DDG broke his silence this week—not to address ex-girlfriend Halle Bailey directly, but to unleash a pointed tirade at Soulja Boy and Ray J for involving themselves in his personal life. During a heated livestream, the YouTuber-turned-rapper slammed both artists for exploiting his ongoing issues with Bailey in a bid for online relevance.
Labeling the industry as “fake,” DDG didn’t hold back. He accused Soulja Boy and Ray J of being even more disingenuous for weaponizing his private turmoil to grow their platforms. According to DDG, the pair’s attempts at streaming are not only opportunistic but unsuccessful. “Pick a new hustle,” he told Soulja Boy bluntly, suggesting his current tactics weren’t generating enough money to be taken seriously.
Ray J, meanwhile, inserted himself in another way—by coming to the defense of Bobby V. DDG’s recent single, “what i prefer,” samples Bobby’s early-2000s R&B classic “Slow Down,” and Ray J took issue with what he perceived as a lack of proper clearance.
During the livestream, Bobby V joined the conversation via phone and said he wasn’t aware the track had been cleared. Ray J later doubled down on Instagram, shading DDG over the sample and taking a jab at his first-week album sales.
In response, DDG insisted that the sample had been cleared through all legal channels. He dismissed Ray J’s interference as hypocritical, revealing that Ray had recently messaged him, asking to collaborate on livestream content. The irony wasn’t lost on DDG, who accused him of chasing the same clout he pretended to condemn.
Meanwhile, as the drama unfolds online, Halle Bailey appears unfazed. The Grammy-nominated singer was recently granted custody of their infant son and is spending the summer in Italy while filming an upcoming movie. Her silence has been interpreted by many as a subtle statement of its own—one that contrasts sharply with DDG’s very public unraveling.
The ongoing feud underscores a larger tension between hip-hop’s legacy figures and its new-age influencers. For DDG, the fight seems less about personal redemption and more about controlling a narrative he believes others are twisting for clicks.
But in an era where spectacle often eclipses substance, it remains to be seen whether his version of events will shape public opinion—or simply add to the noise.
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