Ashanti's relationship with Irv Gotti has been strained over the years, so when the Murder Inc. founder hit up the "Rock Wit U" singer on Instagram, things were a little awkward. 

Gotti commented on a throwback clip Ashani posted of her singing the hook on Ja Rule's "The Pledge," by typing out the lyrics and adding, "hahahahha. Nice Words @Ashanti." 

She responded by telling her former boss that she's "STILL cool with everybody," and added the grimacing emoji, which seemed to signal that the situation was tense. Irv followed up with more lyrics from the song that he found funny, and told Ashanti that it was "Murder til the casket drops!" 

Things have been tense with the "Braveheart" singer after Irv told Angie Martinez in a 2007 interview that he thought Ashanti was disloyal for distancing herself from Murder Inc. during their federal investigation. A few years later Ashanti addressed the comments by telling Hot 97 that she "rode until the wheels fell off" with the label, and pointed out that she broke a film contract to travel and support Irv during his trial several times. 

Check out her response to Gotti in the above slide. 

Source: Baller Alert/Hot 97