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GloRilla has responded to the backlash she’s received on social media for throwing up gang signs in a photo with Fivio Foreign.
Big Glo was spotted outside hanging with the Brooklyn drill rapper over the weekend and posed for a photo with Fivio throwing up the controversial rakes sign with her hands.
The CMG rapper didn’t understand the significance of what she was doing while Fivio Foreign proudly reps his GDK ties.
“I thought he was telling me to throw up his gang I did not know what it meant until after we took da picture,” GloRilla replied on Facebook on Saturday (September 16).
Typically, those throwing up the rakes are members of the Black Disciples or Gangster Disciple Killers or just oppose those who are part of the Gangster Disciples.
The Neighborhood Talk reposted Glo’s remarks and Monica explained to avoid confusion that’s why she strictly flips the bird or peace sign depending on the day. “That’s why I don’t throw up sh*t but the middle finger we all clear on it’s meaning oh and the peace sign on good days,” Monica wrote.
Other fans hopped into the comments questioning how Glo didn’t understand what she was throwing up.
“Now when they let them GD’s in the doe while you performing don’t say nothing,” one person wrote, while another added: “How you so hood but didn’t know you was throwing down GD… girl you knew!”
One more chimed in claiming that Sexyy Red wouldn’t make that same mistake: “I thought glorilla was gangsta that’s why sexy redd is turnt up cuz she really bout that.”
While GloRilla has angered some, Plies wants the culture to protect the Memphis native at all costs following a recent romantic confession she made.
The “Bust It Baby, Pt. 2” rapper co-signed sexual claim made by Big Glo, which Plies clearly wants to see more of from women. “We Need To Protect Big Glo!!!! I Swea,” he wrote to Twitter in August.
The CMG rapper originally opened up about not wanting to hear about someone’s relationship issues but how she’s always down for a good time.
“I prolly ain’t da bitch to call & vent to about you problems but if you ever need some coochie baby I’m 1 call away STAMP DAT,” she wrote to social media.
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There’s a high probability that Jorja Smith has new music coming this summer. The British singer revealed plans for her What Are the Odds LP on Thursday (July 2), with the album set to arrive on Aug. 21 via FAMM.
Smith reunites with producer P2J — who served as a primary collaborator on her 2023 album Falling or Flying — for the entirety of the project. J Money and P2J will continue to build on the inventive U.K. garage sound Smith has been exploring, alongside a mix of grime and house.
“This album came together really naturally. There was never a big plan; it was just me making music that felt right in the moment,” Smith tells Billboard. “Working with P2J, we started experimenting with different sounds, pulling from U.K. garage, grime and house (funky house, Afro house) and it all grew from there.”
She continues: “The music feels uplifting, but the lyrics can be a bit sad at times. They’re about growing up, love, loss, friendships and figuring things out as I go. I trusted my instincts with this one, and I think you can hear that throughout the record.”
Smith kicked off the album’s rollout in May with the self-assuring “What’s Done Is Done,” and it continues on Thursday (July 2) with a second single, “Alive,” which finds the R&B singer joining forces with Afrobeats pioneer WizKid. The duo basks in the love-drunk euphoria of the honeymoon phase of a bubbling relationship and heads to Paris for the visual.
“Making this with P2J and WizKid felt really easy,” Smith adds of the collab. “We wrote and recorded it together in London. I think we captured that feeling when you’re at the beginning of something with someone and everything feels exciting. I’ve always loved WizKid’s music and the way he’s opened so many doors for Afrobeats around the world, so it feels really special and a big honor to have a song with him.”
What Are the Odds serves as Jorja Smith’s third studio album and contains 12 tracks. Outside of WizKid, the only other feature comes from grime artist Devlin.
When the project lands on Aug. 21, Smith will hit the stage later that night at London’s All Points East, as she’ll be co-headlining the Victoria Park show with Tems. 2026 has already been a busy year for J Money, who served as a musical guest on the debut season of Saturday Night Live UK in April.
The 29-year-old also collaborated with Mobb Deep’s Havoc for a remix of her “Blue Lights” classic and lent “Price of It All” to Amazon MGM Studios’ Bait soundtrack.
Find the What Are the Odds cover art and tracklist below.
What Are the Odds tracklist:
