Pharrell sat down for an interview with REVOLT’s Drink Champs series in December 2020 and confessed he’d snitch in a heartbeat if it meant protecting his freedom. But apparently, his comments didn’t sit well with Uncle Murda who recently did his own interview with Drink Champs hosts N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN.
The veteran rapper, whose annual “Rap Up” summaries consistently keep him in the headlines, questioned why the Grammy Award-winning producer would essentially glorify snitching while rappers such as 6ix9ine are making it seem like it’s the right thing to do, a code Uncle Murda clearly doesn’t live by.
“The difference was — you know what I didn’t like about the Pharrell thing?” he asked. “It was just like, why promote that. We in an era now where muthafuckas is thinking snitching is so cool, and definitely because of a n-gga like Tekashi. So, you got these muthafuckas making snitching like, a cool thing, and I was just mad at Pharrell for promoting that. Definitely on this platform. This is a big platform right here.”
Murda then added he was over it, explaining, “I was just mad at him for promoting it at the time. That’s not cool. I was mad at Pharrell for doing that. No personal beef with him.”
Pharrell came to the revelation one night while he hanging out with Lil Wayne at a New Orleans club where “everybody had a gun.”
“Literally, I’m not a tough guy, I’m staying my ass inside and the fucking FBI is on speed dial, bro,” Pharrell said at the time. “I’m not a fucking tough guy. You people say things about snitching … I’m fucking snitching! Don’t talk to me about all that! Everybody plays their part, this is a movie, you guys, everybody plays their part. I am snitching! Don’t do nothing around me, I’m not built for the jail life.”
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The N.E.R.D. co-mastermind has grappled with the topic before. In 2013, he and Pusha T teamed up for the song “S.N.I.T.C.H.” (Sorry N-gga I’m Trying To Come Home), which found the Clipse MC rapping lines such as, “Got me tiptoeing through the conversation on our calls/Tryna act normal but the writing is on the wall/It’s like I hear you smiling when you heard they hit the wall/But I just let it ride so I don’t be the next to fall.”
Meanwhile, Pharrell belts out the chorus, “Sorry n-gga, I’m tryna come home/Sorry n-gga, I’m tryna come home/I think the Feds are looking through me; can’t you hear it in my tone?/So then sorry n-gga, I’m tryna come home, hey!”
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Uncle murder doesn’t have the resume to speak on a top 5 hip hop producer of all time. Pharrell has helped usher in so much money into to hip hop so street dudes can leave the streets alone and have recognized brands and feed everyone around them. Uncle murder hasn’t been able to make not one hit, maybe he should try another approach. Something with some substance. With every cause that’s out there, he chooses to glorify the street life where as pharrell has been doing so much for Virginia and other causes. Pharrell has never promoted street activities , he has just been the producer behind street dudes like Pusha T and Jay-Z. Uncle Murda is 40, stop with the tough guy act.
True, Pharrell is a legendary producer. The way Uncle Murda is approaching it is not a tough guy act when ur from the streets. They grew up this way to survive and if it wasn’t for that mentality we wouldn’t have classic hip-hop Period. So if you’re unfamiliar with the streets probably not a good idea to talk about it and hip-hop since it’s the culture
In your world being a bitter lowlife that destroys the community is admirable.
Fuck that snitch shit. Let 69 do his thing. Those 9 trey dudes shouldnt have stabbed him in the back first. Loyalty is 2 two way street.
Basically, Pharell said what 99% of would people do (whether they would admit it or not). Dude is a civilian. He’s supposed to call the cops.
Is Pharrell in the streets?
Nooooo.
Don’t hold him to the code.
Hmmm…lets who who’s respected in the real world, by decent people who actually matter…its not even close. Pharrell is a talented benefit to the community, uncle murda is a parasitic scum bag. Nobody gives a rats ass about ur criminal buddies getting snitched on but other lowlives like you.
If you’re not a gangster then it isn’t “snitching”, it’s just calling the police. 69 was out there racketeering and ratted on his “friends” because he didn’t want to be held accountable for his actions. That’s the difference. Some of these old heads are dumb as a brick.
Your argument that old heads are dumb is for what? Because he doesn’t agree with promoting a snitch mentality? It’s not only about telling and it’s not all about being a gangster. It’s two opinions and they’re both relevant to two different lifestyles and it has nothing to do with intelligence
I guess you need to start learning how to read AND comprehend. I said “some”…. Not all. Get a grip.
I’m an old head myself and I know the difference between street ppl and citizens. The snitch label NEVER applies to civilians because they’re not in the game.
Amen bruh if u ain’t from the streets then the streets don’t hold u to the g code. if u grew up in the suburbs and out here hating on snitches u get no props or cool points. Ur not cut from that cloth so when u snitch or call the cops its not shocking . only reason people in hip hop glorify the no.snitching shit is cuz 90% of them came from the streets they were raised like that . if u become a Friday thru Sunday gangsta when ur off work or out of school and act tough then go to ur mommies house till the next Fri or u get a day off from work of course u gonna snitch if it came to it . what would u benefit from not snitching ? U have no repercussions if u do but if u don’t ur too soft to do a bid its only logical. Like Daniel Hernandez turned to a blood overnight from an anime rapping bodega bag packing weirdo with rainbow hair and 69 tatted all over him they shoukd she known ol boy was gonna fold like the extra chairs at church during the holidays ..
Kinda funny that they thought he was down tho that’s their fault they were blinded by the attention. If they didn’t adopt Danny Hernandez into their gang cuz clout and money they would prob never caught the cases they did. I mean they didn’t realize this dude didn’t even know how to throw up the gang signs and shit was putting hits out on Instagram, going alive when they were doin shit that shouldn’t be recorded they all fed off the attention. Like when Jim Jones was popular did u see all the 9 treys with him all the time? No he was smart put money in the hood and kept his distance u gotta blame shotty, kooda and all them for being blinded by attention hopefully others learn from this shit wanting to be gangsta ruined a bunch of lives man not worth it to be able to say blood and throw up bs in pics and rock red and gassing the dude up to where he kept causing shit . like who the f are the old heads that know that ain’t how to move just sad
Pharrell be the truth. He kept it 100. He not from the street so he won’t apply street logic to these situations. By the way, people need to kill all that talk bout 6ix9ine “snitching.” Homeboi only paid his dues. Them cats was silly to think they kidnap, beat and rob him plus bang his baby momma and karma wouldn’t come back around.
‘G Code’ my ass … all these lil thug lifers implode because it’s all about saving your own ass! That’s FACTS! Why do time for a bastard doin dirty shit?! That’s the gayest thing you could do if dude ain’t your blood FOH
Agreed. I never thought about it in those terms but you are 100 percent right that shit is GAY AF!
He should promote killings extortion and robbery . To kids ,what a dumb person. Good thing what these goof rappers think don’t matter.
If my friend gets killed and I know who did it I’m snitching hard. I’m not retaliating and letting the killers homie snitch on me so I’m in prison for life over my friend who was probably doing stupid shit to get killed in the first place. Not to mention, I’m not built like that (to murder somebody). People who think in those terms are complete failures 99.99% of the time.
That’s not snitching tho. Snitching is stealing candy with your friends and when u the only one who gets caught u tell on your friends. That’s rat azz activities that shouldn’t be condoned. If you’re a regular just going to work and u get robbed one day and u tell on the person it is NOT snitching. There’s a difference
Nerds shouldn’t b places with guns. Just go to fukn church
Nowadays, they got guns in church too.