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Lil Durk Says Ex-Fiancée India Royale Has Him “In A Headlock” Amid “Rapper Baby Mama” Tweets

Lil Durk isn’t missing any online cues when stepping in for ex-fiance India Royale. He recently stepped into The Shade Room Teens amid a conversation about India’s fame. The influencer sparked talk with tweets about her unphased attitude toward the “rapper baby mama” label.

“y’all talking all that sh*t lol she got this rapper in a headlock,” Durk commented on TSR Teen’s Instagram post.

The post featured India’s tweets, including a light clap back at a Twitter user who said India Royale sometimes sounds “lame asf” and is “known, not famous.”

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“I’m one of the ones who don’t care about y’all saying I got famous from being a rapper, baby mama. I did, and what about it? It’s Miss Rapper Baby Mama to you,” India tweeted.

India and Durk share a daughter named Willow. The former couple celebrated Willow’s fourth birthday in October with a Halloween-themed party.

Durk and India got engaged in December 2021, but in September 2022, India tweeted that she was a “free agent.” It’s unclear what caused the split.

One tweet that sparked India’s “rapper baby mama” talk came from someone responding to an unrelated tweet about Willow having a “famous parent.” @rikaway_ wrote: “famous for? being a babymama? wow, yea, the whole world gone atp lol.”

Meanwhile, Lil Durk has also publicly backed India a few times since his Valentine’s Day post that she seemingly curved.

A little over a week ago, India reaffirmed her single status in a tweet reply to someone who claimed she never confirmed a breakup. After her confirmation started making its blog rounds, Lil Durk proclaimed his love in a series of Insta-Story posts. He said he’s the one for Royale while pledging to be “all ears whenever [they] get back in a relationship.”

This real sh*t dont attack her. She definitely the best in the world trust me I aint do her wrong I just be keeping her from the world,” Durk wrote. “I love you having fun and we aint fighting. I said not fight and I started one but I miss you thats all. We aint no jokes we really that we can get the bag bag together without doing the most or copy cat what they did.

As for the ‘baby mama’ conversation, India engaged with a few users about it (both supporters and critics) and then tweeted about her “positive girl era.”

At this time, the influencer hasn’t publicly reacted to Lil Durk’s “headlock” comment.

Cassandra Santiago

Cassandra Santiago is a multimedia journalist, editor, and editorial strategist with over a decade of experience shaping conversations across arts, entertainment, culture, and global news. A graduate of the University of Iowa, she has built a cross-platform career spanning newspapers, magazines, radio, and digital media. She joined The Shade Room five years ago and currently serves as a Senior Editor, where she leads editorial direction, oversees exclusive coverage, and trains and edits a team of writers. Cassandra has played a key role in developing high-impact content and editorial strategies for an audience of more than 30 million, contributing to platform growth, engagement, and monetization across multiple channels. In addition to her leadership role, she remains a daily contributor, with her articles generating more than 41 million views since 2023. Beyond The Shade Room, Cassandra offers freelance social media strategy services, speaks on the influence and impact of Black media at public panels, and owns Did It For You, an event design company in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. She is Poynter Institute–certified and was named to the DMV’s 35 Under 35 list in 2024.

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