Lil Pump has been criticised for using what many have deemed to be racist language in a preview of new song ‘Butterfly Doors’.
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The rapper posted a teaser of the song on Instagram, featuring the lyrics “They call me [Chinese basketball player] Yao Ming cause my eyes real low,” before he continues to pull his eyes down. He later ad-libs “ching chong,” which is a derogatory term referring to the Chinese language.
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Having received millions of views, Lil Pump has now been slammed for his ‘racist’ and ‘disgusting’ language and behaviour.
Among them, Crazy Rich Asians star Awkwafina wrote in a since-deleted Tweet: “Always nice to hear a new song with a Ching Chong adlib. Guess it’s better than “eyes chink” like some other verses I’ve heard. But can we at least think of some more creative racist epithets? @lilpump.”
Other users also condemned Pump’s lyrics:
I spent a majority of my life hearing fucking racist shit. So yeah I’m gonna get mad when lil pump act like the 2nd graders that said the same shit
— TediSol (@TediSolMusic) December 17, 2018
That Ching Chong part is definitely super racist
— Hugo Dynamite (@TheOosMon) December 17, 2018
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Lil pump should apologize for using "Ching Chong " in his new song🙄🙄🙄🙄I don't believe he is unknown for these racist words🙄🙄🙄
— Haimianye (@hai_mianye) December 18, 2018
It’s been a controversial month for the rapper, starting with him live-streaming his arrest in Denmark after giving police officers the middle-finger, before reportedly being escorted off a plane in Miami before another arrest.
The rapper was forced to cancel a show in Finland this month as a result of detainment. Earlier this year, Lil Pump was forced to cancel an upcoming tour amid legal issues surrounding his probation.
The 18-year-old ‘Gucci Gang’ rapper took to Instagram to tell followers that he “gotta go in and do a couple of months” in prison after violating the terms of his probation.