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6ix9ine has shared some of the wildest stories in hip-hop, leaving it up to fans to decide what’s real and what’s part of his trolling persona. He’s built a reputation as rap’s biggest provocateur, but this time, his claim might actually hold some truth. In a recent interview, the rapper recalled offering NBA YoungBoy a massive deal to collaborate on a song.
According to the Bushwick native, he was ready to pay $1 million for the guest verse. The conversation, which surfaced through DJ Akademiks, revealed that 6ix9ine wanted YoungBoy to feature on his 2022 single “GINE.” Instead, the track dropped as a solo release on April 15, 2022.
6ix9ine explained that their talks were serious and that they were close to hitting the studio together. However, it seems YoungBoy wanted to take the record in a more positive direction, something that didn’t align with what the “GUMMO” rapper had in mind.
In his own words, “I’m not on no positive sh*t. I don’t wanna be positive.”
YoungBoy may have decided to step back because of the real-life themes tied to the track. The song references 6ix9ine’s time with the Nine Trey Bloods, a chapter that’s well-documented and controversial.
The track also mentions Lul Timm, one of YoungBoy’s affiliates who was accused of murdering King Von.
Timm, who was seen hanging out with DJ Akademiks during one of YoungBoy’s tour stops, reportedly declined the song because of the allegations and legal issues surrounding him at the time. According to 6ix9ine, he only offered him “10 bands.” Kodak Black was also approached for the record.
Altogether, the story lines up with previous rumors about a potential collaboration between two of rap’s most polarizing figures. Discussions about a joint effort surfaced around four years ago and even lingered into 2024, though nothing ever materialized.
One collaboration that seems entirely off the table is between 6ix9ine and 21 Savage. During a recent chat with DJ Akademiks, 6ix9ine took aim at the UK-born rapper, claiming he’s better than him because he’s American-born.
21 later tweeted, saying that everyone seems to be “in a race to be the corniest alive,” leading fans to believe the message was directed at the rainbow-haired MC.
Suki Waterhouse has spoken candidly about how she found herself crying constantly after the birth of her daughter.
The singer and actress reflected on her experience as a mother more than two years after she and her partner, actor Robert Pattinson, welcomed their baby girl in March 2024.
During an interview with The Standard published on Thursday, Suki explained that motherhood has completely shifted her outlook on life.
"I think it's made me marvel at our humanness. It's so funny, even just your kid getting a fever, watching a little body recover from that, it's brought me down to what it is to be alive and I really love that," she said. "It feels very survivalist and medieval in a way, especially birth, birth is medieval."
The Daisy Jones & The Six actress, 34, shared that she was caught off guard by just how exposed and emotional she felt after giving birth to her daughter.
"I'm almost two and a half years in now, but when she was first born, I remember thinking that I can't believe everybody does this and I can't believe how vulnerable I feel," she told the publication. "I was crying all the time."
Suki continued, "It makes me cry now thinking about it. It was just... shocking."
The Notting Hill singer also admitted that she has never considered herself someone who cries easily, making those emotions all the more surprising.
"It's so f**king weird! I'm not a cryer! I'm so not an emotional person, I'm such a Capricorn. But being a mum just fed me up in such a sweet way," she stated. "It just absolutely broke open my heart, and I'm just madly in love and, despite my crying right now, I enjoy it so much and I'm so taken by my daughter and so in love with doing it with my partner and I just feel the preciousness of it very much."
Suki and Twilight actor Robert, 40, have been in a relationship since 2018 and announced they were expecting their first child together toward the end of 2023.
The pair have largely kept their romance away from the spotlight and have yet to publicly share the name of their daughter.
