T.I. makes it clear the boycott nonetheless stands.
Gucci’s Blackface turtleneck/masks sparked large controversy earlier this 12 months. T.I. launched a boycott towards Gucci which has been each embraced and rejected concurrently. Earlier immediately, footage surfaced on-line T.I. having a face-to-face confrontation with a person who was rocking some the style model.
In a video posted to Lyriq’s Instagram, T.I.’s seen getting right into a heated confrontation with a person who was draped up in Gucci. Tip made it clear that he wasn’t rocking the model and insisted the younger man should not be both.
“It’s what’s in you, not what’s on you,” Tip stated. “We make that shit fly,” he added. “Take a look at me, I’m fly as a muthafucka and I ain’t bought that shit on,” he continued. “I look higher than you as a matter reality.”
The younger man continued to argue with T.I over carrying the model, telling the rapper that he as soon as wore Gucci earlier than the scandal erupted. “Yeah, they confirmed me their disrespect and guess what, I can’t do it no extra,” he informed the person.
Though the Gucci boycott continues to be happening, the model just lately introduced their new Gucci Changemakers initiative in an try to do a bit injury management on the controversy. The initiative is supposed to donate $5M in direction of a group fund and scholarship program with a deal with African-American communities.