Joyner Lucas is sticking up for Chris Brown. Following their “Stranger Things” collaboration, the Massachusetts rapper delivered a PSA regarding Breezy.
Taking to Instagram, Joyner published a short video about why he doesn’t like people bringing up Brown’s past in musical debates. “Every time this ni**a do some superhuman shit,” he wrote, “the first thing mother fuckers wanna post is, ‘Oh, but he’s a woman beater.’ You can do that shit all you want but that does not take away from the fact that he’s gonna do what he do better than any ni**a who’s ever done it. You can run to that comment. That’s a scapegoat comment, nigga. Just remember, Malcom X had a past.”
Lucas went on to say that he hears the comments ten. “When the ni**a start dancing better than your favorite dancers, ‘Oh, but he’s a woman beater.’ When that ni**a starts singing better than any ni**a who’s ever sung before, ‘Oh, but he’s a woman beater,’” he said. “Then the ni**a start rapping better than your favorite rappers–‘But he’s a woman beater.’ And then the ni**a starts ballin’ better than your favorite baller–‘But he’s a woman beater.’ Shut the fuck up!”
Breezy thanked Lucas for the video and reposted it. “You my brother,” he wrote. “I appreciate you as a FRIEND] and a artist bro.”
Brown’s 2009 assault Rihanna was recently in the news, after Snapchat ran an fensive ad that referenced the incident. Rihanna complained about the insensitive ad, resulting in an $800 million loss for the app.
Joyner and Chris are about to join forces on Angels & Demons, a joint project that was announced and teased with the release their “Stranger Things” collaboration and video.