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Lil Yachty is in hot water over his recent remarks during an appearance on the Bootleg Kev Podcast. He made some unsavory remarks about Sugar Hill Gang’s classic song, Rapper’s Delight.
Lil Yachty Calls Rapper’s Delight ‘Weak as Hell’
Yachty begins by talking about how people often fawn over old school hip-hop, but says that even back in the 1990s, there were still artists putting out “weak” music.
“It’s some stuff out there. But it’s so crazy, I remember in 2016, before I did my research, I didn’t know this. If it were 2016 and I didn’t know that it was so much bulls**t in the 90s,” Yachty said (via 2CoolBlog/X). “I would be like ya’ll f*****g trippin. It was a lot of weak a** sh** going on out there.”
That’s when he begins to clown Sugar Hill Gang’s classic song. And mockingly raps the chorus of Rapper’s Delight:
“I said a hip-hop, the hippie, the hippie
To the hip, hip-hop, and you don’t stop the rockin’
The bang-bang boogie, say up jump the boogie
To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat.”
Yachty then continues: “And I be thinking like dang bruh ya’ll me acting like we just the only n****s saying some s**t that didn’t make no sense.”
He then continues to mock the chorus and calls it “weak as hell.’
Lil Yachty speaks on going back & doing research on old hip hop & says ‘Rappers Delight’ by Sugarhill Gang was weak as hell via @BootlegKev pic.twitter.com/XjyhlQSJQD
— 2Cool2Blog (@2Cool2Blog) February 25, 2026
The clip of the interview went viral, with most fans clowning the Concrete Boys founder for his remarks.
“If it wasn’t for Sugar Hill Gang, he wouldn’t have had his first 360 deal lol,” one person wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Disrespecting the pioneers is exactly why nobody fu***s with this weirdo, except nerds and white boys,” a second user added.
“Only in hip-hop are the pioneers disrespected. f**k you! ” New gen has no respect for those who paved the way,” a third user chimed in.
Yachty does, however, go on to pay homage to other rappers who he felt made music with more “intention.” Such as Tupac, DMX, and Busta Rhymes, and credited it to them having more of a regional sound.
Rapper’s Delight is monumental because it was the first hip-hop single to become a Top 40 hit, effectively introducing rap music to a global audience. Effectively launching the hip-hop industry as we know it today.
