One of the ongoing trends with rappers who make it in the industry is leaving their ‘hood behind for a more lavish lifestyle that’s different from the one they used to live. Roddy Ricch was recently accused of doing this when a Compton Crip named Yah-L called Roddy’s street credibility into question and claimed he’s “false flagging.”
The 23-year-old Compton native heard all the commotion and decided to address it by calling into a Clubhouse room hosted by Wack 100 on Monday (January 10). Yah-L happened to be on the call, and Roddy wasn’t going to let him run with the idea that he’s falsely claiming his affiliation to the Crips.
“I got phone calls, text messages, I’m seeing on the internet I’m false flagging. I wanna know what’s going on,” the usually-reserved Roddy barked, showing a side that fans rarely see from him. “You saying I’m not from the hood? Who saying I’m not from the hood? You saying I’m not from the hood?!”
Yah-L stood firm on his claims, saying, “I said what I said.” But Roddy strongly denied the allegations, reminding the older gentleman of his stripes.
“You ain’t see me get put on to Blacc Macc?” he replied. “Three niggas; put two of them down. That ain’t official? ‘Cause I know a lot of little homies that ain’t get their official, n-gga.”
The heated conversation continued as Roddy Ricch flexed his financial muscle. “You ever touched a million dollars before?” he asked Yah-L. “Do you know what that feel like? ‘Cause you here talking about another n-gga...
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