Grammy-Winning Rapper Lil Yachty Calls Black Lives Matter A ‘Scam’

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Yachty criticized Black Lives Matter (BLM) as a “scam” on the March 2 episode of YouTuber Quenlin Blackwell’s show.

Lil Yachty and Blackwell were engaged in a conversation about the famous rapper’s spending habits, which triggered the BLM comments.

“You spent $100,000 on a trip to Disney World. How much have you spent on charitable causes?” Blackwell said. Lil Yachty appeared surprised by the apparent attack and dismissed the comments by noting the year had just begun.

Blackwell pushed back by asking what he had done in prior years, and seemed to sarcastically ask about his potential involvement in the BLM movement.

“BLM? Because you want to be so black powered?” Blackwell said. Lil Yachty interjected by declaring, “BLM is a scam!”

Blackwell was visibly taken aback by his response, and told her viewers to “clip that, send it to the fucking news,” but Lil Yachty dug his heels in and doubled down on his accusation.

“BLM was literally a scam,” he said. “They had bought mansions.”

He matched Blackwell’s tone and slapped back.

“Probably wouldn’t know anything about it because you don’t care about black people. You don’t follow black news,” he said.

Blackwell posed for the camera and gestured to her arms while saying, “I do care about black people. Look at my chocolate.”

“That’s a disguise!” Lil Yachty shot back.

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 29: Lil Yachty performs at OVO Arena Wembley on April 29, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage/Getty Images)

The Black Lives Matter movement faced intense scrutiny as the organization behind it quietly spent millions of donation dollars on a luxury mansion rather than funding the communities they claimed they were raising money for. The organization exploded in 2020 after George Floyd was killed, prompting worldwide donations of more than $90 million in one year.

The group’s leaders were accused of scamming people when $6 million donated to the organization was used to purchase a 6,500-square foot Southern California mansion that boasted six bedrooms and bathrooms, a swimming pool, a soundstage, and office space. (RELATED: Black Lives Matter PAC Spent Most Of Its Money In 2023 Paying Its Own Treasurer For ‘Consulting’)

Top BLM officials claimed the mansion was used as a campus for a black artists fellowship, but BLM chapter organizers argued that was not the intended use of the donated funds.

A fraud claim was filed but a California judge sided with the foundation’s lawyers and dismissed the suit in 2023.