Instagram/@papooseThe internet made waves lately when Papoose came out with a fiery post about the new project, with Claressa Shields’ boxing ambitions being stirred up by it. The photo showed a confident lady smiling in an empty arena about to make her next big move. Let’s face it: all the action was really in the comment section.
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Papoose screamed: “We the BIGGEST… and it’s been that way for a while now,” giving a shout-out to none other than his wife, his “GOAT Champ” Claressa Shields, teasing about new music from Busta Rhymes and DeJah. But all the fans really could care less right now about the tracklist. Nah. The real drama went back and forth about Shields after she called out retired boxing great Laila Ali for a match. Ohhh, did the public have THOUGHTS.
One user just outrightly called the thing into question: “Laila Ali is 47! Her last fight was in 2007. Why would it be a flex to beat her?” And it kicked off this whole thread of replies-the ones who said it’s “stupid,” to those who defended the whole hype as pure entertainment. One said, “Tell Laila stop acting like she want to get active,” kind of a whole vibe. Now, somebody else stepped in with, “Laila said something first, whoop that a.” Messy? Totally. Entertaining? Oh, yeah, for sure.
Another called out the double standards: “I did not see this type of energy for the white boy that wanted to fight Mike Tyson.” And honestly? That’s a fair point. Then outta nowhere, another person felt the need to pour gasoline on the fire by saying, “Let them fight! I would definitely watch.” Because at the end of the day, legacy or somebody’s paycheck, people love a spectacle.
But there were also some folks who just weren’t about that smoke. One person guffawed: “Lmfaoooooo sad you really not humble at all but don’t worry someone is gunna humble her one day.” That was a lot to unpack, with some defending: “Was Muhammad Ali humble when it came to boxing?” Touché! Another one said, “This is boxing, not ballet,” and yeah, that pretty well sums it up.
Meanwhile, some were just hyped for the music. “YEAH! Go head Pap that song sound🔥🔥🔥🔥,” praised one, with another jokingly adding, “This some marketing for your A$$ and I’m here for it.” If this drama is selling records, who could be mad?
But then the record slumped in thickets with: “Y’all need to sign @sinawynne perfect match with the label name.” Sir, this is a boxing debate. Stay focused.
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At the end of the day, whatever you want to be here for, beats or the beef, Papoose and Claressa know how to keep the conversation alive. With new music soon and fight talk heating between them, this is just the beginning. Grab some popcorn—or some headphones—cause it’s about to be loud in here.
