Chris Brown fired again at Kevin McCall Tuesday night time (October 21) on Instagram after the songwriter’s emotional podcast look made waves and Young Thug stepped in to supply monetary assist.

“Remember this: you can’t walk across a burnt bridge. And you know what’s funnier than a troll? A BROKE ONE,” Brown wrote on his Instagram Story. He didn’t title McCall, however the timing and tone made the goal apparent.

The jab adopted McCall’s tearful look on the “Back On Figg” podcast, the place he revealed he’s struggling financially regardless of penning a number of of Brown’s early hits, together with “Deuces” and “Strip.”

During the almost three-hour episode, McCall pulled out his EBT card and requested why he’s in poverty whereas Brown lives lavishly.

“Why the f### I got an EBT card? And this n#### is at Breezy Bowl and made ninety-or-whatever-the-f###-million,” McCall mentioned, visibly emotional. “Can I get $25K for them four songs I owe you, bro?”

He broke down in tears, saying, “That s### ain’t fair, bro!”

Kevin McCall breaks down in tears after revealing he depends on an EBT card, regardless of having written songs for Chris Brown—who lately made $90 million from his tour 😳

pic.twitter.com/mhpPaCYgDr

— My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) October 21, 2025

Young Thug Defends Chris Brown, Offers To Cover Alleged Debt

The clip rapidly went viral, prompting Young Thug to supply his assist. The Atlanta rapper posted on X, previously Twitter, telling McCall he’d cowl the alleged $25,000 debt himself.

“Kevin McCall hit me my n####, I’ll give u the 25k u need, and i no CB would give it to u also bro he a real one. N##### is busy sometimes brada,” Thug wrote.

McCall’s relationship with Brown has been fractured for almost a decade. The two collaborated on a number of profitable information within the early 2010s earlier than falling out publicly.

Between 2014 and 2016, McCall accused Brown of withholding royalties and pleaded for a gathering to type out enterprise issues. Brown responded by mocking him on-line, calling him a “bottom feeder” and threatening violence.

In resurfaced footage, Brown dismissed McCall’s complaints, saying he used the cash from their collaborations to purchase awards and vehicles, then added, “with [McCall’s] money,” earlier than calling him a “b####.”

Chris Brown already replied to this clown years in the past… https://t.co/47wWrrxgXC pic.twitter.com/VHZaSauLXF

— 𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖔 (@hwloiza) October 21, 2025

McCall additionally opened up throughout the podcast about his estrangement from his youngsters, together with a daughter he shares with mannequin Eva Marcille, and admitted to having suicidal ideas.

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