From our archives: Lil Tay, viral Asian child rapper, says no one’s forcing her to post foul-mouthed videos
Child rapper Lil Tay says hackers were behind a social media post saying she had died. In interviews in 2018, her first since videos of her bragging about selling drugs and posing in luxury cars went viral, she denied her mother ‘wants to make money off me’.
Controversial nine-year-old Asian rapper Lil Tay and her mother have broken their silence and given their first interviews since the social media sensation went viral earlier this month with a series of foul-mouthed videos.
Lil Tay’s videos, in which she throws around wads of cash, poses in luxury cars and homes, and brags about selling drugs, have racked up millions of views, but also sparked concerns that the young rapper is being exploited by her mother.
However, during a TV interview with ABC News’ Juju Chang, Lil Tay said: “No one’s forcing me to do this. It’s not true that [her mother] wants to make money off me … This is my decision. I’m happy with what I’m doing.
“People think it’s funny, I guess, ‘cause I’m nine years old and I’ve accomplished so much. I’m the youngest flexer. I can do anything I like. If they don’t believe me, I don’t care.”
In a separate interview with Maclean’s, Canada’s leading current affairs and news magazine, the young rapper said: “Why I started was ’cause I wanted to start motivating people and I wanted to inspire them to accomplish their dreams … You need money to, like, support your family and you need to be able to afford things. Everyone wants to live a good life.”
I don’t want to deal with all these questions any more. Can you please help out my daughter’s career more?
