Stephen Jackson is going in on Lil Yachty after he referenced George Floyd in a new track. Stephen has previously made it clear that he will always ride for Floyd and won’t let anyone disrespect his legacy. Here’s what happened..
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Stephen Jackson Drags Lil Yachty Over George Floyd Reference
Lil Yachty got the internet talking when he previewed a new song on Plaqueboymax’s stream. He had his crew with him while teasing some lyrics and folks immediately caught that he referenced George Floyd, saying, “Put my knee up on her neck, I went George Floyd.”
Well, it looks like Yachty’s song caught Stephen Jackson’s attention too. The retired basketball player immediately called him out for disrespecting his friend. Stephen dropped a video on Instagram responding to Yachty, saying he’s trying to do right and focus on his life, but it’s hard to ignore idiots. From there, he went on to drag Yachty, saying he’s “been wack,” and added that using George Floyd’s name in a verse went too far.
“You think you saying George Floyd’s name and trying to use his name in a bar, that’s going to make people like your wack a** music, my n***a. That s**t is weak!” Stephen said.
Stephen didn’t stop there, he also said Yachty’s generation’s continued disrespect for the deceased isn’t “cool.” He then warned the rapper to never saying George’s name again.
“Don’t ever say his name, bro. None of y’all knew G or nothing about him. But y’all 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 added.
Internet Reacts To Stephen Jackson Calling Out Lil Yachty
Meanwhile, over in The Shade Room’s comment section, folks are siding with Stephen Jackson, saying Lil Yachty’s was outta pocket. Some even said his team should’ve never approved the verse.
Instagram user @dj_oso_avon wrote, “It’s good to see someone stand up. Without this, anything goes and everything come crumbling down.”
Instagram user @miab2fly wrote, “Yachty is smart enough to know that lyric is wrong but he also knows that rage bait never misses..ya fall for it every time🫠”
While Instagram user @whoisclayjames wrote, “That line was hella weird and insensitive.”
Then Instagram user @egocentric7 wrote, “Our race is cooked.. cause why you glorifying police brutality??”
Another Instagram user @sj704 wrote, “Lil Yachty need to take that song down expeditiously.”
While another Instagram user @_hitqueen wrote, “This had the whole world in a frenzy and he mocking it, this why we can’t be taken seriously as a race!”
Instagram user @cyncity103 wrote, “Sooooo no one in his camp told him this was a bad idea 😒🚶🏽♀️🚶🏽♀️ smfh.”
Then another Instagram user @yooohypemommy wrote, “Disgusting lyrics!!!! Smh and they shaking their head like it go hard 🙄”
Lastly, Instagram user @nestle_snipes1 wrote, “I stand by this message.. The elders in the industry been letting the disrespect of the dead slip for way too long!”
Yachty Seemingly Teases More Unreleased Music
As of right now, Lil Yacthy hasn’t responded to Stephen’s remarks. However, he did drop a vide on Instagram from his stream with Plaqueboymax teasing some new music. Still, folks in the comment section weren’t feeling him mentioning George Floyd. Watch here.
