{"id":3704,"date":"2025-08-16T08:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T08:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/08\/16\/lil-yachty-repents-for-offensive-george-floyd-lyric-in-private\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T08:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T08:30:15","slug":"lil-yachty-repents-for-offensive-george-floyd-lyric-in-private","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/08\/16\/lil-yachty-repents-for-offensive-george-floyd-lyric-in-private\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Yachty Repents For Offensive George Floyd Lyric\u2014In Private"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Lil Yachty<\/a> faced public backlash earlier this week over a controversial lyric<\/a> referencing George Floyd. Specifically, Floyd\u2019s friend Stephen Jackson called out the rapper for what he described as disrespect toward the late George Floyd, whose death sparked global protests in 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cI won\u2019t be doing no interviews about it,\u201d he said in an Instagram video. \u201cI spoke to him. He\u2019s a smart young man. He\u2019s winning for a reason. He\u2019s a super smart individual. He made a mistake. He apologized. It\u2019s over \u2026 he made a mistake. Let it go.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stephen Jackson says it\u2019s squashed \ud83e\udd1d After calling out Lil Yachty for mentioning his late friend George Floyd in a new song, Stak5 revealed they spoke privately and Yachty apologized. \u201cNo interviews, it\u2019s handled.\u201d \u270a\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udcac pic.twitter.com\/Su6VEzoHi3<\/a><\/p>\n

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The line in question goes, \u201cPut my knee up on her neck, I went George Floyd,\u201d a line that almost immediately set social media ablaze with criticism.<\/p>\n

Many called it tasteless and flat-out disrespectful, given the tragedy of Floyd\u2019s death in 2020. One person who wasn\u2019t about to let it slide was former NBA player and podcaster Stephen Jackson, a childhood friend of George Floyd.<\/p>\n

Jackson tore into Yachty online, saying, \u201cLil Yachty, bro. You been wack, my n####. But you think you saying George Floyd name, and trying to use his name in a bar, that\u2019s gonna make people like your wack-ass music, my n####? That s### weak.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to call out what he sees as a broader trend in rap: \u201cY\u2019all the only era that feel like demeaning the dead and saying that s### is cool. It ain\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jackson then\u00a0 warned Yachty to never speak Floyd\u2019s name again, stressing that none of these rappers actually knew him.<\/p>\n

\u201cY\u2019all wanna say his name for clout,\u201d he added. \u201cThat\u2019s some weak-ass s###, Yachty. Let somebody die in your family, we gonna do a whole skit about it. And see how funny it is. Cut that s### out.\u201d<\/p>\n

George Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest. The incident, captured on video, led to widespread protests and calls for police reform across the United States and around the world. Chauvin was later convicted of murder and sentenced to over 22 years in prison.<\/p>\n

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