The '6 Foot 7 Foot' rapper says instead of placing the blame on people with power and a certain race, black community should blame themselves 'for not doing more than what we think we're doing.'
- May 30, 2020
AceShowbiz - Lil Wayne is another celebrity who has drawn the ire of public with his comments on George Floyd's death and the subsequent riots. The rapper was asked to weigh in on the situation during an appearance on Fat Joe's Instagram Live show on Thursday night, May 28.
"I think when we see these situations, I think we also have to understand that we have to get very specific," Tunechi said. "And what I mean by that is we have to stop viewing it with such a broad view, meaning we have to stop placing the blame on the whole force and the whole everybody or a certain race or everybody with a badge."
Implying that black community had not done enough to stop police brutality before the recent cases, he continued, "We have to actually get into who that person is. And if we want to place the blame on anybody, it should be ourselves for not doing more than what we think we're doing."
The Grammy Award-winning artist went on calling out people who showed their support to Black Lives Matter movement with their tweets and T-shirts rather than taking a more real action. "The reason people always ask me like, 'Why you don't say this? Why you don't do that?' is because what else am I going to do after that?" he claimed.
"Some people put out a tweet and think they did something. Some people wear a shirt and think they did something. Whatcha gonna do after that?" he shared his thought. "Did you actually help the person? Did you help the family? Did you actually go out there and do something? If ain't about to do all that, then I ain't about to do nothing. I pray for you."
His comments were not taken well by social media users, who remember him for being indifferent when asked about the Blake Lives Matter in 2016. "I don't feel connected to a damn thing that ain't got nothin’ to do with me," he said at the time. "My life matter ... especially to my b***hes."
Thus, one person was not surprised to hear his latest comments, writing, "DONT FORGET HES THE SAME PERSON WHO SAID THESE THINGS DONT ACTUALLY HAPPEN AND HES NEVER MET A BAD COP." Another commented, "And What the F**k do Lil Wayne be on ? Dog says the most outta pocket s**t when it comes to the people that look like him… and we let it slide ... Why ? Is it Cuz folks looks like Tarantula and we cant relate ?? Stop asking that man what he thinks."
Some others, however, think that Weezy stated the fact. "WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO. Before y'all comment for likes. He keeping it real," one defended the 37-year-old star. Another agreed, "Exactly! Black ppl just be waiting for the opportunity to point a finger but don't wanna recognize what THEY HAVE BEEN FAILING TO DO FOR YEARS. Ppl ain't pro black until somebody is tragically murdered smh."
