Yelawolf Defends Confederate Flag: "Ain't No Way I'm Letting Someone's Ignorance Tear Me From My Roots"

Whoo boy, just last year Yelawolf was quickly deleting Instagram pictures of himself sporting Confederate flag-decked gear, but now he's taking a firm stance. The Alabama rapper, no stranger to flying a flag on the regular basis, is officially throwing his hat into Confederate controversy.

Yela took to Facebook to drop 300 bars worth of words on his support for the flag, and what he sees as misguided "yuppies from the west coast" and "media succubus" who are perpetrating falsities about its roots. He goes on to cite several black rappers like Andre 3000, Big Gipp and Lil Jon who have worn or featured the flag in the past. He does not, however, touch on the racist sentiments that often correlate with it. Read his full post below.