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Boosie Badazz has been called out by the father of one of YNW Melly‘s alleged victims over his support of the embattled rapper.
Melly’s double murder trial got underway in Broward County, Florida this week, with Boosie among those attending the high-profile court proceedings.
The father of YNW Juvy (real name Christopher Thomas Jr.) — one of two people YNW Melly is accused of killing in October 2018 — posted a video calling out those showing support for Melly.
He mentioned Boosie Badazz directly, telling him to “go back to your hometown” and reassess his priorities.
“Man, everybody that’s saying free Melly,” he said before flashing a middle finger to the camera. “That’s to you and your mama and your daddy and everybody that look like you. And that’s me, I said it.
“Y’all are bitches, man. Boosie down there supporting Melly — he flaw as fuck for that. He don’t even know that n-gga Melly. He talking ’bout, ‘I want Melly free ’cause that n-gga bought me snacks and a magazine at the airport.’ What?”
He continued: “Man, go to Marlo Mike’s trial, n-gga. Fuck you at this n-gga trial? Marlo Mike in that bitch fighting for his life, n-gga. You got that man staying up the road doing all that God damn time, but you in there for Melly.
“And got them n-ggas in Louisiana, Baton Rouge, fighting for their life. N-gga, you got your priorities fucked up, n-gga. Go back to your hometown, scary ass n-gga. Shit.”
Boosie Badazz has shared multiple posts about YNW Melly’s trial on Instagram this week. In a post after day two of the trial on Tuesday (June 13), he said it has inspired him to study law and consider becoming a defense attorney.
“#MellyTrial I’m not missing no more rap murder trials,” he wrote. “This shit is education no [cap] watching the defense n prosecution drop bars then looking at the jurors tryin to read them is crazy.
“I want to study law, I wanna try it, I think I can be a defense attorney or at least help some attorneys out. I’m motivated.”
YNW Melly was arrested and charged with two counts of premeditated murder in 2019 and faces life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or the death penalty if convicted.
Lizzo has made it clear that she never abandoned her album Love in Real Life.
The “Juice” artist recently responded to rumors that the project had been cancelled after fans expected it to arrive last year. Rather than putting out the album at the time, Lizzo instead released the mixtape My Face Hurts From Smiling in June.
During a new conversation with Billboard, the “Truth Hurts” singer explained that the album itself was never scrapped and is still the same body of work she plans to release on June 5 under its new title, B**ch.
“I think the biggest misconception about my album is that I shelved Love in Real Life when I didn't,” she said. “(B**ch) is technically the same album. I just changed the name. The music is the same.”
Lizzo shared that the main difference between the earlier version of the project and the upcoming release was taking away the original title track, which eventually led to the album being renamed.
“When you change the name of something, it changes its destiny,” the singer explained. “Like, when I went from Melissa to Lizzo, it changed my destiny.”
“When this album went from Love in Real Life to Bch, it changed the trajectory of its past,” she continued. “I do think that I feel like I can express myself the way that I want to express myself right now through Bch. I think Love in Real Life was really sombre and a little bit more introspective, and I think B**ch is a little bit more empowered and self actualised and bold.”
Before the newly titled album arrives, Lizzo has already released the singles B**ch and Don’t Make Me Love U.
The artist had previously spoken about stepping away from Love in Real Life during an earlier interview with Vulture, saying the project “just wasn't what I was feeling right now”.
She also mentioned that much of the album had originally been written back in 2022.
“By 2025, I've changed, the world has changed so much, and so much has happened,” she said. “I was like, ‘I need to do s**t differently, and I don't know what it is, but I'm going to just start following my instincts.’”
