Earlier this week, ASAP Rocky and rest of the Mob released the third installment of their AWGE DVD which featured special guest appearances from folks like Kanye West and Mos Def aka Yasiin Bey.
In the clip, there is footage of Yasiin looking at controversial New York rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s breakout video ‘Gummo‘ and not looking very impressed. “Why everybody acting like this is new,” Yasiin says. “This is a version of the same old shit.” Moments after watching the video, he can be heard saying, “This is the most depressing shit I’ve ever seen in my life.”
The shade was surprising to some as Yasiin has not been this vocal about anything of this sort in recent years. Yasiin and his rep have now released a statement to clarify that the DVD footage prematurely leaked on the internet which was not edited correctly and does not reflect his true feelings. Read it in full below.
“Earlier this week, AWGE released the third installment of their web docuseries AWGE DVD, chronicling behind the scenes moments with A$AP Rocky, the A$AP Mob and AWGE-affiliated artists and friends. Unbeknownst to Yasiin Bey and the AWGE team, an unapproved version of AWGE DVD Vol. 3 was leaked and included a clip of Yasiin Bey that was taken out of context and edited in a way that does not accurately depict him or his opinions. The leaked clip was not included in the final released version of Vol 3 from AWGE and does not reflect Yasiin Bey’s feelings on Tekashi 6ix9ine, his work or otherwise. No further comment will be made at this time.”
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