezy flashing a menacing look to the camera, which could possibly be a reflection of how Drake feels about his mentor and collaborator being passed over for Super Bowl LIX in favor of his fierce rival Kendrick.
He also posted a picture of Wayne from his iconic “A Milli” video shoot, as well as earlier photos of the rap legend holding a flip phone and gambling.
A heated debate has raged in Hip Hop since Kendrick Lamar was announced as the headliner of next year’s Super Bowl halftime show, which takes place on February 9 in New Orleans.
Despite K. Dot’s catalog of hits and electrifying stage presence — not to mention the red-hot run he’s on following his victory over Drake, powered by his dominant diss track “Not Like Us” — some feel that Lil Wayne deserved the gig due to it going down in his hometown.
Fellow Young Money disciple Nicki Minaj reacted to the news in an explosive social media rant earlier this week in which she tore into JAY-Z, who has helped organize the halftime show since 2020.
She accused the Roc Nation boss, albeit without mentioning him by name, of “denying” Wayne the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity over personal grievances.
“Denying a young black man what he rightfully put into this game for no other reason but your ego. Your hatred for BIRDMAN, Drake & Nicki got you punishing Lil Wayne?!?!!! LIL WAYNE!!!!!!!!!! THE GOAT?!!!!!!!!!!!” she wrote on X.
She also called Hov “spiteful,” “evil” and “disgusting,” implied he’s a “house n-gger” and accused him of being in bed with the police and politicians.
Birdman echoed Nicki’s sentiments in an outburst of his own, tweeting: “These n-ggaz Pussi @NICKIMINAJ @Drake @LilTunechi YMCMB. I’m make these n-ggaz respek us on Gladys. Hatin shit 4real.”
Juvenile, Cam’ron, Master P, Boosie Badazz and Hurricane Chris have also voiced their disapproval over Tunechi’s perceived snub.
Wayne himself has yet to address the controversy, although he had been vocal about his desire to perform at next year’s Super Bowl.
“As an artist, this is an achievement,” he said in an interview with Taylor Rooks last year. “This has nothing to do with the sport. That’s so crazy. I don’t care what teams are playing, what city it’s in. ‘You performed for the what?!’ Like, what? Oh man, that right there is an achievement.”
Of course, Weezy could still make an appearance as a special guest, as Master P has suggested. But that would no doubt complicate his relationship with Drake given his protégé’s high-profile feud with Kendrick Lamar.
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GloRilla has given fans a first taste of what to expect on her upcoming debut album, previewing a new track that borrows from a Southern Rap classic.
The Memphis rapper took to Instagram Live over the weekend, allowing fans to join her virtually while she was in the studio.
In one clip, reposted by The Shade Room, Big Glo can be seen rapping along to a snippet of a new song, which borrows both its cadence and beat from “Wipe Me Down,” the 2017 hit by Foxx-a-million, Boosie Badazz, Webbie.
Check out the track preview below.
GloRilla is set to punctuate 2024 with the release of her debut album, which she just revealed will be arriving next month.
Sharing the news with Extra TV while on the red carpet at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday (September 11), Glo also gave a hint at the album title.
“I’m dropping an album next month, in October,” she said. “I’m so excited about that. We gon’ go number one! [The title] starts with a G.”
The LP follows the Memphis native’s mixtape Ehhthang Ehhthang, which dropped in April. The 12-track project features appearances from Moneybagg Yo, Megan Thee Stallion, Kevo Money, Real Boston Richey and Finesse2Tymes.
It’s been quite the year for Big Glo, and she recently gave credit to a 2023 post from a fan that said she’d fallen off as to how she has been so successful.
Taking to X on Wednesday (September 4), Glo posted an October 2023 tweet that read: “Glorilla fell off so fast and bad [crying emojis].”
With a retweet, she shared her testimony.
“I remember bookmarking dis & telling myself ‘Dey gotchu fucked up so bad,’” she wrote. “dis post ain’t do shit but put a battery in my back i needed dat. don’t let dese people write yo story for you , Keep going !!!”
GloRilla achieved major success with her 2022 breakout single “FNF,” then followed it up with another successful single “Tomorrow.” Cardi B hopped on the latter and made it even bigger.
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