Hip-hop’s tension between old-heads and the newer generation is something that may never go away. The generational disconnect is even more present now than years prior, still, that doesn’t create a free pass to scorn legends and predecessors, which is why The Breakfast Club’s Charlamagne Tha God gave Los Angeles-based rapper Lil Xan “Donkey Of The Day.”
Xan, who will soon change his name to Diego after revealing he’s through with popping Xanax, sat with Revolt TV ranking things on a clout scale of one to 10. When Tupac was brought up, the “Xanarchy” rapper gave him a two.
“It’s boring music,” The 21 year old shrugged.
The hip-hop community combusted, flaming the rapper. Charlamagne, appalled like many others, wondered if “these new kids even know the definition of clout.”
“Without question Tupac Shakur is top three, if not the most influential rapper of all time,” he said. “Tupac has been dead longer than you’ve been alive. You are 21 (years old). He’s been dead for 22 years, and for the past 22 years Pac and death is more famous, more influential, and more powerful than you are right now, alive.”
Charlamagne wasn’t the only one insulted by Xan’s comment. Waka Flocka demanded he be banned from hip-hop. Comedian Michael Rapaport ripped into Xan on Instagram, insisting he apologize to “whoever the f**k raised you, or didn’t raise you, to be a dumb f**k.”
LiL Xan banned from hip hop
— Waka Flocka (@WakaFlocka) March 7, 2018
Pac help me get thru childhood!!! Shit hurt to see the youth disrespect man that paved the way for all of us literally… I hope nobody overlook me accomplishments when I leave ?
— Waka Flocka (@WakaFlocka) March 7, 2018
Once the pill-named rapper noticed the backlash on social media, he said he’s done doing interviews.
You know what ima just stop saying how I feel and I’m done doing interviews https://t.co/1KFHVSqFkq
— LIL XAN AKA DIEGO (@lilxanfuhyobih) March 5, 2018
I love my fans to death but I can’t let these companies keep taking advantage of me and using me to further there shit,it’s fucked
— LIL XAN AKA DIEGO (@lilxanfuhyobih) March 5, 2018
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