Roddy Ricch seems to have one of the calmer demeanors in the rap game, but during a recent Clubhouse conversation, he engaged in a verbal dispute over his street credibility after being accused of "false flagging."
Last night (Jan. 10), Roddy hopped on the voice-only app with hip-hop manager and music executive Wack 100, who also has gang ties, to address claims made by a Compton Crip named Yah-L, who is alleging that Roddy is falsifying his Crip gang affiliations.
"So my thing is, feel me?" Yah-L began. "It's a lot of chatter and I just wanna get it from...like...what's really going on, bro? It was a lot said."
Before he could go on, Roddy interjected.
"We not gon' do that," Roddy started in vexed tone. "I got phone calls, text messages, I'm seeing on the internet that I'm false flagging. I wanna know what's going on."
Yah-L continued, "Saying that you ain't from the hood, you ain't been to the hood."
Roddy fired back, "You saying I'm not from the hood? Who saying I'm not from the hood? You said I'm not from the hood?"
"I said what I said," the man quipped.
Roddy, now growing agitated, replied, "I'm asking you a question...you ain't see me get put on the black mat?"
Yah-L then said, "Nigga. Three seconds, my nigga, is not a put-on, bro."
"Alright, champ," Roddy said. "Three niggas, put two of ’em down. That ain't official? ’Cause I know homies that ain't get their official, nigga."
At that point, the tone of Roddy's voice elevated to where Yah-L advised the rapper to...
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