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DDG recently had to address some beef rumors concerning an interaction with Young Thug, but there is no such obfuscation when it comes to his animosity towards Waka Flocka Flame. What's most ironic about the situation is that Waka probably didn't know what he walked into.
As seen in The Neighborhood Talk's Instagram post below and in coverage from AkademiksTV on Twitter, the Michigan rapper called out the Atlanta-based MC for his comment under DDG's recent IG post. "wtf you doing lil bra," Waka Flocka Flame wrote.
Halle Bailey's ex partner responded to this dig during his livestream, remarking on how Waka Flocka had apparently commented other negative things on his IG about men employing more feminine fashion choices. Also, DDG called him out for trying to be nice and cool with him in person despite his attacks, and made various other comments telling him to back off.
In response, the "No Hands" spitter seemed to post an Instagram shot of his own. However, if this really was a response to DDG, he revealed he will simply let his comments slide. "Me... really me... Waka Flocka Flame.... Ima ignore it [100 emoji]," he captioned a picture of his confused face.
It seems like the 38-year-old didn't expect DDG to take his comments so seriously. He's probably used to more overt backlash and instigation, as Waka Flocka Flame's political views have landed him in hot water in the past.
As for his new and unexpected beef opponent, DDG is struggling to be a father online. He called out Internet users who accused him of using his son for clout, and has had to balance social media uproar around his coparenting relationship with Halle Bailey with not just defending his former partner, but also making his own grievances clear in respectful ways. It's not as easy as one may think...
Still, there is hope for these two to let bygones be bygones. After all, Waka Flocka Flame recently reflected on becoming "soft" with age, so hopefully he and DDG understand this is a small thing to tussle over. The moral of the story: be mindful of your comments, and know you can't control disrespect, but you can control your reaction to it.
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Oliver Tree’s team has provided a new update following the singer’s death in a helicopter crash on June 14, confirming that a new artist grant will soon be established in his memory to help creatives secure funding, a plan he had detailed in his will before his passing.
Accompanying a collection of photos highlighting Tree’s performances, travels and creative work through the years, a post shared Sunday (June 21) on his Instagram account revealed that the musician’s remains have been brought back to California, the state he called home and where he will be laid to rest. “His legacy will live on through his foundation/endowment named ‘Dr. Oliver Tree’s Extremely Epic Grant For Baby Geniuses’ coming soon,” the caption reads. “This is something that Oliver had put together before his passing.”
“We will make sure his wish comes to fruition so that more joy, love and art can be spread into the world, that was his final wish,” the statement continued, adding that “the constant love, support and positivity” shown by fans throughout the past week has helped his “family, friends and collaborators make it through these extremely difficult times.”
Tree was among six people who lost their lives in a helicopter collision in Rio de Janeiro. The musician was in Brazil for his The World’s First Tour run and had performed what would ultimately be his final concert on June 6 in São Paulo. The other victims of the crash were identified as passengers Lucas Vignale, Gaspar Prim and Lucas Brito Chaves, along with pilots Alexandre Souza and Charles Marsillac.
Just months before his death, Tree discussed his plans to direct his fortune and future earnings from his music toward a grant program for artists during an appearance on the Zach Sang Show. “I take no credit for anything I’ve ever done,” he said during the April interview. “Furthermore, I don’t believe that any of the wealth or things that get made from it is mine. So when I die … my will is set up so that when I pass, my family, nobody is going to get a penny.”
“If I have a wife or kids or anything, they’re not getting a penny,” he added at the time, explaining that the initiative would focus on helping artists create work rather than funding education. “I’ll get my kids through college, that’s the agreement, but there’s not gonna be a silver spoon. All the money is going to go back to artists.”
