Symba has ended the year on a high by honoring his mother as she prepares to make a life-changing pivot in her career.
On Sunday (December 24), the Bay Area rapper had dinner with his mom and shared a heartwarming moment from their time together on social media. In a clip uploaded to Instagram, he explained that 2024 is a “transformation year” for her as she’s “going into a new field.”
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She could be seen tearing up before he even presented her with a gift, which she was visibly excited about. Referring to her son by his real name, Demario, she said: “You fuckin’ lying, Mario.”
Though the contents of the box weren’t shown in the video, the 24-year-old did thank Rolex and Slick The Jeweler for “helping [him] pull this off in 36 hours” in the caption.
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Providing a little context to the emotional interaction, he also wrote: “This was one of the greatest and most difficult years of my life. i learned everything is temporary .. Moments. feelings. people. flowers.”
He continued: “I learned love is about giving everything and letting it hurt. I learned all things come in twos, life and death , pain and joy , salt and sugar , and me and my momma ..”
Whereas Symba has been in an optimistic mood over the holiday season, he stirred up quite the controversy earlier this year when he joined the growing list of contrarians who think Eminem isn’t as great as he is made out to be, even going so far as to claim that he’s a better MC than the self-proclaimed Rap God.
During a panel discussion called “The Great Debate” at REVOLT WORLD in Atlanta, Georgia in late September, the California native raised eyebrows when he ranked himself above the “Lose Yourself” hitmaker and suggested that the latter’s lyrical content is all style and no substance.
“I respect Eminem on a level as a man,” he began. “But as a rapper, I feel like I can name five better rappers.”
After acknowledging Em’s “fire” catalog, fellow panelist Tierra Whack outright asked him: “Wait, so you think you’re better than Eminem?”
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“Yes,” he responded after some hesitation. “Anybody can rhyme words, [but] what are you saying?”
