Singer RL Defends “Wifey” After Savannah James Says She “Hates” the Term⁠ ⁠ Blogged by: Thinktank⁠ 🎥: thekennyburnsshow⁠ ⁠ Singer #RL is weighing in after #SavannahJames recently shared her dislike for the word “wifey,” a term his group Next helped cement into the culture with their 2000 hit “Wifey.”⁠ ⁠ During an appearance on “The Kenny Burns Show,” RL addressed Savannah’s comments directly, explaining that the meaning behind the word has long been misunderstood.⁠ ⁠ “I got to say something to LeBron’s wife. Okay. She was on her podcast and she was like I hate that song because I hate that word…Why can’t it be wife,” RL stated.⁠ ⁠ According to RL, the term came from lived realities in the community.⁠ ⁠ “There were so many people in the hood that I knew that was like, you got a ring. We married, but I don’t want to mess your credit up. I got student loans. I got this,” he explained. “There was men that said, until I deserve, I’m on a level that you deserve, I don’t want to make it offi...