There's been a shift in pop culture recently. Ariana Grande went from being a pop princess with a few bops to leveling up to Britney Spears-tier popularity and tossing out hits like they're autographs.
As the current queen of pop and the public face of personal growth and accountability, Ari has also become fearless in her pursuit of tellin' it like it is — and with that has come countless clapbacks on Twitter and Insta.
But first, let's get into the guts of this cover and the man who made it, 'cause he had a lot to say too.
Scrolling through his tweets, it's pretty obvious that the guy is passionate about making music.
So, like anyone who knows how to ride the trend wave, he decided to release a cover of Ariana's "thank u, next."
Attached is a video of him performing a rap cover.
To really grasp the context of Ari's clapback, we gotta share some of his lyrics with y'all.
He continues, "Okay, so you tellin' everybody it's my fault, right? Well, I'm here to tell everybody that's all lies."
"Go ahead and play that role but really I'm the victim. These females lying out their teeth but I'm just talking wisdom."
"Baby girl, let's keep it real you need some work done. You said I broke your heart but really I'm the hurt one."
"But I just hope that breakin' my heart made you learn some. 'Cause finding someone that's down for you ain't a dime a dozen, just know that karma is a b**** and your time is coming."
"I'm glad you showed me your true colors like them tan lines. See, I would sit and talk with you but I can't stand lies."
"... I really feel bad for the one you choose to be your next. 'Cause you the real definition of devil in a dress."
Clearly this guy had a lot of bad blood with his ex-lady. But I feel like our girl Ari had the perfect response to his cover.
In a thread, a fan replied, "his song is negative and kinda toxic while ari's is about focusing on yourself, growing, and moving on."
Yeah he really turned a wholesome song about having a healthy way to move past relationships into a classic woman-blaming rap. Hmm.
Obvi it's still thank u, next. But she saw where he was coming from and once she did, so did some of her fans.
However, some people like @intoneedy were still over him, "he really thought he did something huh."
Barstool Sports published an article titled "Does Pete Davidson Have Butthole Eyes?" which, first of all, is an absolute travesty of a story to write.
But Ariana wasn't having any of that nonsense. She responded to the story with a calm morality which is a major power move.
Piggy Smallz is her pet pig, and obviously she has a heat lamp attached to her own crib—because it's what she deserves.
In the clip Pete jokingly proposes to Maggie Rogers, who turns him down — he then said he was "zero for three," referencing his and Ari's engagement.
YES! Destroy him. End his popularized-by-Ariana media cycle! SLAY!
I mean, we all know she went on to release "thank u, next" and he went on to apologize on live television. But still, she got him.
First of all, people are pure evil and can literally say something negative about ANYTHING.
When y'all parents said you can do anything you put your mind to, this was not what they were thinking, chief.
Once again, tweeted and deleted — but forever in our hearts (and our screenshot collection).
It's really sad to think there are people out there who really believe she had any fault in Mac's situation.
We wrote a lot more on the subject, just 'cause her response to the Mac Miller accusations warranted some unpacking.
"The double standard is so boring and exhausting." BIG FACTS.
Girl, bye. We don't need any of that negative nonsense.
"How about we respect people's body boundaries and encourage each other to feel like a babe no matter how they are?"
YES, boo. If Ariana is lecturing on body positivity, I AM ENROLLING, PARTICIPATING, AND GOING TO OFFICE HOURS! TYSM.
The fact that she stays composed and has any patience through all of this stuff is truly legendary.
