Bhad Bhabie's credibility as a musician has never been higher. The social media presence blow fans away when she dropped the diss song "Ms. Whitman" against Alabama Barker. Not only because the rhymes were solid, but because she teased a remix with Kanye West. Fans were baffled by how Bhad Bhabie managed to get a look from Ye. Well, the rapper hopped on a DDG stream Tuesday and noted that it the verse fans heard was not intended for release.
Bhad Bhabie told DDG that the AI verse was actually not her idea. Rather, she placed the blame on her team. She alleged the plan was to get a real West verse, and AI was simply used to simulate what said verse would sound. "They made an AI version of how it would sound, him on it," she explained. "Then someone on my team went live in the middle of the night and played the AI verse." The rapper felt the need to explain what happened after the backlash from the AI verse. Kanye West even took to IG in an effort to clarify his role (or lack thereof) in the song.
West made it crystal clear, via IG, that he's not involved in either side of the Bhabie and Alabama Barker feud. He also told the fans to ignore any verses that appear online without his approval. "I just talked to Travis Barker," the rapper asserted. "I'm not cool with being put in the middle of all this. Any verse, going viral, using my voice and all that, it's like: I didn't do it." Kanye West did, however, clear the sample for his song "Carnival" on Bhad Bhabie's diss. And the rapper credits West's wife, Bianca Censori, with getting it approved so quickly.
"I reached out to Bianca," Bhad Bhabie explained. "I sent it to her and she was like, 'That's fire.'" The rapper claimed that Censori asked for 24 hours to see what could be done about getting the sample cleared. Then, ten minutes later, she had an answer. "Ten minutes later she texted me like 'cleared it,'" Bhabie recalled. Kanye West previously addressed the confusion surrounding the "Ms. Whitman" diss. He confirmed that he cleared the sample because other artists have given him such a hard time clearing samples in the past.
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso honored Shyne with a key to the city during a ceremony held at the East Flatbush Young Men’s Mentorship Expo on Saturday. The recognition highlighted both his influence in hip hop and his contributions as a public figure and advocate. Reynoso also declared April 25, 2026 as “Shyne Day” in Brooklyn.
“Shyne embodies what is possible when a community believes in its young people, and the magic that can happen when young people are given the resources they need to thrive. East Flatbush raised Shyne, and it only made sense to present him with the Key to Brooklyn as we team up to deliver hope and opportunity to dozens of young men today,” Reynoso said at the event, as caught by BK Reader.
Shyne also addressed the crowd. “This is the community that raised me, and it’s important for me to pass that love forward,” he said. “There couldn’t be a better way to celebrate this milestone than coming back home and pouring into the next generation.” He also revealed that everyone in attendance would receive complimentary tickets to his 25th anniversary concert on May 2 at the Kings Theatre.
The show will mark 25 years since the release of his self titled debut studio album, which arrived on September 26, 2000. Even while Shyne was incarcerated at the time, the project debuted and reached number five on the Billboard 200 chart. It moved close to 160,000 units in its opening week.
Earlier this week, Shyne posted a video of himself standing outside the Kings Theatre on Instagram while promoting the upcoming performance. "Can’t wait to see you this Saturday, May 2 @kingsbklyn as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Shyne Album…..the celebration will continue @crownhilltheatre where I will meet, take pictures and party with you, my loyal supporters, who’ve made Shyne a Rap Legend," he captioned the post. Fans filled the comments with fire emojis in response.
