{"id":2082620,"date":"2025-10-10T21:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T21:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2082620"},"modified":"2025-10-10T21:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T21:03:08","slug":"ddg-comments-on-halle-bailey-custody-battle-in-new-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ddg-comments-on-halle-bailey-custody-battle-in-new-song\/","title":{"rendered":"DDG Comments on Halle Bailey Custody Battle in New Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ddg\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ddg\/\">DDG<\/a> seems to reference his ongoing custody battle with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/halle-bailey\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/halle-bailey\/\">Halle Bailey<\/a> in his new song \u201c17 More Years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe track, which appears on the streamer and rapper\u2019s latest album <em>Moo<\/em>, finds DDG saying how he\u2019s \u201ctired of the court dates\u201d and \u201cwatchin\u2019 money go to waste,\u201d and that, \u201cIf we talk, it\u2019ll get better, go ahead and drop the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWe should all get together on his birthday, light the cake,\u201d DDG sings, seemingly referencing their shared son, Halo. DDG also dropped off the track\u2019s minimalistic video on Friday (Oct. 10), which finds DDG running through the song on top of a California hilltop at dusk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe song arrives after court documents emerged in August that showed that the former couple and their lawyers had gone to a Los Angeles court for a custody and domestic violence-related hearing. Bailey had <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-id=\"billboard.com\/artist\/halle-bailey\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/halle-bailey-restraining-order-ddg-abuse-claims\/\">previously filed and won<\/a> a temporary domestic violence restraining order against DDG (real name: Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.) back in June, and shortly thereafter <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/halle-bailey-custody-son-ddg-restraining-order-1235973906\/\">won<\/a> temporary custody of her son. It was also reported that DDG <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/billboard.com\/artist\/halle-bailey\/\">countered<\/a> with a restraining order request of his own, claiming the mother of his 1-year-old son, Halo, threatened suicide multiple times \u2014 which Bailey denied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI have been very vocal about my anxiety, depression, and previous thoughts of suicide,\u201d Bailey wrote in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/halle-bailey\/\">declaration<\/a> to the court. \u201cWithout waiving the psychotherapist-patient privilege and physician-patient privilege, I have reached out to my doctor and received treatment to address these issues. I have been and remain 100% available and capable as a parent to our son, Halo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tShe also said that DDG, \u201chas exaggerated, lied, and misconstrued for the court not only the history of our relationship but our parenting and my mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDDG and Halle Bailey went public with their relationship in January 2022 and called it quits last October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWatch the music video for \u201c17 More Years\u201d below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-logo lrv-a-unstyle-link u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-width-100p  u-max-width-100 u-height-26 u-max-width-130px@mobile-max u-margin-t-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/\" title=\"Billboard\"><br \/>\n\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" viewbox=\"0 0 455.133 94.711\"><path d=\"M70.107 28.859h21.318V93.69H70.107zM95.834 3.51h21.312v90.18H95.834zm25.723 0h21.312v90.18h-21.312zm250.711 32.035v-6.686h-21.315V93.69h21.315V62.792c0-7.949 4.154-12.237 11.728-12.237h2.522V28.229c-6.432.253-11.1 2.271-14.25 7.316M80.764 0c-6.822 0-12.359 5.535-12.359 12.361s5.537 12.363 12.359 12.363c6.828 0 12.361-5.537 12.361-12.363S87.592 0 80.764 0m244.457 33.795c-2.996-3.268-9.967-5.965-15.26-5.965-16.098 0-27.646 10.613-30.473 26.389-3.082-15.135-16.273-26.78-32.359-26.78-16.24 0-29.537 11.781-32.444 27.2-2.822-16.026-15.428-26.648-31.061-26.648-5.801 0-10.596 1.262-14.76 4.16V3.521h-21.312V93.7h20.938v-5.93c5.045 4.668 10.467 6.812 17.154 6.812 14.398 0 26.52-11.271 29.113-26.807 3.055 15.203 16.169 26.76 32.373 26.76 16.065 0 28.949-11.312 32.228-26.125 2.711 16.18 15.531 26.301 30.854 26.301 5.293 0 11.099-1.771 15.009-4.668V93.7h21.312V65.327q.002-1.745-.031-3.406.033-1.66.031-3.405V28.969h-21.312zM181.355 73.948c-6.826 0-12.359-5.535-12.359-12.363 0-6.824 5.533-12.358 12.359-12.358 6.824 0 12.359 5.534 12.359 12.358.001 6.828-5.534 12.363-12.359 12.363m65.774-.99c-6.822 0-12.361-5.539-12.361-12.363s5.539-12.358 12.361-12.358c6.824 0 12.359 5.535 12.359 12.358.001 6.823-5.532 12.363-12.359 12.363m64.047.392c-6.826 0-12.354-5.539-12.354-12.363s5.527-12.358 12.354-12.358c6.832 0 12.359 5.535 12.359 12.358.001 6.824-5.527 12.363-12.359 12.363M433.815 3.5v28.631c-4.156-2.9-8.949-4.16-14.757-4.16-17.782 0-31.654 13.746-31.654 33.55 0 18.664 13.368 33.043 29.642 33.043 6.68 0 12.103-2.146 17.152-6.811v5.928h20.938V3.5zm-12.553 70.288c-6.817 0-12.354-5.539-12.354-12.358 0-6.828 5.535-12.365 12.354-12.365 6.828 0 12.363 5.537 12.363 12.365 0 6.819-5.535 12.358-12.363 12.358M36.072 27.99c-5.803 0-10.594 1.262-14.76 4.16V3.521H0V93.7h20.936v-5.93c5.045 4.668 10.469 6.812 17.156 6.812 16.268 0 29.637-14.383 29.637-33.047 0-19.797-13.874-33.545-31.657-33.545m-2.269 45.958c-6.824 0-12.359-5.535-12.359-12.363 0-6.824 5.535-12.358 12.359-12.358 6.826 0 12.359 5.534 12.359 12.358 0 6.828-5.533 12.363-12.359 12.363\"\/><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"lrv-a-screen-reader-only\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-accent-l@desktop u-font-size-1205 a-font-accent-xs@mobile-max u-font-size-15@mobile-max u-line-height-22px@mobile-max lrv-u-text-align-center@mobile-max u-letter-spacing-0030@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-t-025 lrv-u-margin-a-00 u-padding-t-0125@mobile-max u-padding-b-0063@mobile-max\">Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-link  lrv-a-unstyle-button lrv-u-cursor-pointer lrv-u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-background-color-black:hover lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover u-padding-lr-0.875 u-padding-tb-10 lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-align-items-center a-font-basic-fancy-xs u-margin-t-0.188 u-margin-b-0188 u-margin-b-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.billboard.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\tSign Up<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.billboard.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DDG seems to reference his ongoing custody battle with Halle Bailey in his new song \u201c17 More Years.\u201d The track, which appears on the streamer and rapper\u2019s latest album Moo, finds DDG saying how he\u2019s \u201ctired of the court dates\u201d and \u201cwatchin\u2019 money go to waste,\u201d and that, \u201cIf we talk, it\u2019ll get better, go [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2082621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[309524],"class_list":["post-2082620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-genre-hiphop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DDG-Comments-on-Halle-Bailey-Custody-Battle-in-New-Song.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2082620"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2082622,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082620\/revisions\/2082622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2082621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2082620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2082620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2082620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}