On the 2nd of April, Funk Flex made it clear that he was prepared to drag his rift with Nicki Minaj forward regardless of whatever tracks she may have had lined up for the radio. In fact, the veteran DJ posed at the time that he'd go as far as disregarding his peeve concerning a female rapper like Cardi B using ghostwriters if that's what it would have taken to spite her. But now that both Nicki and Cardi have dropped, and the alleged ghostwriter in the equation is winning, his tune has changed.
While streaming live on Monday, April 16, Flex called Cardi out for seeking elsewhere for the lyrics to her songs. "Cardi's consistently getting somebody else to write her s**t. You knew I was gonna f**king go there! I can't stand rappers who don't write their s**t," he said, as DJ Red Alert chuckled behind him.
Interestingly enough, Flex's criticism comes only days after Nicki took to her Instagram page to ask whether anyone else noticed "hell freeze over" throughout a weekend in which he repeatedly played her "Chung-Li" record and dropped his famous bombs on it to boot. But while the Hot 97 DJ pulling a 180 may be contradictory, considering his words only two weeks ago, it is not in the least surprising.
Flex has long gone after the biggest artists in the game whenever he felt they weren't operating with integrity when it comes to the pen. He did it when releasing the Quentin Miller scribed reference track to Drake's "10 Bands," and he recently came at Cardi amid her success on the charts
During her recent appearance on Sirius XM, Sway ultimately honored the Invasion Of Privacy rapper's success by focusing the interview on how she's been dealing with success. But before getting into the business and more personal affairs, he cut right to the chase and inquired into her writing process. While Cardi never outright confessed to having a ghostwriter, per se, she openly expounded on how she does rely heavily on advice from her team when crafting rhymes. But to the determination of a true school player in the game like Flex, who merits himself on hosting artists among artists, such a process likely still presents a slippery slope.
"What did we learn today boys and girls? Write your own s**t," he told those tuned in to his stream. "And when the s**t gets funny, don't go on the Gram and turn your comments off. Don't fire your management as soon as you get to the right place. This is some s**ty s**t, man. I'm just keeping it a buck. That's my opinion."
