Let’s be real — most people need to hustle a little on the side to make a decent living these days. But evidently that doesn’t sit right with people when you’re a celebrity.
Yung Joc was recently spotted driving for rideshare app Pull Up N Go and caught plenty of flak because of it — or at least that’s how it appeared. The two women passengers in the backseat of his car couldn’t help but notice Joc was behind the wheel, but they weren’t exactly kind about it and decided to put him on blast for all of social media to see.
“You sound like somebody I know,” one of the passengers says. The other passenger then asks, “I just wanna ask a question. Are you Young Joc?”
Joc replies, “I think y’all already put that part together.”
One of the women says, “Oh, so you must’ve fell off or something. He asks, “I gotta fall off?… I just felt like it was an easy way to get some easy money downtown. I meet people.”
The woman then continues to chide the Love & Hip Hop:Atlanta personality, saying, “You went from TV to driving Pull Up N Go.” He snaps back, “I’d rather do this than Uber or Lyft.”
But she wouldn’t let up, “I’m trying to figure it out. How you Yung Joc and you riding for Pull Up N Go?” He responds, “I got a question: Is it a problem that I’m Yung Joc and doing this?”
“Not at all,” the second passenger says.
“You trying to clown me?” Joc asks as he notices the woman is filming their interaction. “You wanna do this on your social media to try and clown me.”
Joc’s situation is similar to the one Geoffrey Owens endured in September 2018. The former Cosby Show star was photographed working as a cashier at Trader’s Joes and subsequently ridiculed online.
As a result, several celebrities rallied around him and offered their support. In fact, Nicki Minaj even donated $25,000 to Owens as a sign of good faith.
He ultimately donated the money to the Actor’s Fund, explaining, “I would like to give this donation of $25,000 to the Actor’s Fund in memory of the late, great Earle Hyman — who played Cosby’s father ‘Russell’ on The Cosby Show — who lived his last many years and died at the Actors’ Home, (funded and run by the Actor’s Fund). I am extremely grateful to Nicki Minaj for enabling struggling actors to continue pursuing their dreams.”
Much like Owens, fans stood up for Joc via Twitter. But it’s entirely possible this is some kind of promotion for the show/rideshare app rather than Joc’s legit side hustle.
In any case, check out some of the reactions below. [apple_news_ad type=”any”]
I remember this dudes music “It’s Goin Down”. Often wondered where he was now. I actually think it’s dope that if you were a serious fan of his then you could get to chill with them like this. More up and coming rappers should do this shit for exposure too.
Smart PR move. The dude thinking outside the box.
ABF’s are so toxic. Such bitter low lives. This is how they treat people and then they wonder why nobody wants anything to do with them.
This sounded more like one of the lgbtqpfg folks
Newsflash….joc aint broke
What they said in the last paragraph is exactly what I’m thinking. Publicity
Joc doing what alot of rappers wont do he love his people let it be to many haters they did that thinking they gonna be famous do you jock
Joc is a genius for this. Throughout the video, he and the guy (I know it sounds like a girl but no it’s been revealed that the person speaking is a man) kept plugging the company in the conversation. If you didn’t know about pullupandgo before, you do now!
Exactly, can’t even take this serious…
It was wrong of them females to do what they did but cool down on the he ain’t broke talk. The man isn’t rich. He must of got fucked on them contracts back in the day. Plus, he’s corny. Remember that haircut he used to have? Lol
He’s worth at least a million dollars and a celebrity. how much you worth with your broke nobody self? HAHAHAHA
Nothing wrong with making an honest days living. This why blacks sell drugs cause a straight life is looked down upon by their own communities. Those shaming him will get karma soon enough
I just saw Geoffrey owens on power this weekend, good to see he’s come up again, sometimes when you hate so hard the only loser is you cause you wasting all that energy wishing someone bad instead of wishing good on yourself
Spoke these 2 broke bitches
How can you knock someone who’s working.
Last i heard Yung Joc was blowing dudes in the car for money. He suck the peepee for dolla!