SONGWRITER CLAIMS HE HELPED WRITE LATTO'S 'UP & DOWN': Yesterday (March 24th), singer-songwriter Mondaii tweeted that he helped write Latto's “Up & Down” featuring Saucy Santana but he wasn't credited for it. Latto responded to the allegations, saying, “… That was cute, but the world saw me writing since a kid on television sir sorry.” Meanwhile, Kodak Black's friend and collaborator Dyryk also called out Latto after she claimed a male rapper gave her a hard time clearing a record because she wouldn't respond to a DM. Fans automatically assumed she was talking about Kodak Black. Dyryk said, “Let me fill you in on what this bullsh*t with @latto777 is all about. She asked for a feature a while back. We charged her our normal rate and she wanted a swap. Since her verse won't really do anything for us, we asked for a swap for our female artist and charged her substantially less. She declined and said she was going to not use the record.” Dyryk claimed Latto later accepted the first offer without the female artist. He added, “Now she's on some bullsh*t that she was made uncomfortable And holding up your album? I know you're not talking about us. You were on your diva sh*t when no one is getting in the car playing your records. You're whole album had legal issues (I'm on the email chain) stop tryna pull this fictitious fueled empathy card for sales.”
QUAVO SAYS THE GRAMMY'S DON'T MATTER: During an interview with TMZ, Quavo spoke on the Grammys, saying that they don't really matter. When asked if the Grammys still mattered, he said, “Nah,” adding, “We need to make our own awards. Awards that appreciate the real s**t that’s going on in the streets.” He touched on the culture and new artists needing to be appreciated as well.
SOULJA BOY CLAIMS TIKTOK WOULDN'T BE A THING IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM: During an interview with the It's Tricky podcast with Raquel Harper, Soulja Boy said that Tik Tok wouldn't be a thing if it weren't for him. He told Harper, “I got Beyoncé doing the Crank Dat Soulja Boy dance, you feel me? I created TikTok! It wouldn't be no TikTok if it weren't for Soulja Boy.” When asked about how the owner of TikTok would feel about that statement, he continued, “What about him!? He heard Crank Dat Soulja Boy too! He's seen the video too! 'I'm finna make this app right now! Look at this dance, this is great way to make money. Kids dancing to a song.' Can I get my ten percent, TikTok? The f*ck going on?”
J. COLE DEFENDS COLN KAEPERNICK: J. Cole took to Instagram to continue to show support for Colin Kaepernick. Cole capttioned a retweet where Kaepernick's return was discussed, saying, “Hello @PeteCarroll @Seahawks @Raiders @Panthers @Buccaneers @TomBrady,” Someone told Cole that Kaepernick has no more football left in him, and he disagreed, saying, “Respectfully lil bro, how could you know what he has in him and what he doesn’t And, respectfully, you’re 100% right about throwing against the wind and to ghost db’s. But always remember, he’s been doing that every day for 5 years, when the entire world was saying he had zero shot of ever playing again.”