Jon B is not an S-tier R&B singer, but he's got classic songs. So many classics, in fact, that he's become a popular source for samples. A little Jon B goes a long way in giving a song a retro, 90s feel. Gunna and Chloe Bailey were going for this precise feel on their 2022 collab, "You & Me." Unfortunately, they didn't clear the sample of Jon B's "They Don't Know" that plays throughout the song. Jon B was not pleased when he found out, and he let it be known how much he hated the new song during a recent interview with Can We Talk RNB.
The R&B singer went on the podcast shortly after the Gunna and Chloe Bailey single dropped. He did not mince words when asked what he thought of the sample. Jon B said he "couldn't stand" what the artists had done to his original composition. He dubbed their version of "They Don't Know" as "ratchet," and he lamented that "You & Me" ever saw the light of day. "My lane is my lane... I earned that," Jon B explained. "Just like, if you made a hit, in your area... I'm not just gonna come into your area and take your joint and make it mine. And then not pay you." Damn, tell us how you really feel, Jon.
The criticisms didn't stop there. The singer accused Gunna of failing to clear the sample, which could result in legal action. "They never got my rights to do the record," he asserted." Jon B is obviously not a fan of the Gunna and Chloe Bailey collab. That said, he understands that music is subjective. He told Can We Talk RNB he was more bothered by the lack professionalism with regards to clearances. "Gunna we got to holler about that," he stated. "That’s some business sh*t we got to handle."
Jon also had some strong words for his blue-eyed successor, Justin Timberlake. During the podcast appearance, the singer laid into Timberlake's latest single, "No Angels." He was somehow even more brutal with JT than Gunna or Chloe Bailey. "That new single is trash," he plainly stated. "I’m not feeling his music at all anymore. And the video is even more trash." One of the few people Jon B has has nice words for, ironically, is everybody's enemy in 2024: Drake. The 6 God sampled Jon B on his 2011 opus Take Care, and the latter gave love in return. "One of the most humble ppl I've met in the industry," he wrote on Facebook in 2012. "It's nice to know the respect is mutual. Big up Drake."
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Doechii may be getting a lot of flack from haters these days, but it surely feels less significant amid a lot more love, development, and pressure from everyone else. One aspect of her skyrocketing career that many listeners are curious about is how she will "fit in" with other femcees, which is a bit of a dismissive notion boxing all female rappers into the same box. Nevertheless, at least the Tampa native has another superstar in her corner. During a recent livestream with fans, Megan Thee Stallion revealed that a collaboration with her is one of the things she wants to manifest the most for her next project.
"I see Doechii, b***h, I love Doechii," Megan Thee Stallion remarked of the ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL creative. "I do want to do a song with Doechii. That is on my album wishlist. But I really have no song right now. "I feel like Doechii is the kind of person that you’d have to be in the studio to make a song with. I would like to hear a beat that she would like to rap over. Also, challenging myself to rap over beats I would not normally rap over, without losing myself."
Given that they have skill sets and interests in common – plus their track record of other female collabs – these two might spark magic in the studio together. This joins other developments that bode well for Meg's next album. Plies, for example, recently, dropped his copyright lawsuit against Megan Thee Stallion over her "Wanna Be" collab with GloRilla and Cardi B that sampled Soulja Boy. Hopefully that experience prevents more sample clearance misunderstandings in the future.
Meanwhile, Doechii will definitely drop a new album later in 2025, which will be her studio debut. Her previous mixtape won Best Rap Album at the Grammys this year, so who knows what a big debut will yield? It's also a good opportunity for Megan Thee Stallion to hop on, although this hypothetical collab would likely feel welcome on either femcee's records. In any case, we're keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that any link-up lives up to its potential.
