Lil Yachty is using his sizable Twitter platform to shine a light on the chaos currently taking place at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
On Wednesday (January 6), hundreds of mask-less Trump supporters stormed the building in an effort to stop the electoral vote count, leading to the evacuation of both the House and Senate.
Upon seeing this, Yachty fired off a tweet to his 5.2 million followers that read, “R.I.P X fuck da news, If black people raided the Capitol we would all be dead.”
While Yachty may be stating the obvious, it’s a sentiment that’s resonating with countless people. After all, the numerous Black Lives Matter protests last summer saw an onslaught of police force and violence. Even when they were peaceful demonstrations, law enforcement deployed tear gas and rubber bullets, bruised faces and bodies and even shoved an elderly man to the ground.
But as the mostly white Trump supporters marched to the Capitol and broke into the building, law enforcement was notably absent. While the National Guard eventually did show up, many people believe the response time and amount of force paled in comparison to what the BLM protests saw last year.
Bay Area Hip Hop vet Paris, who has built a career addressing racism, police brutality and other socio-political issues, admires Yachty for weighing in but knows that’s just a small part of it.
“What he said is true and it’s cool that Lil Yachty has formed a political opinion and is speaking on something other than the usual topics in Hip Hop,” he told HipHopDX. “It’s easy to blast younger generations for not speaking out, so I applaud him. But we have to be sure that the public figures we pay attention to — and often look to guidance from — are up to the task and are informed about issues that should concern us all.
“Randomly saying something because it feels good at the moment doesn’t do anyone any good if there’s no knowledge behind the sentiment. Clout chasing can come in many forms. So while it’s great to see people’s consciousness activated, it’s important that we have more than a surface level of understanding.”
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For Paris and every other Black American, this is nothing new. When asked what’s going through his mind as he watches the madness unfurl on the news, the Safe Space Invader MC replied, “Not a goddamned thing.”
He added, “It will be back to business as usual in America soon enough. Back to war for profit, back to zero police reform, unresolved income inequality, political divisions and rampant racism, among other things. I can’t bring myself to care about the shit at the Capitol knowing about this country’s racist history toward my people regardless of who’s in office. I can’t.”
According to NBC News, a woman who was shot inside the Capitol by a member of law enforcement has died and D.C. has been placed on a curfew. D.C. police recovered five weapons and arrested roughly 13 people, none of them residents of the district.
I finally can agree with a mumble rapper on something.
That’s an overt lie. Look up the NFAC.
You’re in denial.
That was nothing more than domestic terrorism against the federal government. An insurrection is a treasonous and felonious offense that won’t be taken lightly especially when it threatened our democracy with the whole world watching. This is the end of this movement.
No the Republican Party is an overt lie.
So you support these terrorist pretty much. Ok good to know. Let’s see how it works out for you in the future.
They took an autonomous zone and caused hundreds of millions in property damage, not to mention the dozens of people killed in the BLM carnage over the summer, and the cops showed about the same amount of restraint. Maybe, just maybe, there are protocols for large scale violent uprisings where it doesn’t matter what race they are. “While Yachty may be stating the obvious” oh shut up, who hired this girl to keep writing this SJW trash for this once great site?
yeah…even during blm this summer all the people that died were white…and they were killed by white people…kinda like today….oh well
This was the Trumptards revolution and civil ware they kept hyping up???
The cops smoked a Trumptard and all the other Trumptards got scared and left right after LOL
That’s fucked up though. That 16 year old Trumptard got shot in the neck and all them Trumptards didn’t even help her. Not one Trumptard tried to stop the bleeding. But plenty of pussy azz Trumptards pulled out their phone and recorded her just bleeding out. Smh
The lady was a 14 year Air Force veteran LOL you don’t even know what you’re talking about. You’re part of the problem of American stupidity
She was 35 and an air force veteran you fuckin sperm cell. Learn how to read or take Biden’s old
wrinkly cock out of your mouth while your watching the news.
That was terrorist acts that were performed and Trump should be held accountable since it was a majority of supporters from his rally, glad to see one of these youngsters socially conscious enough to speak the truth
You did pretty much everything else during the BLM “peaceful protests” yet you none of you dead. Then again, black people and white liberals (race traitors) would have no reason to storm the capitol, considering you are their puppets furthering their sick agenda.
Loser.
You took an L.
Cry more snowflake.
L.
Kamala hates black folk
Lol they’re the puppets now, but when Trump became president, and liberals kept protesting, y’all losers called them babies. What does this say about you wing nuts crying about daddy orange face getting his ass kicked to the curb?
Someone did die … so what the fuck is Little Boat Boi talking about??? Storming a government building? Shit they all should’ve gotten shot up. And that other wrapper you can’t forgive them doing your people? Okay then leave Amerikkka boi boi …
So, im a little skeptical of this way of thinking. I definetly agree that there is an imbalance in the way police treat black people compared to white people. There needs to be some sort of change there i agree. But i guess my question is this either the time or place to be bringing this issue up? Isnt that a seperate issue? Maybe in the autopsy of this tragedy thats a worthy obsrervation. However right now, i think the more pressing issue is what people will do when they are influenced and twisted by someone they are following. Thats my two cents, i dont live in the states, im white and i havent experienced the same things as others, but i think its possible to talk abiut things in isolation, and not every issue is necessarily about race. Anyways im tripping M rn and just wanted to put out some good vibes. If you disagree lemme know why and maybe we cam both learn something <3
Wow, never thought I’d agree with Yachty…..
Stop constantly making things a race issue smh, stop diving and let’s unify ffs. Yatchy is a clown because he know nothing about politics or social issues. There were black Trump supporters Storming there too and 4 people have been killed by police as I write this message. I voted Biden btw, I’m just sick of this constant racial bs dividing us. The Trump clowns storming the Capitol Building isn’t a race issue. Grow the fuck up and stop being a victim all the time.
At the end of the day… It is a race issue. You need to educate yourself man.
Has nothing to do with race and everything to do with social class … you crybabies fucking kill me … you are selfish and making everything about race and “boohoo me and us” makes you a racist … think about something greater than your simple bitch ass race … small minds
Stop burning your own communities and businesses. Stop hanging around with Antifa. You have more in common with conservative whites than you think. You seek self empowerment, access to better resources, equal opportunities (not necessarily outcomes) for all regardless of wealth, freedom of speech etc?
All y’all who support this do realize that they’re being monitored and are now on the radar of the federal government. Supporting any act of insurrection or treason is a serious offense.
Good luck locking up millions, thats the point is to not allow them to devide us all
I love how this website removes my comment. What I said was just as racist as this dumbass rapper. Fucking double standard. That’s why you people get no respect. That’s why there are a bunch of crazy trump people storming the capitol. There can’t be two sets of rules. If you don’t want talks about race, then don’t post about them.
America is a White’s man world blacks are only tolerated because we are the only race that was enslaved without a fight look at the native Americans they fought even thou they are on resavations they are free in America
I saw them not taking shit from the whites…they treated BLM like they were supposed to be wrecking shit. You can’t be that delusional to not see how differently both “peaceful protests” were handled. And people did die you fuckin moron
Blm and antifa destroyed there own towns and made life harder during a FAKEDEMIC …. these guys just wanted to tell these politicians they aint shit ….. big difference….. so sad to see how indoctrinate the people are … they actually believe cnn lol ….
I know right and yet most of them were the same ones preaching “dont believe everything you see and hear on the news” now look at everyone.
Black people have stormed the capitol. In 1967 black panthers stromed the capitol with weapons. Nobody got shot that day. If the person who published this article was an actual journalist could have actually done some research and debunk Yachty. Then again, that wouldn’t fit the narrative, so i understand – we must not let facts ruin a good judeo-marxist narrative where we can demonize wypipo.
A white woman was executed with a bullet to the head by Capitol Police.
How many people were killed by police in the BLM/Antifa riots in the summer?
ZERO.
Capitol Police also tear-gassed and maced many Trump supporters.