Slim Thug has got a lot to say. The rapper goes viral every few months for giving his two cents on a controversy. He’s spoke on everything from Megan Thee Stallion to the notion that he’s made more than any other rapper off mixtapes. Slim Thug’s latest topic of discussion, though, is his most grave yet. He addressed the rape allegations that have been made against JAY-Z on Sunday. Hov was accused of assaulting a teenage girl alongside Diddy at a 2000 VMAs after party. Thug doesn’t buy it, though.
Slim Thug took to Instagram Live to air out his thoughts on the situation. Simply put, he doesn’t think JAY-Z is guilty. “JAY-Z is not guilty,” he asserted. “I don’t believe that sh*t.” Slim Thug then broadened the topic, and addressed the reason he believes Hov and Diddy are being targeted. “We’ll continue to see motherf*ckers try to take down Black billionaires,” the rapper posited. “And everybody gonna cheer him on. For allegations. No criminal cases or none of that sh*t.” Thug then delved into his experiences with lawyers, and the ways in which they allegedly operate.
Slim Thug Says Jay-Z Is Not Guilty And Calls Out People Cheering For The Takedown Of Black Billionaires Over Allegations Without Any Criminal Charges. pic.twitter.com/D34bE6y2KB
“I been telling y’all how them lawyers do,” Slim Thug noted. “They try and get money. Get motherf*ckers to settle cuse they know public opinion gon’ kill them anyway. Whether you innocent or not.” Thug feels that blogs and various media outlets make it so that an allegation is enough to cause damage to a public persona. “By the time the blogs get done,” he added. “Sheesh. That sh*t all fake anyway.” Slim Thug had a similar stance when Diddy was first accused of assault and sexual harassment. The rapper scolded the hip hop community for writing the Bad Boy mogul off after decades of impactful work.
The Houston rapper did change his tune on Diddy, though. Slim Thug took to social media shortly after the video of Diddy attacking Cassie surfaced online. He issued an apology to the R&B singer, and turned his ire toward Diddy. “I can’t stand behind this I’ll take this L,” he explained. “But I still will ride with my ppl until I see some sort of proof. I don’t believe in blogs or civil suits.” Slim Thug is standing by the latter half of his statement, and extending the same grace to JAY-Z. Innocent until proven guilty.
JAY-Z’s rape allegations have turned the hip hop world on its head. The emcee has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenager with Diddy two decades ago. JAY-Z has denied these allegations in the form of a written statement. There are two NYC artists, however, who will remain in his corner. Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda were interviewed by TMZ as they exited an airport. The veterans felt that Hov was being set up. He went as far as to theorize that Diddy was the man behind it all.
Uncle Murda was the most forthright in terms of his stance. “I think Diddy paid somebody to say that sh*t about JAY,” he posited. “To get the heat off of hisself. Diddy looking bad out here.” The Brooklyn icon went on to suggest that Diddy would do whatever he could to improve his current situation. “Gotta watch Diddy,” Uncle Murda added. “He going through a lot right now.” Tony Yayo was similarly hesitant to believe the JAY-Z allegations. “It sound like a money grab with that one,” he noted. “Somebody send you a letter, and then you gotta send your lawyers? Sound like extortion.”
Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda urged the TMZ reporter to spread their takes with the rest of the world. The reporter asked whether they agreed with JAY-Z’s decision to fight the allegations publicly. This bold decision drew support from the likes of Tony Yayo and Murda. “F*ck that,” the rapper explained. “You gotta fight that.” Murda also voiced his support. He doubled down on his Diddy conspiracy theory. “That’s Puff trying to set him up,” he concluded.
Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda are uniquely qualified to speak on JAY-Z. The former was running in circles similar to Hov in the 2000s, while the latter was signed to Roc-A-Fella Records alongside Hov for several years. Not every peer of JAY-Z’s has been as supportive, though. Tony Yayo and Murda’s former boss, 50 Cent, had a much more flippant response to Hov’s allegations. He sarcastically inquired about JAY-Z’s involvement in the Super Bowl, while claiming he was “asking for a friend.” Leave it to 50 to troll no matter the circumstances.
JAY-Z is the latest rapper to be hit with harrowing allegations. The Brooklyn hitmaker was was accused of sexually assaulting a minor alongside Diddy in 2000. The minor in question was alleged to be 13 years old, and the assault was alleged to have taken place at a VMAs after party. JAY-Z’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, has already issued a statement denying these claims. Of course, the story has spread like wildfire online, with many debating the legitimacy of the suit. It was the Instagram activity of JAY-Z’s mother in law, Tina Knowles, however, that had fans stumped.
Tina Knowles liked a post detailing the allegations against JAY-Z on the social media platform. Fans were shocked to see a member of the rapper’s own family seemingly condoning the lawsuit. This led many to question whether Knowles has any knowledge of her son-in-law’s past. It did not take long, however, for Tina Knowles to make a statement. Beyonce’s mother took to Instagram to explain that her account had been hacked. She insisted that she did not condone or like the post about JAY-Z legal troubles, and said she would never do anything of the sort against her own family.
“I was Hacked,” Tina Knowles asserted. “As you all know I do not play about my family. So if you see something uncharacteristic of me. Just know that it is not me!” The celebrity mother added some more thoughts in the caption of her explanatory post. She urged fans to “stop playing with me!!!!” and quoted the Bible, to emphasize the severity of her words. “No weapon formed against my family shall prosper,” she concluded. Tina Knowles has gone out of her way to avoid discussing the personal lives of both her daughter and JAY-Z.
She has, however, been supportive of Hov whenever she does speak on him. She assured TMZ that the relationship between the rapper and her daughter was nearly “perfect” in 2023. During a 2022 chat with Gayle King, Tina Knowles recalled feeling protective of the Brooklyn icon. She claimed a white women referred to Hov as a “gangster rapper” instead of a CEO. “She didn’t think of him as a CEO, or even a talented celebrity that was a great businessman,” Knowles noted. Based on her recent comments, she still feels protective.
Jay-Z and his lawyer, Alex Spiro, are filing a new motion in regard to the rape allegation against him. According to TMZ, the latter sent it in Monday morning to a judge asking this Jane Doe to reveal her true identity moving forward. “Fair is fair. It is not consistent with justice, fairness, or the rules governing federal proceedings for the Plaintiff and her counsel to smear [Jay-Z]’s good name,” Spiro writes in the documents.
Additionally, the motion goes on to say that the rapper and Roc Nation leader has always kept an “impeccable reputation.” Moreover, Spiro makes it clear that Jay-Z has never been accused of or partaken in any sort of sexual misconduct. As we and many others have reported already. The Blueprint MC is currently facing a civil suit from this woman who alleges he raped her, along with Diddy, back in 2000. She claims this harrowing act allegedly took place at an after-party following the MTV Music Video Awards from that year.
Jay-Z And His Lawyer Are Looking To Level The Playing Field
Feb 7, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Recording artist Jay-Z attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports via Imagn Images
Furthermore, the Jane Doe says she was just 13 at the time. There’s already been a lot of discourse about this bombshell news from fans online, as well as DJ Akademiks. He’s taken the major conspiracy angle, placing the blame for this particular instance at the feet of Kendrick Lamar. Drake also caught some flak, but most of his rant was targeted at the K. Dot. You can read his argument here.
Additionally, there’s already been a tense back-and-forth between Jay-Z and Tony Buzbee, the lawyer who filed the suit on behalf of the alleged victim. The former believes its complete and utter “blackmail” and that the Houston legal rep is essentially going about this all wrong. Jay feels that if this really did happen that Buzbee should be filing a “criminal complaint” instead. Buzbee then fired back with a statement on Twitter (X) saying that Jay-Z’s effort to “bully and harass me and this plaintiff” are not working and that he’s happy to be taking this court.
The sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z and Diddy took the pop culture landscape by storm on Sunday night (December 8), and it’s hard not to think about it when recent examples of celebrity conversations pop up. In a key example of this, Soulja Boy’s recent rant about how the powers that be allegedly target famous people feels eerily connected to this legal upheaval. Of course, these are all just allegations at the end of the day. Still, context and cultural atmosphere inform a lot of Soulja’s statements, whether viewed through the lens of Black art or commercial exploitation as a whole.
“When you in this industry, bro, you got to stand on business,” Soulja Boy’s rant began, which is one of a few recent comments on legal hip-hop fare. “They gon’ lie on your name, n***a. They gon’ try to take you down, n***a, they don’t want to see us winning, they don’t want to see us having this money. When you in this rap industry, when you a celebrity, you a target, n***a. Know what I’m saying? But I love all my fans, I do this s**t for my fans, though, I don’t give a f**k. I’ve been standing on business, I already know. Me becoming famous, I already knew I was sacrificing the regular life. I already knew what time it was. You feel me?”
However, Soulja Boy has some legal trouble of his own to deal with, as a sexual abuse lawsuit against him will reportedly move forward. His former personal assistant and ex girlfriend’s suit will see its day in court following a judge’s decision. For those unaware, the rapper’s legal team sought to dismiss the filing, which includes allegations of sexual abuse, gender violence, hostile work environment, and negligence.
Meanwhile, the hip-hop world continues to react to the Jay-Z and Diddy situation with even stronger or harsher words than what Soulja Boy relayed. In this period of strife and confusion, it’s always important to keep our eye on legal updates and the laws that will provide true accountability and justice… On occasion. We’ll see how else this scandal will develop.
The Diddy scandal dominated 2024 thanks to his federal case for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering and the mountain of civil lawsuits against him for other alleged crimes. Tony Buzbee is the attorney who has filed many of these civil complaints, and his amendment to a previous case shocked the hip-hop world on Sunday night (December 8). An anonymous alleged victim is suing Sean Combs and Jay-Z for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 13 years old at a VMAs after party back in 2000. The Bad Boy mogul’s lawyers have responded to this move, defending his Roc-A-Fella counterpart.
“This amended complaint and the recent extortion lawsuit against Mr. Buzbee exposes his barrage of lawsuits against Mr. Combs for what they are,” Diddy’s legal team stated to TMZ concerning the Jay-Z allegations. “Shameless publicity stunts.” For those unaware, this lawsuit initially emerged in October and only involved Puffy, but this new amendment roped Hov into it. In fact, he allegedly sued Buzbee for extortion weeks before this new sexual assault lawsuit went public. As you can see, it’s all a very complicated and unclear battle with heavy implications behind it.
Jay-Z’s response to this sexual assault lawsuit scathingly blasted this move as a cheap ploy for a quick settlement. “These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one,” he stated. “Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree? These alleged victims would deserve real justice if that were the case. This lawyer, who I have done a bit of research on, seems to have a pattern of these type of theatrics! I have no idea how you have come to be such a deplorable human Mr. Buzbee, but I promise you I have seen your kind many times over.”
Meanwhile, as for Tony Buzbee, his response to Jay-Z and Diddy’s pushback remains firmly in support of the alleged victims he’s representing. It’s all a very delicate matter, and one which we definitely haven’t heard the end of. We’ll see what 2025 brings…
Jay-Z is currently dealing with a shocking allegation. Multiple reports say that it was a re-filed lawsuit that initially only included Diddy back in October. A Jane Doe is now alleging that she was raped by both of the hip-hop moguls back in 2000 when she was just 13. She claims this act took place at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party. Jay-Z is in a state of shock, confusion, and disgust by the accusation, labeling it as “blackmail.” However, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the lengthy statement that’s been making the rounds.
Tony Buzbee, the Houston lawyer representing well over 100 alleged victims in the Diddy case, was the one who filed the civil lawsuit. Jay-Z made sure to take aim at him as well, and he didn’t hold back. He calls him a “fraud” and that he should instead be file a “criminal complaint” because “these allegations are so heinous in nature.” He later adds, “I have no idea how you have become such a deplorable human Mr. Buzbee, but I promise you I have seen your kind many times over… You claim to be a marine?! Marines are known for their valor, you have neither honor no dignity.”
The fiery response from Hov didn’t take long to make its way to Buzbee’s camp, though. The controversial lawyer has recently clapped right back with a response of his own. The Neighborhood Talk reshared his tweet and it goes, “Regarding the Jay Z case and his efforts to silence my clients: Mr. Carter previously denied being the one who sued me and my firm. He filed his frivolous cased under a pseudonym. What he fails to say in his recent statement is my firm sent his lawyer a demand letter on behalf of an alleged victim and that victim never demanded a penny from him.”
Buzbee then continues, “Instead she only sought a confidential mediation. Since I sent the letter on her behalf, Mr. Carter has not only sued me, but he has tried to bully and harass me and this plaintiff. His conduct has had the opposite impact. She is emboldened. I’m very proud of her resolve.” Overall, he sounds more than confident in his argument against Jay-Z as he concludes by saying, “As far as the allegations in the complaint filed, we will let the filing speak for itself and will litigate the facts in court, not in the media.”
The lawsuit against both Jay-Z and Diddy for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old took the hip-hop world by storm on Sunday night (December 8). Hov himself responded with a scathing takedown of prosecutor Tony Buzbee, and allegedly sued Buzbee for extortion weeks before the sexual assault lawsuit went public. Now, Foxy Brown seems to have responded to these allegations via a couple of Instagram Story posts that read “WAIT” and “WOW.” For those unaware, she previously denied rumors of an underage relationship with the Roc-A-Fella boss, which is one of many salacious yet completely unconfirmed narratives about Jay and even Beyoncé.
“In icon business!” Foxy Brown wrote back in October concerning the previous Jay-Z allegations. “Miss me wit tha fake news[.] NDA? Ain’t a MF alive that could stop my story. NDA on my s**t gon run 100 mil.” “Stop playin’ wit me name dyin’ for a comment!” she added in follow-up posts. “Can’t spin me with the sucker s**t to take Hov down. Betta ask ‘bout tha cloth I’m cut from […] Y’all want me to be anti-Hov so bad.”
As for Jay-Z’s response to the sexual assault lawsuit, it’s a pretty heavy one. “My lawyer received a blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee,” he stated. “What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle. No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion. […] My only heartbreak is for my family. My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people.”
Meanwhile, Foxy Brown previously (and allegedly) responded to Diddy’s arrest in similarly surprised fashion, but she didn’t really indicate any thought or comment beyond that. We’ll see what else comes of this Jay-Z lawsuit and whether or not he will actually fight this out in court.
Jay-Z faced a troubling accusation over the weekend: A recently filed civil lawsuit accuses the rapper of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000, alongside Diddy. Now, though, Jay is pushing back.
In a statement issued by Jay and Roc Nation yesterday (December 8), Jay starts, “My lawyer received a blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee. What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle. No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion. So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!”
Jay goes on to confidently refute the claims made in the suit, so read the full statement below.
“My lawyer received a blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee. What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle.
No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion. So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!
These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree?
These alleged victims would deserve real justice if that were the case.
This lawyer, who I have done a bit of research on, seems to have a pattern of these type of theatrics!
I have no idea how you have come to be such a deplorable human Mr. Buzbee, but I promise you I have seen your kind many times over. I’m more than prepared to deal with your type. You claim to be a marine?! Marines are known for their valor, you have neither honor nor dignity.
My only heartbreak is for my family. My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people. I mourn yet another loss of innocence. Children should not have to endure such at their young age. It is unfair to have to try to understand inexplicable degrees of malice meant to destroy families and human spirit.
My heart and support goes out to true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.
You have made a terrible error in judgement thinking that all ‘celebrities’ are the same. I’m not from your world. I’m a young man who made it out of the project of Brooklyn. We don’t play these types of games.
We have very strict codes and honor. We protect children, you seem to exploit people for personal gain. Only your network of conspiracy theorists, fake physics, will believe the idiotic claims you have levied against me that, if not for the seriousness surrounding harm to kids, would be laughable.
I look forward to showing you just how different I am.”
Kevin Durant has been one of the best players in the NBA basically since he arrived in the league in 2008, but due to his overlap with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry, he hasn’t ever really gotten to carry the title of being the face of the league. For that reason, Durant isn’t quite as ubiquitous a figure when it comes to references in music and pop culture as the others, despite his immense talent and the way he changed the game.
That said, there was a period of time when Durant had a claim to being the best basketball player on the planet. That stretch from 2012-2019 saw him get name-dropped pretty frequently in rap lyrics, particularly after he joined the Warriors budding dynasty in 2016. Here, we’ll look at a dozen of the biggest tracks that reference Durant (most frequently as KD, as that’s much easier to rhyme).
“Pop That” — French Montana ft. Rick Ross, Drake, and Lil Wayne (2012)
Gettin cheddar packs like K.D., OKC that’s player s**t
Drake is always good for a few sports references on a song, and in his feature on the 2012 smash hit “Pop That” he shouts out KD while he was on the Thunder.
“Crown” — Jay-Z ft. Travis Scott (2013)
Scott Boras, you over baby/Robinson Cano, you coming with me/These n****s like rotary phones/It’s a new day, hit up KD
After launching his own sports agency in 2013, Jay-Z boasted about his growing client list on “Crown” (taking a shot at baseball superagent Scott Boras along the way), highlighting how Roc Nation Sports had already landed Robinson Cano and Kevin Durant (KD would leave Roc Nation in 2019).
“F**k KD” — Lil B (2014)
F**k Kevin Durant/F**k Kevin Durant/F**k Kevin Durant/F**k Kevin Durant
That is the entire chorus for this song, which has a lengthy backstory. After Durant tweeted about not liking Lil B’s music, TheBasedGod placed a curse on KD in 2011 and even dropped a whole diss track on the then-Thunder star in 2014. For awhile, there was compelling evidence that the curse was working as Durant and the Thunder couldn’t get over the hump to win a title, with KD ultimately breaking through after joining the Warriors — which is, ironically, Lil B’s favorite team.
“White Iverson” — Post Malone (2015)
Double OT like I’m KD, smokin’ OG
Post Malone had a ton of hoops references on his breakout hit (before his pivot to pop and, most recently, pivot to country), including this KD line — also, if this came out in 2019, this could’ve worked for a double-entendre about OG Anunoby.
“Good Drank” — 2 Chainz ft. Quavo and Gucci Mane (2016)
Oh, you in a slump/I’m headed to Oakland like Kevin Durant/What is your point?/Square with the stamp, for Kevin Durant
One of Gucci’s first features after his release from prison, the Atlanta rapper doubles up on his Durant references, both to Durant’s move to the Warriors and as a fill in for the number 35.
“Draco” — Future (2017)
35 b**ches at the St. Reg/Fall back shoot it like KD/Back in the kitchen with the Curry
This song is Future at the height of his powers, deftly pulling together Durant’s number 35 into a line about his fadeaway jumper and continues it with a nod to Durant’s then-Warriors teammate Stephen Curry.
“Save Me” — Meek Mill (2017)
I see n****s switchin’ sides like they KD/I can’t let it kill my vibe ’cause I’m too wavy
Durant’s move from the Thunder to the Warriors made him the poster boy for bailing on your team and switching sides, as Meek Mill references in this 2017 song.
“Ganja Burn” — Nicki Minaj (2018)
Still every team’s number one pick in the draft/You could bring anybody, weatherman, pick a day/I’m Kobe, KD, Kyrie, pick a K
Nicki Minaj uses this line about KD (along with Kobe Bryant and Kyrie Irving) to hammer home her place as the best woman in the rap game, which doubles as a reference to a famous Jay-Z line about a few guys named Mike.
“My Name Is” — Cordae (2018)
The best thing from PG since Kevin Durant
In Cordae’s first single, rapping over the beat from Eminem’s iconic “My Name Is”, he shouts out his fellow Prince George County native.
“Gold Roses” — Rick Ross ft. Drake (2019)
All smiles, Kevin Durant trials/Had to blow it on the court, I must have blew a milli’/I’m walkin’ on all charges, that’s my new Achilles
Drake references Durant and his torn Achilles in the 2019 Finals (suffered against Drake’s beloved Raptors) in this track with Rick Ross that released a month after the fact.
“Burner” — Lil Wayne (2020)
I keep a burner like Kevin Durant/I keep a burner like Kevin Durant
Lil Wayne might be the king of sports references in tracks, and in this 2020 song, he makes note of Durant’s infamous Twitter burner accounts in the chorus.
“go crazy” — Gunna (2023)
I been talking to my accountant a lot, tryna make what I got stack tall like KD
For decades, rappers have been comparing their stacks to the height of NBA big men — Shaq and Yao Ming are the gold standards for this in rap — but in this 2023 track Gunna uses KD. That’s a good choice, because KD is tall as hell, but it’s also a bit funny because Durant has been fighting the visual evidence that he’s actually a 7-footer his whole career, as he didn’t want to be a big man when he came into the league.
I’ll take this L,” he explained. “But I still will ride with my ppl until I see some sort of proof. I don’t believe in blogs or civil suits.” Slim Thug is standing by the latter half of his statement, and extending the same grace to JAY-Z. Innocent until proven guilty.
