Boosie Badazz didn’t hold back when sharing his thoughts on the growing “Fuck the Streets” movement.
On Saturday (December 20), the Baton Rouge rapper jumped on X with a long, all-caps message aimed at artists who are suddenly distancing themselves from street culture.
“IF THE RAPPERS GO SAY FUCK THE STREETS YALL NEED TO STOP RAPPING BOUT EM STOP DOUBLE DIPPING,” Boosie wrote. “RAP ABOUT FRUITS, COLLEGE COURSES N STAYING OUT THE STREETS”
Boosie doubled down by saying rappers who come from the streets owe their very lives and identities to it.
“IF U FROM THE STREETS THE STREETS SHAPED YOU TO THE MAN U R TODAY. YOUR MINDSET, YOUR HUSTLE, YOUR INTUITION etc. COME FROM THE STREETS,” Boosie wrote. “YO SUPPORT CAME FROM THE STREETS YES I WANT EVERY KID TO MAKE IT OUT THE STREETS ‘THATS WHAT WE ALL WANT’ BUT IM NEVER SAYING ‘FUCK THE STREETS’. THEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR SUCCESS”
Wrapping up his point, Boosie added that “every successful independent record label” exists because of “the streets,” and said that if rappers truly want to push that message, they should go as far as removing “the streets” from their vocabulary entirely.
The “Fuck the Streets” movement stems from a recent exchange on X between 21 Savage and Young Thug.
Savage reached out to Thug, writing: “@gunna @youngthug Yall n***as fix that shit. Yall love each other n***a you knew gunna wasn’t no gangster when he told the first time and we swept it under the rug for you you know he wasn’t tryna leave you to hang n***a fuck the streets we ain’t get shit but trauma from that shit.”
Thug replied by echoing Savage’s words: “Fuck the streets.” Since then, rappers like Pooh Shiesty, YFN Lucci, and G Herbo have also shared the phrase.
The movement may have even played a role in 21 Savage ending his rumored issues with Future. After the two appeared to take shots at each other on X, Savage later posted: “I apologize my brother I should have called you first… Us!!!”
