Lil Yachty is fighting back against critiques of one of his new songs — at least those critiques that accuse him of biting Playboi Carti‘s style.
On Wednesday (March 20), Lil Boat responded to a social media user who responded to a snippet of a new track, previewed by Kai Cenat, by saying: “Carti can’t try 1 new sound without rappers immediately biting him, he’s generational.”
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The “Poland” rapper objected strongly to the idea that he’d taken inspiration from Carti.
“[H]ow did i bite him?” Yachty asked. “[T]he beat? if that’s the case i been workin with cardo since 2019-2020 on record yall fans be smoking the strongest dick.”
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Yachty and Carti both have extensive histories with producer Cardo. The beatmaker has produced or co-produced many of Carti’s recent singles, including “H00dByAir,” “Backr00ms” and “EvilJ0rdan.” Yachty’s own history with Cardo, as he mentioned, dates back years, and he has released music with the producer as recently as last month.
Yachty received some more positive feedback earlier this month when two of his albums exceeded half a million each in sales units.
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The Recording Industry Association of America certified the rapper and singer’s 2016 debut Lil Boat and its 2018 sequel Lil Boat 2 gold.
This accolade by the trade organization honors 500,000 album sales or equivalent units, which both packages have surpassed separately since their releases via Quality Control and Motown Records.
The original Lil Boat put the Atlanta artist on the map. Its follow-up two years later debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard chart, marking him as a full-fledged star.
Yachty wasn’t the only artist to get RIAA hardware recently. Last month, SZA earned seven new gold and platinum certifications for songs released as part of 2022’s SOS.
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“Open Arms” featuring Travis Scott, “Seek & Destroy” and “Ghost In The Machine” featuring Phoebe Bridgers all reached platinum status for the first time (meaning each cut sold over 1,000,000 units), whereas “I Hate U” and “Snooze” went three and four times platinum respectively. Most notably, “Good Days” attained 6x platinum status.
Additionally, “Conceited” has been certified gold, with 500,000 units sold.
