Kodak Black (inset) sparked a furious backlash on social media after he made inappropriate comments about Lauren London, the fiancee of slain rapper Nipsey Hussle.
Hussle, 33, was gunned down outside his clothing store in L.A. last Sunday.
During an Instagram Stories live-stream on Saturday, Kodak, 21, remarked on London’s current relationship status, noting that she was a “widow” and he would be the “best man” to replace Hussle.
“She finna be out here single! She finna be a whole widow out here,” he said. “I’ll be the best man I can be for her. I’ll give her a whole year. She might need a whole year to be crying and s-t for him.”
When an associate told Kodak that it was “too soon” to pursue London, Kodak snapped, “I ain’t trying to shoot [my shot] at her! I’m saying she can do two, three years. But, I’ll try to be like, if you need a friend to holla or a shoulder to lean on… you can call my line.”
Public backlash was swift as Hussle’s fans “unfollowed” Kodak’s social media pages and directed threats at him.
Fellow rappers, including T.I. and The Game reacted by making not-so-subtle threats in videos of their own.
Singer/songwriter Tank called on Kodak to “fix that” or his relationship with Atlantic Records may be in jeopardy.
Kodak addressed T.I.’s statements in another livestream video: “I said what I said… I don’t give a f—! I’m in Georgia right now, ni–a.”
Nothing shook the mentally challenged rapper – until Los Angeles radio station Power 106 banned his music from the airwaves.
“We stand with the family of Nipsey Hussle and are appalled by the disrespectful and poor comments made by Kodak Black,” tweeted Justin Credible late Saturday night. “With that, Power 106 will not support Kodak Black’s music. #LongLiveNip”.
Kodak backtracked nearly instantaneously. Within minutes, he apologized to London and Nipsey in another Instagram Story.
“If I disrespected you, Lauren London, in any shape or form, I’m sorry, even though I didn’t,” he said.
He also hurled expletives at the rappers who previously checked him, telling them to go f— themselves.
Hussle will be laid to rest next week following a star-studded memorial service at the 21-000-seat Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images, Instagram.com
