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Lil Uzi Vert is offering fans – and Ebro Darden – a sneak peek at their response to the media personality’s recent claim that Uzi has yet to deliver on their nearly decade-old promise to become a “rock star.”
Taking to their Instagram Story on Tuesday (November 19), Uzi played a snippet of the track titled “Chill Ebro,” which they previously teased when revealing the tracklist to the then-forthcoming Eternal Atake 2.
“I’m the rock star that I said I was gonna be!” Uzi sings on the track, followed by repeating “Ebro chill” multiple times.
You can check out the snippet below.
During a panel discussion last month, Ebro revisited his viral 2016 interview with Lil Uzi Vert, where the Philadelphia rhymer declared themselves a “rock star” while refusing to freestyle over “old” Hip Hop beats.
Eight years later, Ebro feels Baby Pluto hasn’t lived up to their lofty potential.
“I love Uzi Vert. I feel like he still hasn’t become the rock star he said he would become, though. I’m still waiting,” the radio personality admitted.
“Maybe I took it literal, but the rock stars that I know, they were selling out MetLife Stadium. They could sell out Madison Square Garden eight, 10 times. They got hits on the radio, everywhere. Songs is everywhere.
“He told me he was gonna become a rockstar […] Most people that come up to me and talk about Uzi Vert were probably like 10 years old [when that interview came out]. They was tight, they was mad that I did that to Uzi Vert. [But] like I said before, time will tell.”
Ebro then applied pressure on Uzi to prove him wrong: “Where you at, my guy? Where you at, bro? Didn’t he just retire, too? Wasn’t he just like, ‘Yo, I’m tired, I’m done.’ Come on, son. You supposed to be a rock star. What happened?”
Weeks later, Uzi shared a photo of a handwritten tracklist to their Instagram Story that was concealed by a watch and two Roc-A-Fella chains – with the exception of a track titled “Chill Ebro.” He later deleted the post before it expired.
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Emani Ellis’ $24 million lawsuit against Bronx rapper Cardi B didn’t go the way she had hoped. After about a week of trial, it took the 12-person jury less than an hour to dismiss the case entirely, rejecting her claims across the board.
Fast forward to Friday, October 31, Ellis is now trying for a second chance, according to MyNewsLA. Her attorney has submitted new paperwork to Judge Ian Fusselman, requesting a fresh hearing set for December 5. The main argument centers on claims that the jury didn’t have sufficient evidence to quickly clear Cardi B of any liability.
For now, that request hasn’t been approved.
The dispute traces back to an incident on February 24, 2018, at a Wilshire Boulevard OB-GYN clinic. At the time, Ellis was working as a security guard at the building when she encountered Cardi B, who was in the early stages of pregnancy — something that wasn’t yet known publicly.
Ellis accused the rapper of physically and verbally assaulting her, alleging that Cardi used racial insults during the encounter. She claimed to have suffered lasting emotional trauma, including PTSD, anxiety, and insomnia. Her lawsuit included allegations of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and false imprisonment.
Cardi B has always maintained that the situation never became physical. However, she acknowledged that she did call Ellis a “b*tch.” “It was a verbal altercation. She didn’t hit me. I didn’t hit her. There was no touch. So, to me it wasn’t no incident,” Cardi explained.
After winning the case, the rapper warned that she would no longer tolerate what she sees as baseless lawsuits. “This time around, I’m going to be nice. The next person to try to do a frivolous lawsuit against me, I’m going to countersue, and I’m going to make you pay because this is not okay,” she said.
Reports from September suggested that Ellis intended to appeal the verdict, and her latest filing shows that effort is still underway.
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