Lil Yachty Quits Social Media After Controversial Drake Song Leak
Lil Yachty is stepping away from the web amid blow-back from latest statements he made about leaking a tune with Drake, amongst different issues.
During an look on the Flagrant podcast this week, Lil Boat talked about leaking his Drizzy-assisted tune “Super Soak” after not with the ability to get the pattern cleared.
“I sent a song to Kai [Cenat] to leak. We couldn’t get the sample cleared so I just let Kai play it. [So that’s not coming out] but it’s everywhere. [The influencer we sampled] went down like a Christian path [so he wouldn’t clear it],” he defined.
Just earlier than that on his personal podcast, Yachty claimed that his hometown of Atlanta is the true trendsetter in the case of trend and that the Big Apple has been biting the A’s model – which sparked a ton of detrimental responses from folks together with Juelz Santana and Fivio Foreign.
In response to all of the backlash, Yachty hopped on his Instagram Live on Thursday (August 1) and declared that he’d be taking time away from social media.
“I’m getting the fuck off the internet. I’m not doing no more talking,” he stated. “I don’t got shit else to say. I’m gone off this Internet shit. I think I’m gone for the rest of the year. I swear to God. I ain’t talking. I ain’t got shit else to say. I’m contracted to do this podcast shit, unfortunately.”
He concluded: “But I ain’t posting no more shit. I’m not posting no fits. I’m deleting the apps off my phone, I swear to God. I’m not tweeting. I’m minding my fucking business, man.”
Watch Yachty’s goodbye publish under.
Lil Yachty declares he is quitting the web and eradicating apps from his telephone pic.twitter.com/dmwyYVOp6d
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) August 1, 2024
Regarding the ATL vs. NYC trend, Lil Yachty had initially stated to podcast visitor and New York native Cash Cobain:
“I feel like New York didn’t have this — I don’t want to say identity — but everyone used to just kinda copy Atlanta. You said it yourself. Even, like, the influence was extremely heavy from Atlanta […] As far as style goes, I don’t think it’s shit going on when it comes to New York fashion.”
Lil Boat additionally took specific intention at folks from the Bronx and Queens: “I feel just people on those outskirts — Queens, Bronx — do they even come to [Manhattan to shop]?”
It didn’t take lengthy for a few of New York’s best to hit again at Lil Yachty for his remarks, with Juelz Santana taking to Instagram to concern a rebuttal.
“WE all Love Atl But did @lilyachty SAY say the flyes [ninja emoji] N the Most TRENDSETTERS Came from ALT WOW Much love bro,” he wrote.
He then highlighted the style affect that each himself and fellow Dipset rapper Jim Jones have had on Hip Hop tradition, in addition to the affect of different fashion-forward NYC figures like A$AP Rocky and Fabolous.
Fivio additionally chimed in, writing on X: “How Yatchy say ATL dress better then ny w a whole NY fit.”
Following the backlash, Lil Yachty tried to make clear his feedback in a video posted to TikTok.
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“When you go back to a certain time, it’s for sure New York. But if you think about lately, all the trends come from Atlanta!” he stated. “First off, I got nothing but love for New York. I think a lot of the flyest people in the world were born in New York.
He added: “I apologize to the Bronx if they feel some kind of way about that comment. Amiri down, do your thing. I be in New York so don’t fucking rob me. It was a joke.”
However, he was additionally adamant about Atlanta being the extra influential metropolis on the style scene.
