As Game and Young Thug‘s social media spat reached a climax last week, humanitarian and former gang leader T. Rodgers stepped in to ease the tensions.
He spoke to REVOLT about how he became involved and ultimately assisted in the two rapper’s reconciling.
“Game and Young Thug are not role models to the entire African-American community,” T. Rodgers says. “They are idols to a small population maybe 24 and under.”
Rodgers says Hip Hop manager and talent scout John Monopoly urged him to reach out to Game and Thugger before the conflict became violent. Monopoly and Rodgers then contacted JoJo Capone, a mutual friend of the two rappers, who convinced them both that they should be unified and not waste time squabbling in light of the civil unrest in Baltimore.
Thugger and Game subsequently took to social media to announce that their short-lived feud was over.
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T. Rodgers is full of shit.
T. Rogers is a legendary O.G. so fuck boy show some respect to the realest G you’ll never be…Dumb ass don’t know nothing about that life
these young kids??? GAME IS almost 40!!!!!!!!!!!! with 3 kids!!!!! GAME ACT UR AGE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rappers really out here acting like theyre nelson mendella n shit got their freinds doing interviews like we stopped this.. lol foh get to the music or fuck off
save the real activism for people who you know..doesnt make music about killin people lol fucking clowns. all em
funny how so called gangsters are pro homo thug now
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Um, okay?
This is SO GAY. Stopping a beef between two Diva’s is gay.
Young Thug is galaxies away from being a Thug and Game is over 30 years old, he ain’t no kid.
Game is a sucker and YT needs to disappear forever, dude can’t even speak English
T. Rogers just saved this boi yung thuggers life
exactly why hip hop is dead…it was built on competitive competition, people bought albums to hear diss tracks and songs to smoke, drink too and party…not to many people can go platinum with out having diss tracks and just party and smoke songs