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Blueface Responds After Mike Epps’ Comments On Celebrating Prison Releases
Chile, the internet is buzzing after Mike Epps stirred up quite the conversation about celebrating folks coming home from prison. Rapper Blueface is definitely not holding back his thoughts, and honestly, the streets are split down the middle on this one. It’s a hot topic, especially coming right after Mike Epps already had folks talking about his comments on SNAP benefits.
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<p>So, what's the deal? Comedian and actor Mike Epps has been in the hot seat lately. First, he weighed in on the alleged “cutting off food stamps” under the previous administration. Then, he doubled down with some pretty pointed remarks about celebrating men returning home from incarceration. And that’s where things really took off.</p>
<p>The latest wave of backlash started back on November 16, when Epps appeared on Jim Jones’ podcast, Artist 2 Artist. During their chat, he didn't mince words:</p>
<p>“Those are the wrong journeys to celebrate, young men. There’s no reward after coming home after 30 years. You don’t get no fing care package, na. You’re a failure. Get your a** out here and help these kids. Pay that back forward. You see what I’m saying? That’s the reward.</p>
<p>I got nas all the time [who] come straight home, [and] if I don’t do what they want me to do for them, I’m a sellout. I’m a sucker a na. I done did the whole bid with them. I done been to Walmart a hundred times, JPaying, meeting guards, doing all kinds of sht I ain’t supposed to be doing fing with you, n*a.”</p>
<p>Jim Jones interjected, noting, “As soon as you say no one time…” Epps quickly finished, “They done forgot about the other 99 times you said, ‘Yes.’”</p>
<h2>Epps Tries To Clear The Air With An IG Apology</h2>
<p>By Monday, November 24, it was clear Mike Epps felt the heat. He jumped on Instagram, dropping a two-minute video to try and smooth things over. His caption read: “Thanks for you ear. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Brothers that come home and change their lives need to be celebrated.”</p>
<p>In the video, he elaborated:</p>
<p>“What’s up, y’all? It’s your man, Mike Epps, man. I just want to get on here and clarify and clear a few things up. Number one, about the brothers coming home from prison being celebrated. I’ve always been a part of reform. I got brothers right now from my hometown that I’m trying to help come home. They’ve been in prison forever.</p>
<p>I think you guys might have misunderstood what I was saying. I might have said it the wrong way. But, what I was trying to say is: we don’t want to send kids mixed messages about coming home from prison, being celebrated — feeling like you got to go to prison and do 30, 40 years to be celebrated. I think you guys misunderstood that, misunderstood what I said.</p>
<p>I wasn’t saying that it was wrong to be celebrated, but we don’t want to send a kids saying, ‘Prison is great,’ or that, ‘You want to go do 30 years and come home.’ I don’t think that’s cool. So, I’m sorry if anybody took it the wrong way and got offended. I love my brothers. I’ve been incarcerated myself. I understand what that is. But, I might’ve said it the wrong way. But, I mean well, and I love you brothers. Free my brothers that’s coming home. My man Derrick. Free all the guys that’s coming home, man.”</p>
<p>He also made sure to clarify his food stamp stance:</p>
<p>“And about the food stamp thing. The food stamp thing was misunderstood too. What I was saying is: is that we need to break the cycle of being on food stamps. There’s three generations of people that have been on food stamps: grandmother, mother, and daughter. That’s crazy. We got to do better. We can’t think that we need assistance. I know there’s some people out there that need assistance. That’s well, fine, and understood. But, there’s people out there taking advantage of the system that’s not good. So, just want to apologize if I offended anybody. You know I love y’all, man, and keep on doing the right thing. Peace.”</p>
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<p>It was the classic “my bad, y’all misunderstood me” move, but you could tell he wasn’t ready for the backlash to be *this* heavy.</p>
<h2>Blueface Fires Back And Says Epps Should “Stay In Your Place”</h2>
<p>Now, this is where things get really spicy! Blueface jumped onto his Instagram Stories to drop his own two cents. And let’s just say he wasn’t playing nice.</p>
<p>Blueface kept his response short and to the point, but the message was crystal clear: he basically told Mike Epps to stay in his lane. He slammed Epps for pushing narratives that only make life harder for men trying to rebuild after going through tough situations.</p>
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<p>This whole back-and-forth is exactly the kind of thing that sparks bigger, much-needed conversations in the culture. Some folks believe Epps had a valid point but just fumbled the delivery. Others feel his comments were totally out of touch, unnecessary, and unfair to those genuinely striving for a fresh start after incarceration.</p>
<p>Either way, Blueface wasn’t about to let that slide without chiming in with his take!</p>- Advertisement -
