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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 37909" data-attributes="member: 81">One of the most fun parts of hip-hop music is deciphering rappers’ bars, unraveling their cryptic references and tongue-twisting wordplay to uncover hidden meanings or clever turns of phrase that tell us more about them past their boastful personas. One bar that captured fans’ imaginations came from <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/ddg-builds-his-space-crew-with-uproxx/" target="_blank">Michigan rapper DDG</a> on his viral hit “<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/ddg-gunna-elon-musk-video/" target="_blank">Elon Musk</a>.” DDG hints that he and his costar on the song, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/gunna-explains-why-he-said-its-cool-to-work-a-9-5/" target="_blank">Gunna</a>, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/ddg-elon-musk-behind-the-video/" target="_blank">went on a double date</a>, but doesn’t say with whom; fans naturally took the license to speculate on the rappers’ respective romantic partners, given who they’ve been seen hanging out with in recent months.Now, thanks to Uproxx’s Cherise Johnson, we have confirmation: That line is about exactly who fans think it is. Sure, it wasn’t that hard to figure out, but it’s nice to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak. “I think it’s self-explanatory,” DDG elaborates. “I think the world knows that me and Gunna have a mutual situation with people that are related. Gunna got a Maybach, I got a Maybach — he got the truck, I got the car. One day, he was on a date, I was on a date, we pulled up at the same time.”For those who don’t know, both rappers had been <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/chloe-bailey-gunna-nba-game-dasani/" target="_blank">seen in the company</a> of the sister duo, Chloe X Halle — Gunna with <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/chloe-3-potential-singles-fans-pick/" target="_blank">Chloe Bailey</a>, and DDG with the <a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/halle-bailey-radiohead-creep-cover-tiktok/" target="_blank">younger sibling, Halle</a>. Although the two R&amp;B stars have been coy, and even Gunna <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/gunna-addressed-chloe-date-rumors-rihanna-halloween-costume/" target="_blank">denied that things were serious</a>, DDG’s admission puts both relationships on Front street. You can watch DDG explain his bar above.Gunna is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/ddg-gunna-double-date-elon-musk-chloe-x-halle-bar-stories/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

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