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Joyner Lucas Reveals Petty Origin Behind "Tully" App

Joyner Lucas lifts the curtain and provides a peek into the dubious origin behind his "Tully" app.

Every so often, the temptation to indulge in petty revenge comes a-knocking. The wiser course of action is to simply ignore those dark urges all together, satisfying though it may be to succumb. Yet Joyner Lucas opted to throw caution to the wind and lay the foundation to his empire upon the very name of a former foe. 

Joyner Lucas Reveals Petty Origin Behind "Tully" App

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Following news that Joyner's "Tully" app recently secured funding from Sony Music, the rapper took to Instagram to reflect on his latest milestone. "As the co-founder of @tullyapp I am proud to announce my partnership with @sonymusic," he writes. "I been building this app for years with my manager @anonymousinnovator and I knew it was going to revolutionize the music game and change everything."

Yet this house was not entirely built on wholesome ground. Joyner would soon go to reveal the Tully name initially came from a former substitute teacher, one Robert Tully, who became somewhat of a nemesis. "The irony of this whole situation is where the name “Tully” came from," reflects Joyner, in a Twitter post that may very well find itself deleted should the namesake come a-knocking. "I had a substitute school teacher named “Robert Tully” who had it out for me & literally failed me every semester he was teaching. Lol because I’m petty I decided to name my app “Tully." Hi Robert." 

Is there a moral of this particular story? If so, can it be anything other than pettiness pays? 

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Tyler, The Creator Shows Just How "Petty" He Is By Retweeting Hater From 2011

This tweet aged pretty well.

It was a big night for Tyler, The Creator on Sunday (January 26) as the three-time Grammy-nominated artist took home his first win for Best Rap Album for Igor. Although he was favorited to win, he was up against noteworthy talents including Dreamville (Revenge of the Dreamers III), Meek Mill (Championships), 21 Savage (i am > i was), and YBN Cordae (The Lost Boy). He later tweeted, "YALL GON STOP COUNTING ME OUT!"

Tyler, The Creator Shows Just How "Petty" He Is By Retweeting Hater From 2011
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The 28-year-old artist also made sure to show just how petty he could be by revisiting a tweet that's nearly a decade old. Back in 2011, a Twitter user named Mark shaded Tyler by telling he was undeserving of a Grammy. "@fucktyler dont b too excited. u wont get one.....," the person wrote. Tyler retweeted the old jab with a new message of his own.

"I FAVORITED THIS 9 YEARS AGO JUST FOR THE MOMENT TO TELL YOU I GOT ONE," Tyler tweeted. "YES IM PETTY AS F*CK, GOOD DAY MARK." Noticing Tyler's response to the 2011 tweet, Mark replied, "Congrats ?." He also wrote, "So this is how celebrity Twitter mentions feel like? Lmao" and "Thank God I got a new phone or my Twitter would've crashed."