Lil Tjay has seemingly thrown shade in Gunna’s direction while celebrating the immediate impact of his latest album 222.
The Bronx rapper took to his Instagram Stories over the weekend to highlight the fact that his new project sat at No. 5 on Apple Music’s Top Albums chart.
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Other albums that rounded out the top five included Taylor Swift’sSpeak Now (No. 4), Gunna’s A Gift & A Curse (No. 3), Rylo Rodriguez’Been One (No. 2) and King Von’s posthumous Grandson (No. 1).
One thing that was noticeably apparent within the screenshot was that Lil Tjay covered up Gunna’s album with a huge contemplation face emoji, which signals that he doesn’t really care for the Atlanta rapper.
Lil Tjay seemingly shades Gunna while celebrating success of his new album "222" https://t.co/52WCdDsvQrpic.twitter.com/4vYK0XeYMT
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Lil Tjay joins a laundry list of rappers who have ill will for the YSL artist after he was accused of snitching on Young Thug by taking a plea deal in the ongoing YSL RICO case in 2022.
Lil Babyseemingly fired shots at Gunna in a recent song snippet after allegedly unfollowing him on Instagram earlier this year. “Pussy n-ggas taking pleas/ I know Slime ain’t happy,” he rapped on the track.
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In May, Lil Durkclaimed that Gunna snitched on Thugga during an appearance Akademiks’ Off The Record podcast. “That man told,” he stated. “You should’ve went in there and kept your mouth closed.”
In a January interview with Chicago’s DJ Univercity, Jim Jones added to Wunna’s woes by saying he violated a certain code that he and others like him grew up with.
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“It’s definitely a touchy situation that Thug is facing,” he said. “I don’t know the whole situation, [but] from where I come from, taking a plea when you have co-defendants is really not the thing you supposed to do. If you up against a case by yourself, that’s something different. But when you’re taking a plea it’s a touchy thing.
“I don’t really want to touch too much on it because I’ve seen my n-ggas go through some of the same things, but I can say this: none of my n-ggas took a plea. They all in jail right now doing the time. They accepted what they did, they accepted who snitched on them, they accepted it all, and they all sat down and did their time.”
He added: “Nobody tried to take a plea, nobody tried to go around. N-ggas even went to trial — they did everything they could. But do that.”
As for Lil Tjay, he dropped his new album 222 on Friday (July 14) after being shot over a year ago. The 14-track project features assists from Jadakiss, Fivio Foreign and Summer Walker, among others.
“I feel like I’m back where I needed to be,” the 22-year-old said during a chat with TMZ following his album release party. “I’m back to the best of my ability and I want to take this as far as possible.”
“I’m happy to see where this project goes,” he added. “I’m happy with myself.”
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In June 2022, Tjay (real name Tione Jayden Merritt) was shot seven times during a robbery attempt in Edgewater, New Jersey and was subsequently rushed to hospital for an emergency surgery.
The New York City native was struck once in the neck, once in the arm and five times in the torso. He was very close to death, but immediate treatment ultimately saved his life.
