"Is he for control on gun violence or not?" — Internet reacts to Quavo saying "Free Young Thug" while performing at Clout Festival

While performing at the Clout Festival, rapper Quavo called for Young Thug's release from prison. For the unversed, the 33-year-old singer and rapper was performing the 2016 track Pick Up The Phone, which was released by Young Thug and Travis Scott, and featured Quavo.

The clip of the rapper mentioning Thug had gone viral on the internet. He was heard saying the phrase "Free Young Thug" while singing the 2016 track. After the clip became popular on social media, netizens reacted to it. Here are some of the online responses:

A fan reacting to Quavo's act during his concert, (Image via @itsShonny/X)

Another user wrote,

"Clout chasing."

"Nah keep him locked up," commented another user.

"After siding with @KamalaHarris few months ago no thank you..." added a tweet.

"And this who Kamala had speaking. Boy i don’t know how much longer the blsck American race gonna survive . The whole f*cking race ghetto and I’m black American," wrote another user.

While most users didn't agree with the rapper's actions at the concert, one defended him stating that he was a friend of Young Thug. The comment read:

"They are close friends."

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Many artists apart from Quavo had also called for freeing Young Thug who is in the middle of an ongoing trial

Quavo wasn't the only one to voice support for the rapper, who is currently detained and facing a trial. Several others, like Meek Mill and Adin Ross, have extended support to Young Thug. In his latest live stream with former President Donald Trump, Adin Ross referred to the case to which Trump stated that he'd look into the matter if he won the election. The former President added:

"I've heard about him and I've heard he's being treated very unfairly by her [Fani Willis] and I would tell her she's gotta treat these patriots that are being all-- it's terrible. They're going after them... He's gotta be treated fairly."

Meek Mill later reshared this portion of the interview with Ross and tweeted:

"Free Jeffrey... A loving man that put on a lot of people on in atl and created millions for a bunch of families from nothing!"

Quavo's reaction on the stage received mixed responses. While some agreed with him and applauded, others questioned him based on his previous statements about gun control advocacy.

Last month, The Express Tribune reported that the rapper was present at a rally for Kamala Harris. In the rally, he spoke of Takeoff, his nephew and fellow Migos bandmate, who was allegedly shot to death in 2022, and that those who committed gun violence should be held accountable.

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For the unversed, Young Thug was accused of operating Young Slime Life, a street gang.