# @balleralert on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-01-13T22:48:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Baller Alert (@balleralert) — https://gondola.cc/balleralert

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Singer RL Defends “Wifey” After Savannah James Says She “Hates” the Term⁠
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Blogged by: Thinktank⁠
🎥: thekennyburnsshow⁠
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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.”⁠
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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.⁠
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“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.⁠
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According to RL, the term came from lived realities in the community.⁠
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“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 official because I don’t want to mess up your credit.”⁠
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He continued, “So that’s what wifey meant. It meant we married. There’s nobody.” RL acknowledged how the term can get twisted today, saying, “Sometimes it gets misconstrued.”⁠
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For RL, the legacy of “Wifey” goes beyond music...to read the rest log on to balleralert.com (clickable link on profile)

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