JT really stirred up more rap beef in 2024. The City Girls emcee dropped her solo single "Okay," and fans have been trying to figure out who she's targeting. "She ate crab legs, now her whole tooth missing," she rapped. "Cheap a*s veneers, you stay talkin' sh*t." These lines are so specific that fans have been able to boil it down to two artists: Cardi B or Sukihana. The former hasn't commended on the JT song, but Sukihana got tired of people tagging her on Instagram. She hopped on social media to set the record straight between her and JT.
Sukihana started her post by acknowledging that she did, in fact, break her tooth eating crab legs. "We all know I done broke my teeth on some crab legs," she noted. It was the second part of JT's line that led to her dismissing the theory. "I don't talk sh*t about b*tches. I always show love," she explained. "Never hate on a b*tch, never called a b*tch name." Sukihana also pointed to the fact that she was just at JT's birthday party in December. "I was at JT birthday party, it was hugs and giggles, so I don't feel like she talking about me."
Sukihana did admit that was dealing with legal troubles with "Okay" dropped, so she may have missed some crucial details. The rapper was arrested for possession of ecstasy with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver and possession of codeine with intent to sell and manufacture on April 25. She was released a few days later on a $7,500 bond from Broward County. "I was locked up when the song came out, I come home, I look at my phone and everybody keep tagging me," she told her fans. "They tagging Cardi too, they said JT was trying to diss me or Cardi B in a song."
Sukihana maintains that everything is solid between her and JT. She went as far as to vouch for the character of the City Girls emcee. ""I don't take her as a girl that just start trouble with random people when she droppin' a song," she reasoned. She did, however, leave some room open for clarification. She asked JT to speak out on the "Okay" lyrics and set the record straight on who she's targeting. "They said it's trouble in paradise for her and Cardi," she added. "I just don't feel like me and you got no tea, so just let me know."
Ghostface Killah is a legend in any time period. He's dominated other artists for over three decades, and he's gone head-to-head with the likes of Biggie and Nas. Ghost's reputation is bulletproof (insert wallets joke here), which would probably intimidate any rapper who attempted to collaborate with him. Kendrick Lamar is the exception to the rule, apparently. Ghostface Killah talked about his 2022 song with Lamar, "Purple Hearts," and how impressed he was with the latter's work ethic. He was so impressed, in fact, that he upped his game.
Ghostface recounted the collab during a recent appearance on the Juan Epstein podcast. He was asked about the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar (because everybody is these days), and he redirected the convo to "Purple Hearts." The Wu-Tang rapper was "honored" to contribute to Lamar's double album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. "He put his call in and it was like, 'Yo, okay. This is one of them names,'" he recalled. "I ain’t take him lightly because his wordplay, his style, y’know what I mean? Now, I just gotta do what I feel."
Ghostface knew that he couldn't phone in a verse, however. He put down his bars for "Purple Hearts," then decided to write and record a second verse just in case. He wanted to make sure Lamar was happy with the final product, so he gave him multiple options. "[These young guys] can really, really rhyme," he explained. "That’s why when I did the record with Kendrick, it was like, 'Okay… I sat with it and was like — I sent him two verses. I sent him a 'just in case' one. Like, 'N**ga, if that don’t go, this one [will].'"
This isn't the first time Ghostface Killah has praised the Compton rapper. During a 2022 interview with Billboard, Ghost gave Kendrick Lamar his flowers and singled him out as one of the best of his generation along with J. Cole. "For a lot these [fans] in the younger generation, [their favorite], it’s either Kendrick or J. Cole," he noted. "I gave him his praises, and he boomeranged that sh*t back." This was well before the Big Three battle, but it's safe to assume Ghost's high opinion of Lamar is even higher now. The rapper's victory has even led to Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers re-entering the Billboard 200.
