A relationship can serve as the best material for lyrics to a love song, and the dissolution of said union can result in one banger of a diss track. For singer/actress Keke Palmer, the latter proved to be her choice of weapon in the latest chapter of her highly-publicized breakup with ex-boyfriend and baby daddy, Darius Jackson.
Keke just released a new single titled “My Confession,” which not only airs out all of their worst moments in melodic detail but does so over an obvious Usher sample as a slick nod to the controversial concert moment that sparked it all.
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“This one is personal,” Keke wrote about the song in the caption to a promo post (seen above) that went up across her social accounts, which further states, “‘My Confession’ is exactly what it sounds like—me giving voice to the feelings I buried. Sometimes the closure we need doesn’t come from a conversation—it comes from being honest with ourselves. That’s what this song is. My peace. My clarity. My way of letting go.”
She wrote the song with fellow singer/songwriter Tayla Parx as she went on to add, which puts even more emphasis on this being one of Keke’s most personal bodies of work to date. What’s interesting though seems to be her relentlessness in dragging Darius through the mud, which we’ve been seeing hints of since the August 2023 release of Usher’s music video for “Boyfriend” that features Keke and ends with her coyly stating with a wink, “I’m a mother, after all.”
A temporary restraining order followed in November 2023, then a tell-all exclusive with People Magazine in October 2024, a memoir in November 2024 and a cover story with The Cut back in January — each moment adding a new detail to the relationship’s end. “My Confession” looks to the coup de grâce, but does it come off as taking the situation a bit too far or is there really no end to the fury of a woman scorned?
Take a look at some of the reactions to Keke Palmer’s new single, “My Confession,” and let us know if you think it’s a proper diss to a no-good ex or are you ready to be taken out of their group chat:
Keke Palmer better than me bc if my baby daddy texted me this, i would’ve went home with Usher too tf 😭
Keke Palmer better than me bc if my baby daddy texted me this, i would’ve went home with Usher too tf 😭 pic.twitter.com/pLcjsf5I7d
— spicebae (@spicebae_) May 9, 2025
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So he broke up with Keke before the Usher post went viral and tried to make her out to be the villain?? The “My Confession” title just makes this song even better, let me go play this on repeat 😭😭😭
So he broke up with Keke before the Usher post went viral and tried to make her out to be the villain?? The “My Confession” title just makes this song even better, let me go play this on repeat 😭😭😭 https://t.co/iMAGeQC9tg
— Sim Guru The Wig Bender 👩🏽🦲🖤 (@TheSarah_O) May 9, 2025
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Her having a “Confessions” type record to address the Usher situation is really just pure genius 🤣🤣😭
Her having a “Confessions” type record to address the Usher situation is really just pure genius 🤣🤣😭 https://t.co/AvzDkzxMJa
— ALikkleWotless (@Gus_JordM) May 10, 2025
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Lauren Keyana “Keke” Palmer did not have to drag her baby daddy in this new song like that 😂😂😂🫣
Lauren Keyana “Keke” Palmer did not have to drag her baby daddy in this new song like that 😂😂😂🫣
— Upgrade WHO?! (@That_Guy_Trei) May 10, 2025
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— Bee Travis (@Bee_Traviss) May 9, 2025
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“Sometimes the closure we need doesn’t come from a conversation-it comes from being honest with ourselves.” Keke Palmer hit it on the head with this one!!!
“Sometimes the closure we need doesn’t come from a conversation-it comes from being honest with ourselves.” Keke Palmer hit it on the head with this one!!!
— Jade (@Jidrcb) May 10, 2025
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Keke Palmer lol I love her but she is dragging it lol
Keke Palmer lol I love her but she is dragging it lol
— Reina Keeks 👑 (@AllKeeks) May 9, 2025
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That new Keke Palmer song messy honey!
That new Keke Palmer song messy honey!
— yasir (@yasirworldwide) May 9, 2025
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Keke palmer with My confession…. @KekePalmer YAS GIRL
Keke palmer with My confession…. @KekePalmer YAS GIRL pic.twitter.com/PnWRupi88G
— Linda Michele (@estoylinda) May 9, 2025
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That Keke Palmer song just confirmed what I already thought I knew they were either fighting or broken up prior to that usher concert because no rational man would act like that online towards their BM
That Keke Palmer song just confirmed what I already thought I knew they were either fighting or broken up prior to that usher concert because no rational man would act like that online towards their BM
— D4VD⭐️ (@KoolKidDave) May 9, 2025
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