Lil Yachty Faces The Wrath Of New York For His Hot Take On The City's Fashion Scene

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Lil Yachty at the 2023 CFDA Fashion Awards held at the American Museum of Natural History on November 6, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)
Lil Yachty argued that Atlanta is the city setting fashion trends now.

Lil Yachty is coming under fire on social media for criticizing New York fashion during the latest episode of his A Safe Place Podcast. The topic arose while speaking with one of the city's biggest up-and-coming artists, Cash Cobain.

"I feel like New York didn't have this, like…I don't want to say identity," he said at one point. "Y'all are so clearly separated now. As far as like, everyone used to just kinda copy Atlanta." He added: "As far as style goes, I don't think it's sh*t going on when it comes to New York fashion. Y'all like Purple Label, Amiri...and y'all wear a lot of y'all homeboy's brands. Y'all wear all y'all's homie's sh*t. I know, we can tell. I feel just people on those outskirts—Queens, Bronx—do they even come to [Manhattan to shop]?" He did admit he's seen some good outfits in SoHo.

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PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 16: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Lil Yachty attends the Louis Vuitton Menswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 16, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)

Fans were predictably upset with Yachty for the remarks. One fan on X (formerly Twitter) shared a picture of the Atlanta rapper rocking a bucket hat and Polo shirt with the caption: "Yachty said n****s from the bronx cant dress its ppl in soho who dress the best in NY. Meanwhile he dressed like a 07 bx n***a." Another wrote over a separate outfit: "Yea I’m most DEFINITELY not listening to Yachty regarding New York fashion while he’s currently dressed like middle school girl above & a homeless hipster from California below. I’m all the way good on this oxymoron." Among those to be upset with the comments was Juelz Santana. In a fiery response on Instagram, he tagged several of his fellow New York rappers for backup, including ASAP Rocky, Fabolous, and more.

Lil Yachty Speaks With Cash Cobain

Eventually, Yachty addressed the backlash to the comments in a post on TikTok. "When you go back to a certain time, it's for sure New York," he said. "If you think about lately, trends come from Atlanta. I think a lot of the flyest people in the world were born in New York. That's a fact. But, come on, bruh. As of lately, Atlanta." Be on the lookout for further updates on Lil Yachty on HotNewHipHop.

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Cole Blake
Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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