Much to the disappointment of fans, Trippie Redd and YK Osiris did not face-off in their planned boxing match last night, as the former dropped out of the fight mere hours before it was scheduled to take place. After YK squared off with Lil Tjay in the “ring” earlier this week, for which they got clowned by both 6ix9ine and Tory Lanez, the self-proclaimed king of R&B sought out a new sparring partner. Trippie Redd was the ultimate opponent of choice for the singer, who was unanimously deemed the winner in his boxing match with Tjay. YK announced on Thursday (May 28th) that he would be going glove to glove with Trippie the following day over Instagram live, with 6ix9ine and Akademiks signing on as commentators.

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However, only a few hours before the match, Trippie threw in the towel. The rapper took to IG live to explain why he was dropping out.

“Aight so listen,” Trippie began. “It was gon’ be a fight, right? Now it’s not gon’ be a fight. I tried to tell y’all I don’t want to associate myself with bullsh*t, and y’all try to associate me with bullsh*t. I don’t get why ’cause I’m a real n*gga and I don’t won’t to be part of nothing that has to do with anything that I don’t like. You know what I’m saying? So there was gonna be a fight, now there’s no fight. Sorry, ruined it. Crazy.”

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Although he doesn’t exactly specify why he decided not to participate anymore, folks in the comments seem to believe that it’s because 6ix9ine became involved. The rapper has been loathed by the majority of the hip hop community since he snitched in court, and this widespread detestation has only increased since he was released from prison and returned to his old antics.

Ironically, prior to Trippie puling out of the match, YK recorded himself on Instagram ensuring that Trippie wasn’t backing down. “We got two-and-half hours left!” he declared. “I don’t need none of that going back and forth. Don’t leave me on read when I text you! None of that!”

YK Osiris and Lil Tjay engaged in a friendly boxing match this week, leading the self-proclaimed King of R&B to challenge any and all rappers to the smoke. 

“I’m trynna get busy y’all tag your favorite that y’all think can whoop me,” said Osiris on Instagram. A few suitors stepped up, including Polo G, who was apparently more interested in facing off in a game of pick-up basketball.

After a while, the original fight caught the eye of Tory Lanez, who was ridiculously unimpressed with the technique from YK Osiris and Lil Tjay. 

“Y’all n***as footwork is horrific lmaooo,” he commented. YK offered to fight him the next day, but it seems as though the Toronto native has different plans.

One man that is interested in engaging in a friendly bout with YK Osiris is Trippie Redd, though. The man accepted his challenge, planning a date and time for their face-off.

“Put your money where y’all mouth is ‼️ who y’all betting with. I’m about to tear this man up,” wrote YK on the ‘gram. In his comments, an overwhelming number of people are going for Trippie Redd. 

The fight is set to take place tonight. Who are you putting money on?

He may be one of the most controversial figures in the rap community currently, but that hasn’t stopped Tekashi 6ix9ine from calling out his fellow artists. Tekashi 6ix9ine made a slew of new enemies after he turned state’s witness against his Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods associates, and since the rapper’s release, he’s continued to make waves in the industry. On Thursday (May 28), in a since-deleted video, 6ix9ine had a message for other New York rappers, calling them out for not spending stacks in the state’s communities while buying themselves luxury items.

In his clip, 6ix9ine said that he has an issue with rappers who always say that they’re the “king” or the “prince” of New York, but don’t “put on nothing for the city.” The rapper went on to say that there are people who still don’t have jobs because of this COVID-19 pandemic and citizens are going hungry, but his fellow New York spitters haven’t done anything about it.

“IF YOU A RAPPER FROM NEW YORK AND YOU AINT GOT ATLEAST 100K TO GIVE BACK TO OUR CITY FOR PEOPLE IN NEED YOURE A BUM,” 6ix9ine wrote in the caption to his video. “GOD GIVES YOU A GIFT ITS NOT JUST FOR YOU ITS TO HELP OTHERS IN NEED. BROKE N*GGAS GONNA IGNORE IT.” This has been interpreted as a jab to Lil Tjay who recently made claims that he’s the King of New York. Check out 6ix9ine’s video and message in full below.

There were hands being thrown between Lil Tjay and YK Osiris, but it seemed that it was a friendly bout of boxing. It’s unclear what brought on the rapper and R&B singer taking to putting on gloves and showing off their skills, but Akademiks shared videos of the two entertainers in action. In one clip, the pair are sparing and displaying their fancy footwork, but another video shows YK Osiris on the ground.

Instagram users interpreted the latter clip as Osiris being knocked out, but over on his Instagram story, the singer insisted that wasn’t the case. After bragging about his fisticuffs, YK Osiris told the world that he’s swift with his moves and would never get taken out. There were plenty of people who had something to say about this fight, including Tekashi 6ix9ine who crept into Akademiks’s comments.

“Not by an R&b singer ???,” 6ix9ine wrote. His comment may have been a job at Tjay who recently got on Instagram Live to say that anyone who defended 6ix9ine needed to “get outta the culture.” You can take a look at Lil Tjay and YK Osiris’s friendly fight below and let us know who you’d be placing bets on.

No matter what he’s done, Tekashi 6ix9ine continues to defend the decisions he’s made. After choosing to turn federal informant against his friend and Nine Trey Gangsta Blood associates, 6ix9ine has been able to avoid a lengthy prison sentence. He justified his behavior during a recent Instagram Live where he listed the reasons why he took the stand, but artists like Snoop Dogg and Ice-T have shared their disapproval of the rapper’s reintegration into hip hop upon his release from prison. Lil Tjay has added his name to that list, and on Instagram Live, he criticized anyone sticking up for 6ix9ine.

“If you f*ck with 6ix9ine music, suck my d*ck,” he said in the clip. “Tired of being phony. I was phony for like two years, trying to be a extra perfect n*gga for the world. F*ck that sh*t. I’m chillin’.” Lil Tjay also spoke about 6ix9ine sharing why he decided to cooperate with the government. “Bro, one thing you gotta remember about this whole 6ix9ine sh*t, bro when you explaining something from one perspective, you’re gon’ win. At least to civilians ’cause I can’t even…I don’t know what the f*ck that n*gga was talkin’ ’bout. You can’t do all that and try to justify snitchin’. N*ggas think he did the right thing. Y’all n*ggas is some…Get the f*ck outta this culture. Stay in your lane.” Watch the video below.

Prior to releasing his new State Of Emergency project with Jay Critch, Pop Smoke, Fivio Foreign, and more, Bronx rapper Lil Tjay was in the midst of kicking off some heated inter-borough feuds. He had offended the entire Highbridge crew, including A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Trap Manny, Don Q, and more. Some back-and-forth ensued before Lil Tjayseemingly decided to quit his trolling, focusing on the music instead.

Before that, the 19-year-old rapper was accused by fellow musician Rubi Rose of flying her out to hang out on his birthday yet refusing to pay her return ticket. Rose called the cops on him and, since then, a number of other rappers have apparently been hitting her up to rag on Tjay. He shared his response on Twitter.

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“All ya rap n***as tht hit up Rubi with the ooo ‘tjay a lil kid’ shit could hold [eggplant emoji], I’m on timing,” he said.

The post has since been deleted but the message was heard loud and clear.

Lil Tjay is one of the highest-touted talents in New York, referring to himself as the king of the city. While some of his peers, like Tekashi 6ix9ine, would beg to differ, he’s definitely got The Bronx buzzing with his musical contributions.

What do you make of this?

Future has officially declared that Tekashi 6ix9ine's baby mama, Sara Molina, "belong to the streets" after she was spotted linking with Rich the Kid to film a music video for Lil Tjay. Earlier today, Rich posted a photo of himself picking Sara up in a blue Lambo. Although he has since deleted the post, 6ix9ine came across some other footage of the two of them, and claimed that Rich had "rented her and the lambo for a couple hours." 6ix9ine also jokingly asked, "can he pay my child support please I'll appreciate it."

Rich proceeded to respond to the speculation that he had snatched up 6ix9ine's ex, clarifying that the whole thing was part of a video shoot for Lil Tjay and asking everyone to "chill." Eventually, the expert in baby mama drama, Future, decided to chime in by using his signature catch phrase to describe Sara: "she belong to the streets."

The title of King Of New York has been claimed in the past but in the past two years, there seems to be a spike in disputes surrounding who actually deserves that crown. Last weekend, ahead of the release of State Of Emergency, Lil Tjay came out of the woodwork claiming that he's the King Of New York while simultaneously sparking a feud with High Bridge The Label as well as Rubi Rose and Chinese Kitty.

Yesterday, the apparent King Of New York, according to Spotify at least, 6ix9ine made his return with "GOOBA" and a subsequent return to Instagram Live where he addressed Tjay's claim as "King Of New York." "For the King Of New York shit -- let's cut that out. Little boy, sit down," 6ix9ine said. "I ain't beefin' with anyone from New York if you don't got this watch. If you don't got this watch right here, you're a little boy to me. I'll kiss you on your forehead."

Though Tjay didn't necessarily bash 6ix9ine's name, he did initially bashed the idea that he's a little boy. He then shared another post detailing that he's been going up without the support from major artists in the game and that he's made a concerted effort in helping other artists out from New York in an attempt to unify the city.

He doubled down on the fact that he helped unify New York City while simultaneously dragging Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and A Boogie into his rant.

"If you think about it, why do you think Nicki and Cardi beefing right now? It's New York shit, bro," he said. "Why you think Nicki never gave A Boogie a feature? Besides that, why you think Cardi ain't never give A Boogie a feature? Why you think me and Boogie never got on a song? Mind you, I don't want to do a song with him, I'm just sayin'... This whole unify New York shit started with me. Understand that, you heard? I just dropped a whole tape with the city on it."

Peep his rants below. 

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#liltjay explains why In his opinion he thinks he’s king of New York and says he never got co-signed to get where he’s at and he tries to help younger artists who come after him

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Though some of the headlines surrounding Lil Tjay‘s recent antics have been less than flattering, the fact remains that the self-declared “Prince Of New York” is one of hip-hop’s buzzing new stars. It’s likely that will only be furthered with the release of his State Of Emergency EP, which hits digital streaming platforms at midnight — we’ve already seen the Fivio Foreign & Pop Smoke assisted “Zoo York” hit select international markets right here. 

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With the seven-track project dropping in mere hours, Lil Tjay took it upon himself to unveil the full cover and tracklist, which includes a decent number of key features. Look for appearances from Fivio Foreign, Pop Smoke, Sheff G, Sleepy Hallow, Jay Critch, Jay Gwuapo, and J.I. The Prince Of N.Y, a promising roster of local talent and Brooklyn drill innovators.  

“LOTTA SHIT GOING ON RN .. AND IM JUST TRYNNA BE THE HELPING HAND TO MY CITY,” captions Lil Tjay. “EVERY BODY NOT GON GET THIS BUT I KNOW WHAT THE STREETS NEED AND IMA FLOOD THEM ‼️” Should you be so inclined to check this one out tonight, be sure to check back at midnight for State Of Emergency to arrive in full. Do you think this album will help bring Lil Tjay to the next level?

This weekend, Lil Tjay attempted to declare himself the King of New York. That did not go over well with other rappers in his city. His post called out A Boogie wit da Hoodie and others, kicking off a feud with the Highbridge collective. Unfortunately, it appears as though the end of A Boogie and Lil Tjay’s collaborative relationship has come as they both vie for the top spot and, with a new mixtape arriving this week, Tjay may be taking a narrow lead.

His controversial antics fall in line with a brand new release called State Of Emergency. In two days, Lil Tjay will return with new music and he’s already sharing glimpses of what we can expect from the tape, including a preview of a song with Fivio Foreign and the late Pop Smoke.

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“WE OUTSIDE LIL BITCH,” wrote Lil Tjay on Instagram, previewing the track. “ZOO YORK FT @fivioforeign_8fs & @realpopsmoke DROPPING THIS FRIDAY !!”

The 19-year-old rapper was filming a music video last night, possibly for this song, where he set up in the middle of A Boogie wit da Hoodie’s neighborhood. Many have seen that move as another shot.

Listen to the track preview below and let us know if you’re excited to hear the full version. “Zoo York” drops on Friday.