Tokyo Jetz, a rapper with 1.7 million followers on Instagram and 21 million views on her music video “No Problem”, caused controversy after she made light of George Floyd’s death. In a video, she appears to be joking around with a friend, a Black man whose neck she wraps around her arm before she tells him “I’ll George Floyd your ass.”
Clearly, Black Twitter was not content.
Welp Tokyo Jetz….. CANCELED! pic.twitter.com/0V3aUgmvwW
— Leinaaaa (@LifewithLeina) June 1, 2020
Who tf was listening to Tokyo Jetz in the first fuckin place is my only question pic.twitter.com/YvTcbJCW9s
— Real Estate Papi (@HovsMyUncleTho) June 1, 2020
Tokyo Jetz really said “You gon make me George Floyd yo ass”. pic.twitter.com/vPRYwWLotw
— the supreme (@SunflowerKiera) June 1, 2020
So you mean to tell me, Tokyo Jetz, the mother of a BLACK MALE, is out here mocking the death of another BLACK MALE, that was murdered by the police…while jokingly threatening to kill another BLACK MALE in the same fashion? The coon chip has been activated pic.twitter.com/bpGVKYEGRx
— Kimmie (@KimmieLae) June 1, 2020
This is just the latest of a series of cancellations of Black artists who have not shown support for the current wave of protests. They include B. Simone, who justified her lack of support for the movement with her Christianity, and Desi Banks, who criticized protests for turning violent. A week before that, Doja Cat was cancelled by many after a video surfaced of her joining a white supremacist video chat.
These cancellations are a testament to how Black artists are increasingly being held accountable for their lack of support for race-related issues.