Lil Yachty is underneath hearth over a tune with a George Floyd lyric that Stephen Jackson, Floyd’s childhood good friend, slammed as disrespectful.

Lil Yachty is dealing with intense criticism after dropping an eyebrow-raising lyric about George Floyd throughout Plaqueboymax’s livestream on Thursday (August 14).

In the snippet, Yachty raps, “Put my knee up on her neck, I went George Floyd,” a line that just about instantly set social media ablaze with criticism.

Lil Yachty showcasing a brand new tune on Plaqueboymax’s stream with they CRAZIEST bar ever 💀

“Put my knee up on her neck I went George Floyd..” pic.twitter.com/LDVP7e3IKa

— korza ✗ (@korzawyd) August 14, 2025

Many known as it tasteless and flat-out disrespectful, given the tragedy of Floyd’s demise in 2020.

One one who wasn’t about to let it slide was former NBA participant and podcaster Stephen Jackson, a childhood good friend of George Floyd.

Jackson tore into Yachty on-line, saying, “Lil Yachty, bro. You been wack, my n####. But you think you saying George Floyd name, and trying to use his name in a bar, that’s gonna make people like your wack-ass music, my n####? That s### weak.”

He went on to name out what he sees as a broader pattern in rap: “Y’all the only era that feel like demeaning the dead and saying that s### is cool. It ain’t.”

Jackson didn’t cease there. He warned Yachty to by no means converse Floyd’s identify once more, stressing that none of those rappers really knew him.

“Y’all wanna say his name for clout,” he added. “That’s some weak-ass s###, Yachty. Let somebody die in your family, we gonna do a whole skit about it. And see how funny it is. Cut that s### out.”

Stephen Jackson calls Lil Yachty’s music trash after he used George Floyd’s identify in a bar on PlaqueBoyMax’s In The Booth stream👀 pic.twitter.com/VdLxL6w8OC

— The Voice Of Content✰ (@sheedclips) August 15, 2025

Social media customers echoed Jackson’s anger, calling Yachty “corny” and “lame” for crossing the road.

The lyrical rappers killing it proper now so the sassy mumblers are struggling for relevancy.

The music is ass , Yachty been lame….

Let that man George Floyd RIP… pic.twitter.com/U7zVVNZijN

— 19keys (@19keys_) August 15, 2025

lil yachty corny. and these silly ass n##### performed this on a giant platform and them individuals who have been making enjoyable of george floyd are gonna be foaming on the mouth much more now.

black folks let this be one other lesson that it’s your personal folks. facism is available in any type. https://t.co/lkctCOzUCz pic.twitter.com/ckXXKiQ833

— tay is persistence (@plainpotatotay) August 14, 2025

Knowing how obsessed racists are with George Floyd, why tf would you utilize him as a punchline as a black man? Get “Lil Boat” the f### outta right here

— Reece (@DefaultReece) August 14, 2025

George Floyd’s demise — attributable to former officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on his neck for over 9 minutes throughout an arrest — turned a defining second within the combat in opposition to police brutality.

His final phrases, “I can’t breathe,” fueled worldwide protests.

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