Dionne Warwick engaged in a pleasant forwards and backwards with Chance The Rapper on Twitter this weekend, after asking the Chicago MC about his stage identify.
Final night time (December 5), the legendary singer tweeted Likelihood in regards to the redundancy of his rap alias.
“Hello, @chancetherapper,” Warwick wrote. “If you’re very clearly a rapper why did you place it in your stage identify? I can’t cease serious about this.”
She adopted it up with one other tweet that mentioned: “I’m now Dionne the Singer,” earlier than including that ‘Holy’, Likelihood’s current collaboration with Justin Bieber, is certainly one of her present favorite songs.
Hello, @chancetherapper. If you’re very clearly a rapper why did you place it in your stage identify? I can’t cease serious about this.
— Dionne Warwick (@_DionneWarwick) December 5, 2020
I’m now Dionne the Singer.
— Dionne Warwick (@_DionneWarwick) December 5, 2020
“Holy” by Justin the Bieber @justinbieber and @chancetherapper is certainly one of my favourite songs proper now.
— Dionne Warwick (@_DionneWarwick) December 5, 2020
Likelihood, evidently bowled over by the tweet from Warwick, replied: “Sorry I’m nonetheless freaking out that u know who I’m. That is superb!” earlier than including: “I shall be no matter you wanna name me Ms Warwick. God bless you.”
I shall be no matter you wanna name me Ms Warwick. God bless you ??
— Likelihood The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 5, 2020
“In fact I do know you. You’re THE rapper. Let’s rap collectively. I’ll message you,” Warwick replied to Likelihood, seemingly implying that she wish to collaborate with the ‘Coloring E-book’ rapper.
In fact I do know you. You’re THE rapper. Let’s rap collectively. I’ll message you. ??♀️ https://t.co/7ku9SMNUMB
— Dionne Warwick (@_DionneWarwick) December 5, 2020
In a 2017, Likelihood revealed the origins of his stage identify in an interview with GQ. He defined that rising up, he expressed his dream of changing into a rapper, however felt there was a stigma behind the “rapper” label. So, as an alternative of introducing himself as a “musician” or an “artist”, he selected to completely embrace being a rapper and included it in his identify.
“I keep in mind that shit used to hassle the fuck out of me, as a result of I assumed Kanye West was the neatest man on the earth,” Likelihood mentioned. “One of the best poet on the earth. The freshest-dressed on the earth. That’s what a rapper was to me, and I needed all people to really feel that manner in regards to the phrase ‘rapper.’ And ‘rapper,’ to me, is just about synonymous with the phrase ‘black.’”
Warwick additionally poked enjoyable at The Weeknd’s identify throughout her night time on Twitter. “The Weeknd is subsequent. Why? It’s not even spelled appropriately?” she tweeted.
She then proceeded to say that anybody with the phrase ‘the’ of their identify, she was “coming” for them. “You probably have ‘The’ in your identify i’m coming for you. I would like solutions immediately,” she wrote.
The Weeknd is subsequent. Why? It’s not even spelled appropriately? @theweeknd
— Dionne Warwick (@_DionneWarwick) December 5, 2020
You probably have “The” in your identify i’m coming for you. I would like solutions immediately.
— Dionne Warwick (@_DionneWarwick) December 5, 2020
Final month, The Weeknd called out the Grammys after he failed to receive any nominations for the 2021 awards for his latest album, ‘After Hours’.
In a tweet posted on November 25, The Weeknd – aka Abel Makkonen Tesfaye – mentioned the Grammys “stay corrupt” and that the organisation “owe me, my followers and the trade transparency”.
Responding to The Weeknd’s tweet, in an announcement offered to Rolling Stone, Recording Academy Chair Harvey Mason Jr. mentioned, “We perceive that the Weeknd is upset at not being nominated. I used to be stunned and may empathise with what he’s feeling.
“His music this 12 months was wonderful, and his contributions to the music group and broader world are worthy of everybody’s admiration. Sadly, yearly, there are fewer nominations than the variety of deserving artists.
“All Grammy nominees are recognised by the voting physique for his or her excellence, and we congratulate all of them,” Mason Jr. concluded.
In the meantime, Chance The Rapper has revealed that his father initially disapproved of his rap career.
