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Savannah James Uses Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” For Instagram Story Featuring LeBron & Bronny

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Recently, Savannah James took to her Instagram Story to share a sweet photo of herself alongside LeBron and their kids. This post might appear to be innocent enough. Social media users were quick to notice, however, that it was accompanied by Kendrick Lamar’s track “Not Like Us.” The post has now been deleted.

The choice of song was interesting on Savannah’s part, considering some of the rumors surrounding her husband in recent months. It’s been speculated that Drake has beef with LeBron and Savannah, and while this is unconfirmed, LeBron has been spotted on various occasions rapping along to Kendrick’s Drake diss tracks, attended the Pop Out, and more. Savannah was even seen rocking a pgLang t-shirt at the Olympics. This then led to theories that she too has issues with the Toronto rapper

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Savannah James Posts & Deletes IG Story Featuring “Not Like Us”

Savannah James Uses Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” For Instagram Story Featuring LeBron & Bronny
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A few weeks ago, Drake also unfollowed LeBron, along with Metro Boomin, Joe Budden, DeMar DeRozan, Playboi Carti, and Kendrick Lamar. While this didn’t totally confirm the rumors, it certainly fueled them, and even potentially earned a response from LeBron. The Lakers Daily Twitter account posted footage of LeBron warming up to Drake’s music the day after reports of the unfollow surfaced, which may or may not have been related.

Drake and LeBron’s rumored beef has earned mixed reactions from social media users. While some believe that Drake has a right to be upset with those who have turned their backs on him, others think he’s being too sensitive. Earlier this month, Joe Budden also called Drake out, and questioned how good of a friend he really is if so many people were willing to join in on the “20 V 1.” What do you think of Savannah James posting an Instagram Story featuring Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Lil Yachty Breaks His Silence On Ghostwriting Allegations After Shade From KARRAHBOOO

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Lil Yachty and KARRAHBOOO have been at each other’s throats in 2024, launching claims from one Concrete Boys affiliate to another. The latter isn’t with the group anymore, and she’s spoken a lot about the situation and about her allegations against Yachty in particular for a variety of reasons. The latest of these emerged during the Atlanta femcee’s appearance on DDG’s No Ordinary podcast, as she claimed that the “Strike” MC used a team of writers for his 2023 psych-rock album, Let’s Start Here. Yachty hopped in DJ Akademiks’ comments section for a post covering this claim, and addressed the allegations outright.

“No one has ever wrote for me ever just for the record,” Lil Yachty claimed. Of course, it’s very different to have writers for a psych-rock album than it is for a hip-hop album, but the weight behind them still stands given Yachty’s place in the culture. Also, he launched ghostwriting allegations of his own against KARRAHBOOO, who claims they clashed over her not wanting writers during her time with Concrete Boys. They both claim to have receipts and have even shared some of them, but it’s all still a very “he said, she said” beef for the most part.

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Lil Yachty Denies Ghostwriting Allegations

As for their individual endeavors, Lil Yachty has a pretty busy 2025 to look forward to. He will join Tyler, The Creator on his CHROMAKOPIA world tour, with additional support from Paris Texas. Fans can’t wait for the album, and with this news, excitement escalated even further as listeners hope to catch this live experience. Maybe Lil Boat ends up featuring on the new LP, but we won’t know for sure until it comes out on Monday morning (October 28).

As for KARRAHBOOO, she recently released the single “SBM” and continues to distance herself from Lil Yachty and company. What’s more is that some of her statements are relatively vague, so they could refer to other people in the industry. At the end of the day, we just hope that these two former collaborators settle their differences privately, even if they don’t make up publicly. Until then, these attacks will likely continue.

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Drake Reportedly Laughed The First Time He Heard This “Not Like Us” Bar

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Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” will go down as an all-time diss song. It will be mentioned in top fives for the rest of time, alongside Tupac’s “Hit ‘Em Up” and Ice Cube’s “No Vaseline.” The song was catchy, and its target, Drake, was somebody that fans were eager to see take an L. And so it happened. The dust has settled on “Not Like Us,” though, and podcast host Mal recently shared exclusive intel as to how Drake reacted when he first heard the song. Mal claimed the 6 God actually laughed, and revealed which bar incited the laughter.

Mal, who has a personal relationship with Drake, talked about his perspective during the beef. He stated that he spoke with Drake about diss records while they were being released, but he never knew when the records would be dropping. “We don’t really talk about the sh*t as much as people think,” he said. “We’d laugh at certain sh*t… like when we heard certain songs.” Mal then pointed to Lamar’s “Not Like Us” as a prime example. “I had texted [Drake] the bar,” the podcaster recalled. “And we just started laughing.” He then shared the bar, which saw Lamar take aim at Drake’s OVO acronym. “What OVO stand for, the other vaginal options,” the Compton rapper asked on record.

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Mal And Drake Were Both Confused By Dot’s Wordplay

“What is the other vaginal option,” Mal asserted. “Why don’t we talk about that bar?” The podcaster’s point caused the rest of the panel to laugh and concede that they were unclear on the bar’s meaning as well. They then took it a step further, and posited that Lamar’s claim about Drake being a “69 God” is not inherently a bad thing. “What’s wrong with being a 69 God,” they wondered aloud. This is only the latest instance of Kendrick Lamar getting pushback for “Not Like Us” in recent days.

The Compton rapper talked about his Drake diss during a profile with Harper’s Bazaar. He claimed that the song was meant to represent his energy, and the man he is. He shied away from discussing the more heinous allegations that the song makes against Drake. This explanation did not go over well with fans or critics. Many felt the rapper was failing to take responsibility for his words. Others, like Adam22 and DJ Akademiks, put Lamar on blast for getting “softball” questions from former label mate SZA instead of agreeing to an interview with a real journalist.

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RZA Claims Drake’s Team Gave Him Bad Advice During Kendrick Lamar Battle

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RZA is one of the most respected producers in hip hop history. He served as the architect for the entire Wu-Tang Clan movement, and has worked on classic projects in different mediums. He possesses a lot of insight, so when he speaks on a topic, fans generally listen closely. Such was the case on October 23. RZA spoke to Complex about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar battle, and he broke down the differences between them. He also pinpointed the ways in which he felt like Drake’s people let him down.

RZA claimed that Kendrick Lamar was a “natural lyricist,” whereas Drake was a “trained lyricist.” Both men possess talent, as far as he’s concerned, but Lamar’s natural abilities ultimately gave him the edge. As least, as far as the Wu-Tang founder was concerned. “You could train a fighter and he could be good,” he noted. “Then you got those natural fighters.” RZA conceded that Drake has “bars forever,” but felt K. Dot’s bars had more potency. Especially when it came to to diss records both men released earlier in the year. RZA then turned his attention toward the OVO camp, and stated that Drake should have been told to avoid a direct confrontation.

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RZA Praised Drake For His Expanding Hip Hop Culture

“The battle, bar for bar,” he explained. “Was something that was just not good advice on Drake’s camp.” RZA seems to agree with most hip hop fans that Lamar won the battle, but he made a point of giving the 6 God his flowers. “Drake is a powerful figure in our culture,” he stated. “He helped the culture when the culture needed it. He expanded it with his melodies… he rose a generation, too. You can’t take that away from him.” RZA concluded his Complex discussion by noting that Drake and Kendrick Lamar are still alive and very much active, which is what matters most.

The Wu-Tang founder told the outlet that Tupac and Biggie’s deaths added a weight to rap battles that previously hadn’t existed. RZA was present throughout the battle, and even produced records on Big’s final album. He notes that he gained wisdom and clarity over time, and put old grudges behind him. He hopes Drake and Kendrick Lamar ultimately do the same. “Hopefully, as they mature more,” RZA added. “They can go ‘Wow that sh*t was crazy.’”

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Ab-Soul Addresses J Cole Beef Rumors

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Lately, there have been rumors floating around that J Cole included Ab-Soul on his Might Delete Later track “Pi” as a jab at Kendrick Lamar, and that they’re at odds because of it. According to Ab-Soul, however, this isn’t actually the case. During a recent interview with DJ Hed and Gina Views, he set the record straight, revealing that he actually recorded his verse as a favor for Daylyt. Moreover, he said he didn’t even know Cole would be on the song at first.

“First of all, shout out my man, Cole,” Ab-Soul said. “Cole is really the homie. Everybody be saying we use the word ‘friend’ and ‘homie’ loosely… but Cole’s a good dude. He’s been concerned about my eyes, my diet.”

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Ab-Soul Calls J Cole “The Homie”

“Me and Lyt did the joint ‘PI’ I did it for Daylyt — It’s Daylyt’s record,” Ab-Soul continued. “It’s called ‘PI’ literally because when me and Daylyt’s song ended, it ended on 3:14. The time, the length of the song.” He went on, recalling the moment he learned Cole was going to be on the song. “I wake up one morning, and Daylyt is like ‘bro, check this out,’ and he sends me the song,” he said. “Cole’s on there going cr*zy!” Ultimately, he was excited to hear him contribute to the track but was a bit taken aback considering Cole’s plan to jump on a Herbert song fell through.

“I’m low key hot,” he recalled with a laugh. “Cole was supposed to be on ‘F*ck Out My Face,’ for real. I’m on his [Daylyt] head like, ‘bro, you gotta let me know if you’re gonna send this sh*t off. He ate us up, bro!’” What do you think of Ab-Soul addressing rumors that he and J Cole were at odds? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Cam’ron & LiAngelo Ball Get Into Fiery Back-And-Forth Over Each Other’s Careers

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In a pretty unexpected series of events, Cam’ron and basketball journeyman LiAngelo Ball have gotten into a tense verbal battle. According to HipHopDX, this all began on the set of the former’s platform It Is What It Is recently. They got on the subject of LiAngelo not being able to make the NBA like his older and younger brothers Lonzo and LaMelo. Cam jokingly conjured up what Gelo’s siblings said to him, teasing, “We tried, we did everything we could. We gotta tryout in China for you, that’s all we got.” This got to LiAngelo, and he would eventually respond on his own podcast with Lonzo, What an Experience.

“‘Suck It Or Not’ with Lil Wayne, that’s all I remember from you. You don’t know my story like that. To say, ‘Oh, he got a tryout in China,’ you don’t know what I did in the G League, boy. I’m out here hooping.” Cam would come back with how he only knows about him because of his dad LaVar and went after his shoplifting incident. “Gelo, I ain’t got no problem with you, I just gotta call it like I see it. You’re lucky Trump was in China ’cause they might have cut your fingers off over stealing those sunglasses, n****.” Gelo responded to that by going in on Cam’s legacy. “Since you wanna talk about all the rap s*** and I’m not good and I’m not this and I’m not that, I’ve never talked to someone and you’ve been in [their] top five, top 10, bro. I’ve never heard your name in no rap convo… We in the same boat, n****. I didn’t make the league and you ain’t in no top 10s.”

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Who’s Winning? Cam’ron Or LiAngelo Ball?

Oh, but we aren’t done just yet though. Cam’ron addressed the comments above and looked to go for the knockout punch on the show today. “A championship for musicians is going platinum. As a producer, ghostwriter, executive producer and artist I have 12 million records on my resume I don’t need to be on someone’s top 5 I’m good,” he said. He then rhetorically asked Gelo where he was at since the NBA season got underway last night. It’s a pretty big blow from the New York native and he certainly has the last laugh right now.

 
 
 
 
 
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Kill Cam Looks To Finish The Ball Brother Once And For All

What are your thoughts on LiAngelo Ball and Cam’ron’s back and forth? Who is currently up in this war of words? Did Cam finish the second oldest brother? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding LiAngelo Ball and Cam’ron. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the worlds of music, sports, and pop culture.

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Cardi B Wishes For Offset’s Death In Blistering Twitter Meltdown

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Cardi B and Offset don’t get along. It’s a fact at this point. The two rappers may have children together, but there is nothing civil about their interactions in 2024. They set the internet on fire a few weeks ago, when they decided to air their dirty laundry on Instagram Live. Fans everywhere thought they had seen the worst of the Cardi B and Offset saga. Cardi decided to prove us all wrong on October 22. Seemingly out of nowhere, the “WAP” rapper went on a multi-tweet rant in which she said made absolutely brutal comments about her ex.

Cardi B came in hot, claiming that she genuinely hates Offset after everything they’ve been through. “Bro I wish the worst on this man,” she asserted. “I never hated somebody soooo much and these b*tches be so [thirsty] to have him.” Cardi then referred to the father of her children as “garbage,” and asked women to take him off of her hands. “Please take this man off my hands this garbage bag is to heavy,” she wrote. Cardi B had plenty more to say, though. “Fans tweeted at her to speak more positively about Offset, but it did not take. “I truly hate this dirty a*s narcissistic piece of sh*t,” she added. “And his family and his friends never check him.” Then, the rapper dropped a bomb.

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Cardi B Claimed Offset Was An Unchecked ‘Narcissist’

Another user suggested that Cardi B still has love for Offset. She did not like this. The rapper proceeded to state, unequivocally, that she wanted her former partner to die. “I wan him to get hit by a f*ckin truck,” she announced. “He really is just a dark cloud on anybody life he enters.” The most unexpected part of Cardi’s Twitter meltdown, however, came when she defended Offset. Fans began to theorize that Offset was the person who called Child Protective Services on the rapper a day prior.

Cardi B, however, shut down the theory. She threw in an additional insult, but made it clear that he would never do something like that to her. “That’s not wat happened that got nothing do wit him,” she asserted. “He a loser but he didn’t do that…It was a prank call he had to fly out and I couldn’t be there cause I’m hospitalized.” Cardi B deleted the tweets shortly after concluding her rant. The venom with which she spoke about Offset will not be forgotten by fans, however. The same is likely true for Offset.

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Elon Musk Dubs Eminem A “Diddy Party Participant” In Scathing Tweet

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Eminem’s politics were on full display October 22. The rapper took the stage during Kamala Harris’ campaign rally in Detroit. He not only voiced support for Harris, but he introduced former President Barack Obama as well. The introduction plans were revealed shortly before the campaign rally took place, and this did not sit well with Elon Musk, evidently. The Twitter owner decided to take aim at Eminem by making a very bold claim about the rapper.

Elon Musk did not imply that Eminem was a close associate of Diddy, or attended Diddy’s “freak off” parties. He flat out stated out. He commented on a screenshot of the TMZ article confirming Eminem’s plans, and wrote: “Another Diddy party participant.” The comment did very little, however, since there’s absolutely nothing to link Eminem to Diddy or the mogul’s alleged crimes. In fact, Em has been one of Diddy’s most vocal critics for decades. The rapper has dissed the Bad Boy founder several times on record. He did so most famously on the 2018 MGK diss “Killshot.” “Kells, the day you put out a hit is the day Diddy admits that he put the hit out that got Pac killed,” Eminem rapped.

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Eminem Has Repeatedly Dissed Diddy Over The Years

There are no major public examples of Eminem and Diddy being close. In fact, one of Eminem’s closest friends, 50 Cent, has been the loudest Diddy critic dating back to the 2000s. Em and 50 continue to be close friends, and the latter even commented on Em’s newfound status as a grandfather. Elon Musk, on the other hand, has a more complicated history with Diddy. The Tesla titan has gone on record to state that he is close friends with Diddy. “I don’t know if you know this, but Puff is an investor in Twitter,” Musk was quoted as saying in the book Character Limit. “You know, he’s a good friend of mine. We text a lot.”

Elon Musk’s Twitter diss is far cry from his Eminem fandom in 2022. The controversial figure quoted Em when he was trying to take back control of his Twitter account from the SEC. Musk’s court filings alluded to Eminem’s “Without Me” song, and paraphrased it to read: “The [SEC] won’t let me be or let me be me so let me see…” Times have obviously changed.

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DJ Akademiks Drags Kendrick Lamar For Talking To Non-Hip Hop Publications

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Kendrick Lamar has spoken. The rapper came of hiding to speak with SZA for a profile with Harper’s Bazaar. The profile shed light on Lamar’s feelings towards his recent feud with Drake, as well as his plans for the future. It was well-received by fans, who appreciated the camaraderie between Lamar and SZA, as well as some of the rapper’s observations about life. One person who did not appreciate the interview, however, was DJ Akademiks. The hip hop personality took Lamar to task during his October 22 stream. His reasoning? He believed Lamar was being a hypocrite.

DJ Akademiks did not mince words when it came to his feelings about K. Dot. He feels the rapper has tricked fans into thinking he’s an advocate for the culture. While, at the same time, granting interview to publications outside of the culture. “A guy who claims he’s standing on morals and principles, but every time we see his actions, it seems like it’s not the truth,” Ak asserted. “A guy who says he’s only for the culture, but as soon as he gets an opportunity to go get on a platform that’s non-cultural, he runs to it.”

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DJ Akademiks Claims K. Dot ‘Used’ Hip Hop Culture

The hip hop personality also pointed to Kendrick Lamar’s hypocrisy with regards to Colin Kaepernick. He noted that Dot stood with the former NFL star, only to turn around accept the headlining gig for the next Super Bowl Halftime Show. “He’s playing with y’all,” DJ Akademiks insisted. Ak even took it a step further by pointing out that Lamar labeled Drake a colonizer during their feud. Despite the fact that Drake has, in Ak’s opinion, made more of an effort to connect with hip hop personalities. “At least Drake tried to tap in with me, Kai [Cenat]…”

DJ Akademiks proceeded to get more worked up as the stream continued. He pointed to hip hop media figures like DJHed and Elliott Wilson, and the fact that they championed Lamar throughout the feud. Yet, when it came time to give an interview, Lamar chose to go with Harper’s Bazaar. “I told y’all this before,” Ak stated. “Kendrick used the culture, gained the Infinity Stones. And he’s still talking that Mr. Morale sh*t.” DJ Akademiks, despite being a Drake supporter, claimed that Lamar has more power than Drizzy at this point. This is partially where his frustration stems from. He feels like Dot has turned his back on hip hop now that he’s proven victorious.

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Coi Leray Accuses 1801 Records Co-Founder Billy J Of Sabotaging Her Career In Furious Rant

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From the outside looking in, Coi Leray is someone that doesn’t appreciate others who leech off of her success. She’s proven that when it comes to her father Benzino, who seems to not be in her life at the moment. However, the rapping/singing hybrid is now having to cut ties with someone else that has connections to the music industry. He goes by Billy J and he is the co-founder of the now non-existent 1801 Records. According to their Instagram page, it seems the company met its demise in early 2022. Nevertheless, one of its creators has apparently been pestering Coi for years trying to “to take from me for the past 5 years.”

In her Instagram rant, she says she will be going on an Instagram Live later today to expose Billy J for who is and what he’s done. “Okay so I will be going live today to explain how this guy has been trying to take over my life and ruin my career. There’s nothing in this life I want more than this guy right here to leave me alone. He has done NOTHING for my career,” Coi begins. Her gripe with Billy is that when she signed her deal with them when she was 21, she claims that “their lawyer that didn’t read me the correct terms.”

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She tells her fans and Billy to “stay tuned I will be telling everything.” Kmacklive, who also had affiliation with the company, is one of the only people Coi says has been good to her and has been willing to move on “peacefully.” Before signing off, she slanders Billy once more, saying, “KMACK DOESNT EVEN WORK WITH 1801 anymore and wants nothing to do with Billy J, the only person making this s*** hard is Billy J it’s crazy how sick people can be.” Another artist who claims to have been on 1801 with Coi says that she’s had similar problems as seen above.

What are your thoughts on Coi Leray wanting publicly expose Billy J for trying to sabotage her career? Do you think she will win this battle, and could this escalate into court? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Coi Leray. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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