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More than a decade into her career, Bebe Rexha says she’s “fed up” with the music industry. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the singer claimed that she has “been undermined” and silenced throughout her career and “could bring down a BIG chunk of this industry” with what she knows.
“I AM frustrated,” Rexha wrote. “I Have been UNDERMINED. I’ve been so quiet for the longest time. I haven’t seen the signs even though people constantly are bringing them up and they have been SO OBVIOUS. And when I have spoken up I’ve been silence and PUNISHED by this industry Things must change or I’m telling ALL of my truths. The good the bad and the ugly.”
Rexha didn’t elaborate, though she answered some commenters who wanted to know more. When a fan wrote that “nobody should be forgiven” for a 2015 incident in which Rexha notoriously wasn’t initially credited for her contribution to the David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, and Afrojack song “Hey Mama,” Rexha responded, “Compared to all the other stuff you don’t know about? That’s Child’s play.” Rexha said that her tweets weren’t “just coming from a place of anger” but also sadness. “I’m sitting in my hotel room in London Crying my eyes out. I’ve felt hopeless for the longest time,” she wrote.
In addition to her own songs, Rexha has written for artists including Eminem and Selena Gomez and has sung with Florida Georgia Line and G-Eazy. In June, she slammed G-Eazy, calling him a “stuck up ungrateful loser” and saying she could reveal all the “shitty things you’ve done and how you treated me after giving you your only real hit.” She didn’t elaborate. On Tuesday, a follower asked Rexha what keeps her from speaking up, to which she said, “THEY PUNISH YOU.”
When someone on Twitter suggested that maybe Rexha’s recent tirade is just part of the marketing strategy for her new single, “I’m the Drama,” which she released last week, she shut down the possibility, saying, “Marketing? I have no budget for that. I’M FED UP.” On Wednesday, Rexha thanked followers for checking on her, writing, “I’m working through these issues and fighting for what I deserve.”