Former Black Hippy member ScHoolboy Q lashed out against producer Michael Rubin's comments about hatred within black culture. During an appearance on The Breakfast Club on Wednesday, August 14, Michael Rubin noted that the one thing he did not like about the black community was "Black hate on hate." He also used backlash against Meek Mill over allegations of being gay as a reference.
Rubin apologized for his comments on August 15, and Meek Mill responded by stating that Rubin shouldn't be saying stuff like that out loud. Q took to X to react to a clip of the interview on Wednesday, stating that Rubin's comments were "outta control." He followed up with another tweet, stating:
"NO SUCH THING AS BLACK ON BLACK ANYTHING WTF."
Michael Rubin's comments on black culture riled up ScHoolboy Q
ScHoolboy Q was dissatisfied with Michael Rubin's comments about black culture. Following the August 14 clip of Rubin's interview with The Breakfast Club that circulated on X, Q tweeted:
"braH…… im cool on this app tHis s**t outta control dog [crying laughter emoji and US flag emoji]"
He expressed that there was no such thing as "black on black" anything. In a now-deleted tweet, Q further stated:
"YOU KNOW WAT I DONT LIKE ABOUT U N****RS? I HATE WHEN U N****RS BE ACTING LIKE N****RS [crying laughter emoji].. basically."
In his very next tweet after deleting the aforementioned statement, ScHoolboy Q explained that he deleted the tweet because it looked "crazy." Michael Rubin's Breakfast Club interview sparked significant online debate and backlash.
During the interview, Rubin opened up about the rumors surrounding his friend and rapper Meek Mill, alleging that Meek was gay. The rumors began in 2021 when Rubin made fun of Meek on Instagram stories showcasing Meek Mill doing bunny hops for Rubin. The producer explained that there was "not one gay bone" in Meek's body.
Rubin asked why people would lie and change narratives just to hurt the rapper. He explained:
"Look, I’m just being blunt because it’s me. It’s the one thing I’ve learned about Black culture that I don’t like is that Black [-on-Black] hate on hate."
When asked to elaborate on why he didn't like seeing black people hating on other black people, Rubin described it as "horrible." He talked about how he always wanted to be helpful to other people in avenues like business and charitable donations. He continued:
"You guys correct me if I’m wrong. I think there’s a little bit of a Black culture of, like, it’s Black hate-on-hate. It’s like the Black judge that Meek had that hated on him and wanted to go extra hard on him."
Michael Rubin added that the hatred he was talking about was "terrible" and "culturally wrong." He wanted to know why people did not want to build up the people around them and want them to do great for themselves.
Following widespread backlash, Rubin issued an apology on August 15. He tweeted:
Rubin appreciated the feedback and explained that his intention was to simply note how important it was to uplift each other, stop hatred, push each other, and always root for each other. Rubin said, "My bad." Following Rubin's apology, Meek Mill took to X and said that Rubin should not be saying this out loud, but a black man was supposed to. The rapper stated:
"Rubin shouldn’t be saying that type stuff out loud … a black man suppose to but nobody saying it… Its like we only collab on songs women and parties… he be hearing my friends getting murdered like why meek, I can’t explain it to him in a sensible way!"
During his appearance on The Breakfast Club, Michael Rubin also revealed that he banned Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us from being played at his July 4th white party, which was attended by Drake. Rubin confirmed that this was strictly his decision, with no involvement from Drizzy.