Boosie Badazz recently got arrested for gun charges, and apparently a lot of people switched up on him as a result. Moreover, the Baton Rouge rapper recently took to Instagram to share some words addressing these haters and brushing them off. From what he expressed, it seems like this pushback only fuels and motivates his ambition to exceed these criticisms, and he thanked them for showing their true colors. Of course, this is far from the first or last time that the 40-year-old will be subjected to these criticisms. Regardless, he will take the challenge on with his head up, even if it means that he will lose some support along the way.
“SO MANY PEOPLE TRYING TO S**T ON ME SINCE I CAUGHT MY CASE!!” Boosie expressed on Instagram. Specifically, it’s a caption for a clip of him speaking on the subject in more detail, but let’s start with what he wrote. “BUIZNESS PARTNERS, FAMILY MEMBERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, ETC. I HOPE U DONT THINK YALL HURTING ME, CAUSE YOURE NOT, YOUR HELPING ME!! EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. I NEEDED TO SEE YALL TRUE COLORS. IM A SOULJA IM BUILT FOR THIS.”
“Man, people- I’ve just never seen so many people wishing on somebody downfall,” Boosie remarked in the video clip. “A lot of people trying to kick me down, or think I’m going down. And God don’t like that. If God gon’ put anything on somebody, it’s me. Like, you know, he know I can handle that. He ain’t gon’ put nothing on me I can’t handle. And I’ma take it in stride, man. I’ma make it out and triumph. You know, I’ma get through this, bro. I’ve been facing worse than this, man.”
Meanwhile, it seems like the Southern rap icon is also taking steps to work on himself, not just blasting others for their suggestions. Recently, he announced that he entered anger management sessions in order to “take accountability.” Hopefully that works out well for him and he can be the best version of himself in the future. For more news and the latest updates on Boosie Badazz, stay posted on HNHH.
BIA just took to TikTok and denied that she switched up on Cardi B, despite what many fans online believe. Apparently, discussion online fostered after BIA deleted all her tweets relating to Cardi before she went live with Nicki Minaj. For those of you unaware, the two female MCs have a long and storied beef going on. Moreover, the Massachusetts rapper gave her side of the story online and said that she hasn’t even met Cardi B in person. As such, she said it’s all love and that people took those signs too seriously.
“Keep it 100,” the “London” MC began. “Sweetie, I didn’t switch up on anybody because I don’t know Cardi in real life. I’ve never met Cardi, we’ve never had a conversation. Like, I don’t have no issues with her, it’s all love, but I don’t know her. Y’all do too much on this app, I don’t know her in real life. We don’t know each other [a friend added, “Shout out to her”]. We don’t know them. Ask me about somebody I know. Ask me about somebody I’ve met in real life, not online.”
Despite BIA’s words, many social media users still aren’t buying that tale, and kept bringing up the deleted tweets. Also, this becomes even murkier when you consider the other rap beefs that Nicki is involved in, and some threw out conspiracies that she’s turning rappers against each other. While she recently threw apparent subliminals at Megan Thee Stallion and Latto, a lot of the Internet conversation might just be trying to pit these artists against each other.
Meanwhile, BIA recently put out a single “SIXTEEN” ahead of her Rolling Loud L.A. performance. Of course, it’s still quite a banger, but it also contained some of her most emotionally vulnerable material yet. “Take me back to when I lost my job, I told ’em, ‘F**k you,’” she rapped. “I came from a place where there’s nobody to look up to / We weren’t broke together, tell me how the f**k I trust you? / I left mama house, bitch, I ain’t have nowhere to run to.” Time will tell whether these alleged beefs and conflicts will work her way into her material as well. Regardless, come back to HNHH for the latest news and updates on BIA and Cardi B.
Over the years, “YB Better” has become both a valid argument supporting NBA YoungBoy’s unwavering dominance and a go-to insult for internet trolls hoping to irritate his contemporaries. Rappers like Kodak Black and Polo G have even vocalized their frustrations with fans spamming “YB Better” under their posts. Nevertheless, that hasn’t stopped YoungBoy from getting in on the fun, too. In the lead-up to his Sincerely, Kentrell album in 2021, he commissioned several “YB Better” billboards across the United States.
Despite the annoying nature of his infamous tagline, YoungBoy Never Broke Again has repeatedly proven he’s better than his competition. With four Billboard 200 chart-toppers on his rapidly growing resume, he is easily one of his generation’s top commercial performers. On the contrary, YoungBoy also doesn’t even seem too concerned with the charts. Last year, the Baton Rouge native sporadically released eight projects, and his fans ate them up with ravenous excitement. Without a doubt, the 23-year-old rapper stayed on top of his game by rewarding his cult following with endless material. Still, dropping projects nonstop can be a death sentence, and the threat of listener fatigue undoubtedly loomed over the horizon.
Nevertheless, NBA YoungBoy stormed into 2023 by announcing his first new album of the year. Then, on Friday, January 6, he delivered I Rest My Case.
DALLAS, TX – MAY 03: YoungBoy Never Broke Again performs during JMBLYA at Fair Park on May 3, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
For his fifth album, YoungBoy made the brilliant creative decision to distinguish his new music from his prolific 2022 output. However, he did so by adopting a sound that’s alien to his discography yet all too familiar to rap fans. Shockingly, I Rest My Case heavily borrows from the alternative, hyper-digital, and punk-rap soundscape of Playboi Carti’s Whole Lotta Red. In fact, one could go as far as to argue that YoungBoy may even be trolling Carti’s once-polarizing style. The cover art features graphics that are practically synonymous with Carti’s fanbase, from bats and coffins to crosses and skulls. In addition to its nearly monochromatic artwork, some of the album’s track titles seem to address the connection to WLR. Obviously, “Red” is the most eye-catching song title, but “Bitch Yeah” also feels obnoxiously reminiscent of Mario Judah’s “Bih Yah.”
It’s almost like YoungBoy is trying to one-up Carti, who’s easily one of his biggest competitors, on his own turf. As a result, I Rest My Case begs an interesting question: Is YBtruly better than any artist he’s put against?
Although it’s a brave and ambitious effort from the Never Broke Again head honcho, I Rest My Case doesn’t yield the definitive answer its title alludes to.
On one hand, YoungBoy’s new album makes for an easy and entertaining listen. The excitement of hearing one of Hip-Hop’s most prominent young acts dive head-first into a new sonic direction pairs well with the comfort of returning to one of rap’s most thrilling new subgenres. In fact, there are several times throughout I Rest My Case where YoungBoy proves that he could excel in the space if he so chose to.
ATLANTA, GA – NOVEMBER 29: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Rapper NBA YoungBoy performs onstage during Lil Baby & Friends concert to promote the new release of Lil Baby’s new album “Street Gossip” at Coca-Cola Roxy on November 29, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
On tracks “Louie V,” “Just Like Me,” and “Not My Friend,” he sounds like he’s been doing this forever. In addition to those standout tracks, the skits (“Top Girls,” “Top Haters,” and “I Love YB”) bring IRMC all together.
Still, it would be a lofty statement to say he makes the best version of this style of music. While there are moments when one could entertain the thought of YoungBoy doing Carti better than Carti, they are fleeting. Furthermore, IRMC would largely benefit from a beefed-up presence of songs that feel more authentic to YB’s artistry. Few tracks — including “Double Cup” and “Same Thang” — feel like YoungBoy songs, which diminishes the album’s sense of identity.
Thus, the album’s strengths directly lead to its most glaring flaws. Love him or hate him, YoungBoy Never Broke Again has consistently been one of the most unique new acts. Without a doubt, many up-and-coming rappers have morphed into mini NBA YoungBoys due to the young rapper’s success and influence. Balanced against the originality of his past work, I Rest My Case feels like a step backward. Hip-Hop has progressed so far that albums like Whole Lotta Red and IRMC can thrive, but some things haven’t changed. For instance, biting still remains a cardinal sin in rap to this day. So while the idea of YoungBoy cosplaying as Carti sounds entertaining, the album feels antithetical to everything that YB has built for himself.
In conclusion, I Rest My Case is a solid and refreshing new offering from NBA YoungBoy, but it’s simply too derivative to stand on its own as a great album.
Now that you’ve read HNHH‘s review of I Rest My Case, we want to hear from you as well. Are you feeling the Baton Rouge native’s new sound? Does the originality, or lack thereof, affect your ability to enjoy his latest body of work? In the comment section below, let us know your thoughts and opinions on I Rest My Case.
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