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Lil Yachty’s feedback about Black Lives Matter being “actually a rip-off” clearly didn’t go unnoticed, and the group got here again swinging. In a press release responding to his remarks on a March 2 episode of Quenlin Blackwell’s “Feeding Ravenous Celebrities,” they accused the rapper of “consuming the white supremacist ideology Kool-Support.”
“His feedback are incorrect,” BLM advised FOX News in a comparatively prolonged assertion earlier within the week. “They’re misinformed, unoriginal, and crafted to please the identical individuals who revenue from Black struggling.
“The actual rip-off isn’t Black Lives Matter. It’s watching Black artists with huge platforms recycle the identical drained assaults on Black actions whereas ignoring the precise programs killing us,” they continued. “Black Lives Matter has supported Black households who’ve misplaced family members to police violence. We’ve constructed applications, funded mutual support, and fought in courtrooms and on the streets to guard our individuals.”
“That they had purchased mansions, and also you most likely would not know something about it since you do not care about Black individuals and do not observe Black information,” Lil Yachty advised Blackwell through the airing. Whereas it’s true that the group bought a 6,500-square-foot California property for $6 million in 2020, the area, in keeping with AP News, was supposed as a “refuge for these grieving family members killed in incidents of police violence.”
As for his different claims, the “One Night time” artist may need to convey some precise proof subsequent time — not to mention decide a extra becoming platform to make them — earlier than taking goal on the motion once more.
Controversy apart, Lil Yachty’s “Feeding Ravenous Celebrities” was arguably one of the crucial entertaining we’ve gotten to date, largely attributable to his lengthy historical past with Blackwell. The 2 chopped it up about courting, trend, and extra, all whereas cooking up a weird unfold that included rooster tenders coated with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, scrambled pancakes, and orange juice, amongst different dishes.
