On August 7, it was announced that ATEEZ would be releasing a special remix of “WORK.”
The track “WORK Pt.4 – ATEEZ X G-Eazy,” features American rapper Gerald Earl Gillum, known as G-Eazy. Many were initially excited about the collaboration, mentioning the exposure to new listeners the K-Pop group may receive.
Bruh! Look at G-Eazy’s monthly listeners and song stream count. And he has a song with 1 BILLION STREAMS! ATINYs!! We have a golden chance to make WORK collab reach a huge number of audience. We should be hyping this so much on tiktok, too. My ATEEZ, we will make you more famous. pic.twitter.com/RoB6D0gCRF
— ⁷MUFFE⁸🐇🏴☠️💵GOTTA WORK💶 (@ARMY_ATINY_GIRL) August 8, 2024
Unlike some of the recent collaborations K-Pop artists have had with Western artists, there were no indications that this collaboration should be boycotted for most fans. However, many are less than pleased with the track for more than one reason.
Shortly after the announcement, a teaser for the track was released, showing new English lyrics for the track in addition to teasing G-Eazy’s part.
[🎬] ATEEZ(에이티즈) WORK Pt.4 – ATEEZ X G-Eazy Track Preview#ATEEZ #에이티즈 @ATEEZofficial pic.twitter.com/wMdD3CgtV4
— 1024 (@1024updates) August 8, 2024
Many were less than pleased with G-Eazy’s part…
what a fucking useless man omfg just ruined the whole vibe https://t.co/ElUAABsJ40
— mik 🫧 (@marijuanamingi) August 8, 2024
from the bay to the universe young ger- [connection lost] turn this wack ass shit off! pic.twitter.com/CSijub1XaA https://t.co/Fhv3kHAqgg
— 𝐌𝐎🎧ྀི (@kyoseobs) August 8, 2024
gerald’s verse sounds like garbage can someone edit it out when it gets released https://t.co/yWaTsFuOyl
— bb !! (@SHlNESTARZ) August 8, 2024
…many were surprised to see an alleged diss in G-Eazy’s lyrics. G-Eazy’s part includes the line “We’re far away, if Libra is her sign.”
Many believe this is a shot at Halsey, G-Eazy’s ex-girlfriend, who is a Libra.
Halsey and G-Eazy’s romance was first hinted at in August 2017 with the release of “Him & I.,” going official in September. In July 2018, Halsey shared that the pair had split, later heavily implying it had been caused by the rapper cheating on her.
The singer also hinted that the relationship had been abusive in response to comments mocking her.
Many found G-Eazy’s alleged “callout” to be distasteful and were not fans of the fact ATEEZ was collaborating with him.
halsey’s sign is libra btw 😭😭 ateez please run https://t.co/vA62TBEr2O pic.twitter.com/5V6plS83J9
— Jazz (@Star1117teez) August 8, 2024
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no cus did that mf just use at33z’s song to diss his ex he cheated on and abused..? and kq cleared that..? pic.twitter.com/YJmY47LKpM
— #1 pyeongki (@atzshota) August 8, 2024
we’re talking about clocking in and he’s over here harassing his ex @kqent WE DONT WANT IT‼️‼️‼️ https://t.co/Q4w13KZc8d
— nat misses ateez REAL BAD (@444starhoney) August 8, 2024
got weirded out when he sings that bcs i immediately remember halsey🧍♂️ likeee this is ateez’s song why tf did u make it about u…… https://t.co/2DgY6uC6NC
— amanda ✨ (@crispytempuraa) August 8, 2024
