Quality Control’s latest signee Lil Yachty doesn’t consider himself to be a rapper.
The “1Night” artist answered the question of whether or not he takes Hip Hop seriously in an interview with Hot 97’s Ebro in The Morning with a resounding, “I honestly don’t.”
He opts to label himself as an artist instead. “I’m just here,” Yachty continues. “I’m not a rock star. You would think I’m a rock star by my shows, but I don’t want [it] that way.”
The 19-year-old who says he’s made more money in the past four months than he’s ever made in his life, considers Chris Martin, Andre 3000, Lil B and Soulja Boy to be his biggest influences.
His debut mixtape Lil Boat was released in March with features from fellow Atlanta rappers Young Thug and Quavo.
Towards the end of the interview (at the 23-minute mark) the crew put the pressure on Yachty to spit a mean freestyle despite his I’m-not-a-rapper protest. He spits a few bars and as the hosts hyped him up, he politely asks them not to do that all while laughing and not taking the freestyle seriously.
“I’m not a rapper,” he ends his freestyle with.
Peter Rosenberg and Ebro agree that when it comes to listening to Lil Yachty, they’re not looking for top-level lyricism a la Kendrick Lamar and Rakim. Sometimes you simply want good vibes.
“I’m not RZA,” Yachty says in agreement.
Watch Lil Yachty‘s interview with Hot 97’s Ebro in The Morning below.
I’m very sure we all knew this already, Yachty. You’re just terrible.
No, Lil Yachty… No, you are not a rapper.
I thought he was a stunt double for Beasts of no nation.
At least he told the fuckin truth and he recognizes that he’s wack.
Rza lame AF . Who wants to be Rza anyway this ain’t 1994 . FOH Rza Really ?
True and who’s striving to be like your dumb ass? This ain’t 2015 nigga it’s 2016. Get with the times. Fix ya face!
Aiyyo, camoflouge chameleon, ninjas scalin’ your buildin’/
No time to grab the gun, they already got your wife and children/
A hit was sent from the President to rage your residence/
Because you had secret evidence and documents/
On how they r@ped the continents and it’s the prominent/
Dominant Islamic, Asiatic black hebrew/
The year two thousand and two, the battle’s filled with the Wu/
Six million devils just died from the Bubonic Flu/
Or the Ebola Virus under the reign of King Cyrus/
You can see the weakness of a man right through his iris/
Un-loyal snakes get thrown in boilin’ lakes/
Of hot oil, it boils your skin, chickenheads gettin’ slim/
Like Olive Oyl, only plant the seed deep inside fertile soil/
Fortified with essential, vitamin and mineral/
Use the sky for a blanket, stuffin’ clouds inside my pillow/
Rollin’ with the lands/
The tribe’s a hundred and forty four thousand chosen/
Protons electrons always cause explosions
Word!!!!!!!!!!!!! Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
seriously? gayest shit i’ve read all week bro…don’t quit your day job
Yeah, Truthteller, don’t quit your day job.. your comment was lame as fuck.
They dont want lyrics and delivery, just Good Vibes? Just WTF are they talking about? Nobody expects top lyricism a’la Rakim and Kendrick Lamar from this dude, that’s just ridicilous…. but we do expect that he can at least flow and lyrics beyond the elementary level. Rap labels, including the Media(Hot 97 and DX, etc), are responsible for the downfall of hip hop. You keep supporting special-need people like boat and Chief Keef, which have nothing to do with Rap or Hip Hop. I dont want to hear sh** about culture vultures when the Hip Hop culture is being destroyed by both black and white people, especially blacks. Hip Hop is dead, died long time ago when Nas said it.
Your right when they cancelled rap city died
Your right when they cancelled rap city died
You 100% right, my boy. Speak that truth. I think we can partly blame the internet for destroying many things including hip-hop music/culture also.
you’re right, you’re a fucking CLOWN!
I can literally walk down the street and find somebody that can rap his ass off. I dont have anything against this dude but I have everything against MF’s killing Hip Hop. 99.5% of these black rappers are trash and should’ve never been signed. Whoever these Label scouts are looking for “talent” need to get fired and shot, in that order. These imbeciles make Vanilla Ice look hard-core man!!! It’s embarrassing.
These new young niggas is some ugly ass, weird ass niggas. Travis Scott, Lil Yachty, Kodak Black, Young Thug, this generation is fucked up man.
Layoff Kodak. He The future.
true and he dont needa be doggin these rappers even if they are trash they got more money than most these lil niggas out here
Im fresh outta prison. Im depressed…I spent 2 years watchin everything else in my life fade… friends, job, music… I lost my house, all belongin, my girlfriend and my ability to get another job. I think I need help but no one cares about me. fuck Brick Squad for droppin me!! fuck Cash Money for rippin me off! fuck MMG and Rick Ross! this rap game ruined my life. Im depressed. I take suboxone daily, somethin like xanax at night, both small doses, and Ive been lowerin my sub dose gradually. I also smoke weed and hash almost daily. I have deep seeded issues, painful emotions I obviously cant deal with. I suffered depression my whole life off and on and rarely felt truly happy or at peace…
well then do something positive idiot. the game aint for the weak minded like you
who is R Z A?
Only a demigod among men. You need not concern yourself with that topic, minion.
nice fucking hair, douche nugget
These rappers nowadays are ugly gay ass weirdos
@So Icey Boi are you maybe from Atlanta? Are you a producer? I remember talking to somebody a LOOOONG time ago through IRC on the Neptunes channel, is that you?? ~psxdogg
you think he realizes what we all do…which is he’s trash?
i cringed when they asked him to sing the song… smh
shit…
back off my mans yachty hes a great artist yall just dont get what he does
Y’all ignoring what the article says at the end. Their music isn’t about talent it’s about the vibe, the art, the weirdness. You guys just don’t get it and that is fine but don’t hate on these guys just because they are putting their stamp on the culture. Millions of fans resonate with uzi yachty Kodak and ugly God, and I think it’s because of what they represent: fuck being cool, fuck being normal, be yourself. (“Be original. Be different. Be the one to stand up and shock this system” – Murs). To me real rap has always been wack. Since when was hip hop about fitting in? Since when was it about doing what’s mainstream? Not until recently has hip hop been listened to by such a broad audience. To me it has its roots in saying fuck you to society and the system and breaking free from expectations and normality. It’s about EXPRESSING YOURSELF. Rap is art and I’m glad yachty is presenting it that way. The fact that the music has an amateurish vibe to it is the fucking point it’s just like “who cares bro”. I think we are at a point in history where everyone is overwhelmed by constant exposure to media, Instagram, and it’s just like damn, fuck all that, I just want to be sober and listen to some music where I don’t have to think about shit and it’s just fun. You don’t have to worry about being cool or getting things right or dressing the right way when you listen to/watch their videos. Man, it’s just like taking a break from all the hypeBeast shit and yeezies and drake and all the competition and beef and trash talk. If you a yachty fan you most likely listen to other “good” rappers as well, and we are the real fans of hip hop/rap. ✊