Lil Yachty Faces Backlash Over Controversial George Floyd Lyric
Lil Yachty might be rethinking a certain controversial lyric in one of his upcoming tracks, referring to George Floyd.
During a live stream with Plaqueboymax, the rapper asked the streamer to play one of his latest tracks, telling the host he wanted people to “hear me on this one.”
While the track played, viewers heard the line “Put my knee up on her neck, I went George Floyd.”
Of course, social media was not on his side, as the line caused a stir on Twitter.
Not only did social media not find the lyrics tasteful, former NBA player Stephen Jackson, who was a close friend to George Floyd, shared his sentiments with the rapper in a video, also tagging him.
"Lil Yachty, bro. You been wack, my n***a," he said.
“But you think you saying George Floyd name, and trying to use his name in a bar, that's gonna make people like your wack-ass music, my n***a? That shit weak. Y'all the only era that feel like demeaning the dead and saying that shit is cool, my n***a. It ain't. Don't ever say his name, bro. None of ya'll knew G, nothing about him. But y'all wanna say his name for clout. That's some weak-ass shit, Yachty. Let somebody die in your family, we gonna do a whole skit about it. And see how funny it is, bro. Cut that sh*t out.”
