News of March 7, 2018
Lil Xan Calls Tupac 'Boring' and Backtracks
Two out of nine points for Tupac: How Lil Xan provoked Waka Flocka Flame with a rating in 2018, and backed down shortly after.
On a scale of one to nine, Tupac received only a two: his music was ‘boring.’ When the young rapper Lil Xan rated Beethoven, face tattoos, and Tupac in a Revolt segment in March 2018, he sparked a debate.
Twitter Ban and Uproar in Redlands
On March 6, Waka Flocka Flame reacted on Twitter: ‘Lil Xan banned from hip hop.’ Tupac had helped him through his childhood.
In mid-March, TMZ reported, citing a police report, that Lil Xan had been surrounded by angry teenagers in his hometown of Redlands and escorted by police. He denied this on Twitter: the police had been with him anyway, and he was not afraid of a ‘little kid.’ Complex noted that the report pointed rather to a different reason.
In Pomona, Tupac Is a Legend Again
On March 23, Lil Xan backtracked. During a performance in Pomona, he rapped California Love and said the media had twisted his words, Tupac was a legend. Background on the topic is provided by Tributes.