The
“1Night” artist answered the question of whether or not he takes Hip Hop seriously in an interview with
Hot 97’s Ebro in The Morning with a resounding, “I honestly don’t.”
He opts to label himself as an artist instead. “I’m just here,”
Yachty continues. “I’m not a rock star. You would think I’m a rock star by my shows, but I don’t want [it] that way.”
The 19-year-old who says he’s made more money in the past four months than he’s ever made in his life, considers Chris Martin, Andre 3000, Lil B and
Soulja Boy to be his biggest influences.
His debut mixtape
Lil Boat was released in March with features from fellow Atlanta rappers Young Thug and Quavo.
Towards the end of the interview (at the 23-minute mark) the crew put the pressure on
Yachty to spit a mean freestyle despite his I’m-not-a-rapper protest. He spits a few bars and as the hosts hyped him up, he politely asks them not to do that all while laughing and not taking the freestyle seriously.
“I’m not a rapper,” he ends his freestyle with.
he will continue to do this every single time...and folks will continue to give it attention, and he will be relevant because of it