I en tid hvor hiphop som kategori flittigt udvikles, debatteres og vurderes, har især en ny bølge af rappere sat fut under genrens tilstand med kontroversielle meninger. Vi så det tidligere, da Lil Uzi Vert nægtede at freestyle over et DJ Premier-beat, og da Lil Yachty røg i karambolage med Anderson .Paak, da han ikke kunne opremse fem sange af Tupac og Notorious B.I.G.
Yachty har netop begået endnu en omstridt udtalelse i Pitchforks ’Over/Under’-segment – der simpelt går ud på at tilkendegive om et fænomen er over- eller undervurderet – ved igen at kritisere Notorious B.I.G. Denne gang kalder han den legendariske Brooklyn-rapper for direkte overvurderet (momentet indtræder ved 1:16).
Ligesom det var tilfældet med Anderson .Paak-episoden, må Yachty nu igen stå på mål for sine kontroversielle udtalelser på Twitter, da B.I.G. af mange betragtes som en af rappens helt store godfathers. Se et udpluk af dem nedenfor.
Der kan vist ikke herske megen tvivl om, at Pitchfork vidste, hvad de havde gang i, da de sneg Biggie-spørgsmålet ind i segmentet med Yachty, når man har hans tidligere udtalelser om klassisk hiphop in mente.
I'm sorry but I refuse to lie. If I don't listen to biggie or think he is as big as everybody else why is that a problem lol who cares bro
— lil vote kot* (@lilyachty) November 8, 2016
I speak my mind. I might be the only new age artist speaking his mind.
— lil vote kot* (@lilyachty) November 8, 2016
Niggas mad at me for having an opinion.. catch a grip and relax you'll be okay. I promise. The world will still spend
— lil vote kot* (@lilyachty) November 8, 2016
If you feel like I disrespected biggie Idk what to tell u because I didn't. I didn't say he was bad or even that he wasn't a legend.
— lil vote kot* (@lilyachty) November 8, 2016
I said I felt he was over rated for the simple fact that if i would have said he was under-rated it still would have made blogs…
— lil vote kot* (@lilyachty) November 8, 2016
Because u old timb boot wear'ers know I don't listen to him so then you would have called me out for lying on calling him under-rated right?
— lil vote kot* (@lilyachty) November 8, 2016
Or maybe I should have said no comment right and said nothing? Lmao fuck outta here ppl
— lil vote kot* (@lilyachty) November 8, 2016