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Lil Yachty previously sparked a flood of reactions on social media after he referenced George Floyd on a new track. Stephen Jackson was among the bunch to share his thoughts on Yachty’s verse, and now George Floyd’s brother, Terrence Floyd, is weighing in with his opinion.
Days after Lil Yachty shook up social media with a verse name-dropping George Floyd, his brother Terrence Floyd came through with some words for the rapper. Journalist and Power 105.1 radio co-host Loren Losa got an exclusive statement from Terrence, who called the move straight-up inconsiderate and said Yachty should’ve never mentioned his late brother.
“Sometimes this generation doesn’t pay attention to what they say they just want to make a song and just get on the charts and really feel like the people listening will accept because of who he is,” Terrence said in a statement.
Additionally, Terrence said he wants Lil Yachty to change the line because it’s disrespectful to George’s legacy.
“I want the line changed. Let my brother rest in peace. It disturbs the family’s peace. There has to be a better message behind any mention of George Floyd’s name. So his legacy can live on beyond what Chauvin did to him,” he continued.
Folks over in The Shade Room’s comment section agreed with Terrence Floyd, saying Lil Yachty was completely out of pocket with the line in his song. See some of the reactions below.
Instagram user @timothyfletcher_ wrote, “Thats his brother so I completely understand, put y’all selves in others shoes, how would you feel?!”
Instagram user @_jasmine.2__ wrote, “Im not a super sensitive person, but that was a really wild lyric.”
While Instagram user @kiabrittany_ wrote, “Why as a WOMAN would I want a mans knee on my neck tho ”
Then Instagram user @realjaysincere wrote, “He was wrong for the line, but this is exactly what Yachty wanted attention.”
Another Instagram user @groovy_512 wrote, “And the song trash which makes it that much worse too ”
Instagram user @domalexandraa wrote, “It be your own people smdh.”
While another Instagram user @bisforbombshell wrote, “this is sad this even needs to be said. WTF!”
Then another Instagram user @island_vibez242 wrote, “Disrespectful and insensitive ”
Lastly, Instagram user @girlsdemsugar_28 wrote, “Yachty youre better than that, you used the wrong bar for clout.”
Terrence Floyd wasn’t the only one to share his opinion after Yachty’s line, “Put my knee up on her neck, I went George Floyd,” went viral. George’s friend Stephen Jackson jumped in early to react to Yachty’s words. The retired basketball player called Yachty “wack” and thought his decision to use George’s name was completely disrespectful.Dont ever say his name, bro. None of yall knew G or nothing about him. But yall want to say his name for clout. Cut that s**t, man, cause only you wack sambo n****s do s**t like that,” Jackson said in a clip.
Now, Stephen dropped another video on social media saying he chopped it with Yachty, and they managed to clear things up while he apologized for his actions. “I spoke to him, he’s a smart young man, and he’s winning for a reason. He made a mistake, he apologized… we moved on from it.”
