Key Takeaways
- Lil Yachty previewed an unreleased track with a lyric referencing George Floyd’s death, sparking outrage online.
- NBA veteran Stephen Jackson, a close friend of Floyd, condemned the rapper in a passionate social media video.
- Yachty is also under fire from former collaborator Karrahbooo, who accused him of mistreating women and keeping her trapped in a record deal.
The Lyric That Sparked Outrage
Lil Yachty is in hot water after playing an unreleased song during a livestream with Plaqueboymax that included a line many deemed offensive and disrespectful:
“Put my knee up on her neck, I went George Floyd.”
The lyric, referencing the 2020 police murder of George Floyd, quickly spread across social media — and it didn’t sit well with fans or public figures.
Stephen Jackson Responds
Among the loudest voices condemning Yachty was Stephen Jackson, a retired NBA player who grew up with Floyd in Houston and has been vocal about police brutality since his friend’s death.
In a fiery video, Jackson said:
“Lil Yachty, bro. You been wack. But you think saying George Floyd’s name in a bar is gonna make people like your wack-ass music? That shit weak. Y’all the only era that feel like demeaning the dead is cool. It ain’t.”
He continued, warning Yachty and other artists against exploiting Floyd’s name for shock value:
“Don’t ever say his name, bro. None of y’all knew G. But y’all wanna say his name for clout. Let somebody die in your family, we gonna do a whole skit about it. And see how funny it is.”
So far, Yachty has not publicly addressed the criticism.
“Ya music been wack… don’t ever say his name bro.. only you wack SAMBO ass niggas that do shit like that”
— Glock Topickz (@Glock_Topickz) August 15, 2025
-Stephen Jackson calls out Lil Yachty for using George Floyd name in a wack rap https://t.co/RUlCj72XRB pic.twitter.com/oPWEMc58HW
Karrahbooo’s Accusations Resurface
The controversy comes as Yachty is also battling criticism from inside his own circle. His former protégé Karrahbooo, who left Yachty’s Concrete Boys collective in 2024, recently renewed her grievances in a series of scathing social media posts.
She accused Yachty of mistreating her, manipulating contracts, and fostering a toxic environment:
“U have a daughter and u treating women like this is mindblowing… how evil this man is to women (not just me).”
She also challenged Yachty’s claims about their split, saying she is still legally signed to him despite his statements to the contrary:
“He said he dropped me — I’m still signed. He said he would show y’all receipts of me owing 900k. Where they at?… I told him to put it on his kid that he wrote all my songs, he ain’t respond.”
The Bigger Picture
Between the George Floyd lyric backlash and Karrahbooo’s ongoing feud, Lil Yachty finds himself under intense scrutiny. While he has weathered controversy before, this latest round strikes at two sensitive areas: the cultural trauma of Floyd’s murder and the ongoing conversation about how women are treated in the music industry.
For now, Yachty remains silent — but with pressure mounting from fans, peers, and critics alike, the rapper may soon be forced to address the storm surrounding him.
⚡ What do you think? Should artists ever invoke real-life tragedies in their lyrics, or does Yachty’s bar cross the line?
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