Lonzo Ball Says He Didn’t Help Write LiAngelo’s Viral Song ‘Tweaker’

By now, you’ve likely heard G3’s (aka LiAngelo Ball) viral anthem “Tweaker” — or at least a snippet of it. Fans on social media have taken a liking to the song because it sounds like something out of the early to mid 2000s, when hip-hop music videos often featured fitted hats, sports jerseys and spinning chrome rims. “Tweaker” also sounds like something you would hear on a video game soundtrack or a song that your favorite wrestler would use as entrance music and some have made memes to drive that point home.

Fans also noticed Gelo’s big brother, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball, is credited as a songwriter. However, the elder Ball brother cleared that mistake up on X, saying that the only credit he should get is for the cover art. “Only credit I deserve is the cover art lol G really that,” he wrote on X.

Lonzo has been hella supportive of his younger sibling’s career pivot from basketball player to rapper in recent days, even playing the song in the Bulls locker room last week while he danced and rapped along to the now viral sensation.

“Tweaker” began going viral before it was properly released on streaming services Friday (Jan. 3), thanks to a clip of LiAngelo playing the song for streamer Neon.

As of press time, the song has almost 4 million hits on WorldStarHipHop’s YouTube page, and Lonzo Ball is still credited as a songwriter on the Apple Music app.