Usher Serenades Saweetie Amid Keke Palmer Drama, Twitter Reacts

BY Caroline Fisher
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DALLAS, TEXAS - APRIL 01: Saweetie performs live at the NCAA Super Saturday Concert at AT&T Discovery District on April 01, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Saweetie did not want to sing along.

Recently, Saweetie attended Usher's Las Vegas residency. Usher serenaded the "Icy Grl" rapper with his song "There Goes My Baby." As the performer prompted Saweetie to sing along, however, she refused. She simply shouted "Baby" into the mic, getting social media users talking. Some think it appears as though Saweetie simply didn't know the song's lyrics, while others insisted she was attempting to steer clear of replaying the recent Keke Palmer controversy.

"Nope I don’t like the energy," one Twitter user writes, "She either don’t know the song or just not feeling his performance. SOMETHING." "They both purposely not making it a huge scene cause of the backlash," another notes. Others claim that Usher is "on a mission" to disrupt relationships everywhere with his residency.

Saweetie Doesn't Want To Sing Along

Recently, Keke Palmer attended Usher's residency, being serenaded herself. She appeared to be living it up, sharing various clips of her enjoying the show on social media. The father of her child, Darius Jackson, wasn't too happy about Usher's hands-on performance. He then took to Twitter to shame Palmer for what she was wearing, reminding her that she's a mother. Jackson received a tremendous amount of backlash for his comments, with many claiming that he was in the wrong for speaking up.

He later responded to the backlash with another Tweet. “We live in a generation where a man of the family doesn’t want the wife & mother to his kids to showcase booty cheeks to please others & he gets told how much of a hater he is,” he wrote. “This is my family & my representation," he continued, ” “I have standards & morals to what I believe.” Amid the drama, Jackson deleted all of his social media accounts, returning shortly after with Palmer scrubbed from his feed. Fans also noticed that the two no longer follower each other, fueling speculation that the couple might have broken up.

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About The Author
Caroline Fisher is currently a News Editor at HotNewHipHop. Her time at HotNewHipHop began in 2023 when she began writing about music and pop culture full-time. Since then, she has helped cover major stories including the YSL RICO trial, Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s explosive feud, Diddy’s ongoing legal battle, and awards shows such as the BET Awards. Being from Chicago, she also got the opportunity to attend Summer Smash 2024 and review Chief Keef’s historic homecoming show. She additionally covered sets by Flo Milli, Playboi Carti, Bktherula, and more.

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