Stephen Jackson Calls Lil Yachty’s Music “Wack” After Distasteful George Floyd Lyric
Stephen Jackson is not a fan of Lil Yachty. The former NBA star told the rapper his “music been wack” after Yachty teased a song with a distasteful lyric referencing the late George Floyd.
In the song, the Atlanta-based musician rhymed “Put my knee up on her neck, I went George Floyd,” followed by a “Wop” adlib. He shared the song on Thursday (Aug. 14) during a livestream with Plaqueboymax. The song is set to be released in Yachty’s upcoming It’s Us Vol. 2, with his Concrete Boys collective.
Former NBA player Stephen Jackson (3L) and friends speak and raise their fists during the protest for Justice for George Floyd outside the Hennepin County Government Center on June 11, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Jackson shared a video on social media, calling the “Minnesota” rapper out by name for the offensive bar, tagging him to make sure he received the message.
“Im just trying not to pay attention to you idiots, it’s just hard bro,” exclaimed Jackson.
“Lil Yachty, bro. You been wack, my ni**a. But you think you saying George Floyd’s name, and trying to use his name in a bar, that’s gonna make people like your wack-a** music, my ni**a? That sh*t weak. Y’all the only era that feel like demeaning the dead and saying that sh*t is cool, my ni**a. It ain’t. It’s me and the whole third ward and the whole Houston, Texas, riding behind G man. Don’t ever say his name, bro. None of y’all knew G. Nothing about him…thats some weak a** shit yachty. Let somebody die in your family. We gon do a whole skit about it. It’s only you wack Sambo a** ni**as that do sh*t like that.”
In the past, Jackson has also called out Ye, then Kanye West, over remarks made about George Floyd. Roxie Washington, the mother of George Floyd’s child, filed a $250 million lawsuit against the Chicago rapper after he claimed Floyd died from fentanyl.
“Nobody asked you to say nothing about George Floyd, but you decided to say that on your own, so you gon’ pay the consequences. Roxanne was minding her business, Gianna was minding her business,” he said. “Oh, and also, Roxanne and Gianna and the family is two different people. She don’t stand with the family, and the family don’t stand with her. They had different lawyers during the whole court process.”
Jackson was close friends with Floyd and his family, and advocated for justice after Floyd was killed during an interaction with police in May 2020. Former officer Derrick Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. He was also convicted in federal court for violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
