With a series of recent events adding fuel to the debate over the Confederate flag, Alabama-born rapper Yelawolf has offered his thoughts on the controversial flag.
In an Instagram post uploaded yesterday (August 24), Yelawolf shared the picture of a man wearing a t-shirt with a Confederate flag in flames on it. In the captain to the picture, Yela went on to proclaim that there “Ain’t no way I’m letting some ones ignorance tear me from my roots.”
He went on to defend the flag, which he referred to as the “Dixie flag,” and criticized the media for “giving a false impression of who we are in the South.”
Yelawolf also listed the times a non-white artist from the South has worn the Confederate flag on an accessory or article of clothing. He listed Big Gipp, Andre 3000, Lil Jon, and Pastor Troy.
During an interview with Vibe magazine in 2001, Pastor Troy stated that wearing the Confederate flag takes away from its negativity.
“If us niggas start representin’ that flag, that’s going to make the racists have less pride in it. It’s like a victory trophy,” Pastor Troy said during the interview.
Early last year, Yelawolf posted a handful of pictures of himself wearing the Confederate flag. The pictures were deleted shortly after.
Yelawolf’s Instagram post defending the Confederate flag can be found below.
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The Confederate Flag shouldn’t be banned, it’s all about Southern pride rather than racism but those Northern liberal carpetbaggers will tell you otherwise.
And southerners haven’t migrated north? Thanks for the proof we need to fold and tuck that flag.
southern pride?? what do you southerners have to be so proud of?? losing the war, racism,hate,,ignorance…shall i go on!!!
People really giva a fuck about a FLAG???…y’all got way too much free time!!! I’m in the REAL south…we worry bout bills, n feeding the FAM…TF IS THIS BOY TALKIN BOUT????
He’s really in his feelings, like someone died about a flag, maybe it means a lot to him such as vibes associated with it, what is the Dixie or slumerican southerners and hood people?
The flag symbolizes racism. How can you possibly say it doesn’t.
no it doesn’t. that’s ignorance talking. it represents the history of our country and a region of the country in particular. yeah its been used as a racial prop over the years, but that’s not what its really supposed to represent. It represents a lifestyle, it represents the Dirty South. I can see that all the way over here in CA
Learn your history its a racist flag they fought for the rights to keep slavery and people that think the civil war wasn’t about slavery are wrong plain and simple
I don’t know of any brothas that bump YellowWolf. Your flag is a disgrace…I even purchased a Confederate Flag doormat so that I could walk over it each and everyday (real talk) just to remind myself that I am above that racist nonsense. Take your Dixie mindset and go do some country music or somethin. Stay outta our culture with that racist ish.
man, this dude is about to hit kid rock levels of corniness. i knew he was washed when he started talking about how he only wants to wear cowboy boots instead of J’s. i used to be a fan but since Radioactive, shit has all been downhill. Trunk Muzik was him peaking. And if you argue with me, you got AIDS from drake.
lol great comment. are you the guy that said a few days ago if anyone replies to your comment, their mother would die?
“In the captain to the picture…”
Holy Shit DX, Yelawolf is Captain? Like Captain America, or Captain Morgon? Did he get hired on as Captain of the police force…I’m really not sure I understand. You couldn’t of possibly meant CAPTION could you? because that’s like 3rd grade reading level type shit and I KNOW you’re better than that….RIGHT??????
that flag definitely racist
Tell them Yeller oh and Love Story is the album of the year hands down South will never die!!
i won’t lie i know nothing about the flag and the south other than what I’ve heard or seen i movies……. and i second that Love Story is album of the year my nigga that shit dope as fuck son god dam most original project I’ve heard in a long time
I can understand the tshirt with the confederate flag in flames. MJG had an album cover like that it represented the destruction of racist symbols an mindsets. Though I personally think the U.S.A flag is racist an should be banned an burned.. Peace on the Internets
i agree with the American Flag having racist undertones. As a child, i wasn’t allowed to say the Pledge of Allegiance or salute the flag lol. I respect my parents for that.
Yea this Is America and u should be allowed to wear what u want , but don’t be so shocked when u get smacked up for wearing that crap outside your trailer park
The Civil War was fought over slavery though and the flag represented the South, who were for slavery. Please tell me how it isnt a symbol of racism.
The KKK flags the Stars in Stripes. Doesnt that mean that flag represents racism too? It’s such an ignorate point, imo… Lol. If you are offended, you are the problem. The war was over 100 years ago, get over it. And it wasnt the only reason the war broke out, it was one of the key points tho.
@Dane. Can we also get over the Holohoax and 9/11? These events are old at this point…I think its time to move on.
preach! and for those that’s saying Racism war was done 100 years ago are surely not part of the minority. just part of the majority .. smh
notice how they want you to “move on” and desensitize from actual history but they wanna hold on to the “heritage”. pay attention
Yela better stop dissing Crooked I .. its going to be problems.. and for you non hiphopers that just like his ass due to he’s white, don’t come at me with wtf you talking about. just pay attention to them two.. we shall see how this turns out . Here are two quotes that have me thinking if Yela was sub dissing to Crooked. Whiskey in a bottle verse. “So give me that king crab / And I’ll break its shell, and from the blog above, ” here we have these fucking yuppies from the west coast and world wide jumping on this band wagon”.. .. mind you Crooked was asked a while back in a interview how he feel about the flag, he did not agree with it, then the host, told him, His record label mate, Yela rocks and wears it. Crooked told the host he was not close to yela, and would talk to him about it. . ummmm interesting
What I tell yall about this peckerwood
Fuck this saltine.This will lead to white supremacist rap music.Mark my words.Go underground!!!!!!!!
You’re retarded af. I doubt these two years helped either
Anyone serious about ditching what’s left of the Confederacy should be voting Republican. After all, the Democrats ruled Dixie for decades, supported slavery and slave owners going into the civil war and were responsible for perpetuating the flag well into the 1970’s.
Yelawolf just gained more white fans than ever, and probably maintained the few idiotic black people paying attention to him.
THOSE ARE ARYAN NATION LIGHTNING BOLTS…..BLACK PEOPLE WAKE UP.BOYCOTT TIME.BUT I BET THAT HOUSE NIGGA JUICY J WOULD STILL FUCK WITH HIM.
No…and fuck Yelawolf for this shit.
Back then Da democrats was the republicans and the republicans was the democrats they switch and flip the script but for real fuck the confederate flag the racist support it and the only reason why dre 3000 lil Jon and pastor troy rocked it because I think it’s was georgia state flag or something and was trying to rep their home state but I like yela but fuck the confederate flag this ain’t no civil war era face it racist we been here just as long as y’all so get over it y’all fucked up establishing slavery and it backfire
I was raised around this flag bein told that it is “history” and “tradition”. I thought that for a while even flying it. I learned as I got older and did my own research into the history of that flag and from the creator/designer of the battle flag I learned it always stood for hate and bigotry. If you think the southern not a more concentrated region of hate you have either never seen it personally or your part of the hate. No matter what you want the flag to mean even if you have not hate in you.. The flags history is full of it. Do you will be lumped into the mix with the racial scum. I’m glad he had a different perspective and some knowledge given to him. It takes a real man to evolve and better themselves especially when it’s been ingrained into since childhood. MUCH RESPECT YELA!!! #slumerican is the only flag I fly. That’s all we need.