Lil Yachty has been called out over a controversial lyric that references the death of George Floyd.<\/p>\n
On a stream with Plaqueboymax, Yachty played an unreleased track from an upcoming project with the song including the line: “Put my knee up on her neck, I went George Floyd.”<\/p>\n
The line did not go over well with fans nor NBA legend Stephen Jackson, who grew up with Floyd in Houston.<\/p>\n
In a social media<\/a> video, Jackson tore into Yachty, saying: “Lil Yachty, bro. You been wack, my n-gga. 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-gga? That shit weak. Y’all the only era that feel like demeaning the dead and saying that shit is cool, my n-gga. It ain’t.<\/p>\n He added: “Don’t ever say his name, bro. None of ya’ll knew G, nothing about him. But y’all wanna say his name for clout. That’s some weak-ass shit, Yachty. Let somebody die in your family, we gonna do a whole skit about it. And see how funny it is, bro. Cut that shit out.”<\/p>\n \u201cYa music been wack\u2026 don\u2019t ever say his name bro.. only you wack SAMBO ass niggas that do shit like that\u201d<\/p>\n -Stephen Jackson calls out Lil Yachty for using George Floyd name in a wack rap https:\/\/t.co\/RUlCj72XRB<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/oPWEMc58HW<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Glock Topickz (@Glock_Topickz) August 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Yachty has yet to respond to the backlash.<\/p>\n\n