Yelawolf Puts Confederate Flag Controversy Behind Him, Gets Back To Business

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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Shady Records rapper Yelawolf has announced plans to start work on a new album and revealed its title on social media this week.

Yela announced plans to put together a new project called Trial By Fire on Instagram.

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A few weeks ago, Yela addressed having to take down a Confederate flag picture.

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Recently, New York rapper Talib Kweli hopped onto his Instagram page to alert Yela of his opinion of the controversial flag.

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Yela took to his social media pages last month to speak out on why he stood behind the Confederate flag.

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. You're likely to find me covering hip-hop news and music releases. Netflix is still my go-to before Disney Plus.

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    • not only did u just use a racial slur but a stupid one. calling white people crackers is NOT even an insult. Cracker…as in whip-cracker…as in the person who cracked the whip on slaves…not to mention that slaves were sometimes whipped by other slaves. other BLACK slaves. wisdom is EVERYTHING

      • FK YOU AND THIS CONFEDERATE FLAG WAVING RACIST!!! SLID IN ON THE BACK OF HIP HOP NOW HES A DIXIE FLAG WAVING ROCK AND ROLL CONSERVATIVE!!! HE PULLED THE SAME SHIT KID ROCK DID.. FK HIM!!!
        FK YO FEELINGS BAMA!!!

  1. im black & i stand behind yela and his decision to rep that flag. it’s not racist. every family has an idiot. don’t be so quick to judge. wisdom is EVERYTHING

  2. save your faux history lesson son,,crackers=saltines=white crackers,,,genius,,trying to justify the confederate flag as something other than racist garbage to black people =super stupid,,,yeawolf to hiphop=irrelevant ,,,move on nothing to see here

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