Akbar V Revists Being Slapped By Young Thug: "We Are A Family"

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Akbar V performs onstage during the 2019 BET Social Awards at Tyler Perry Studio on March 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)

The "Super Freaky Girl (Queen Mix)" collaborator got in a nasty spat with Cardi B last week.

After getting her Twitter account suspended in the midst of a nasty feud with Cardi B and her husband, Offset, Akbar V has taken some time to address other past beef that caught her a lot of attention in the media.

During a sit-down on The Progress Report podcast, the mother of five opened up about the 2017 incident during which YSL rapper Young Thug reportedly slapped her across the face in a parking lot, and although it was undeniably a tense moment at the time, she seems to have found peace with the situation now.

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 16: Akbar V attends Young Thug's 30Th Birthday Party at a private location on August 16, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)

"It wouldn't just like that, we was beefing, me and that boy..." Akbar began. "I done got in fights with all of them. Y'all got to understand, like, this is a family."

Though she seemed to be having trouble getting words out, the rapper eventually said, "Chile, we done jumped down... We done... It's family!"

"My little cousin Slug, we done jumped him at the park, like... We are family!" Akbar continued. "We gon' have disagreements and arguments, I'm never gon' say like 'Oh, he beats women,' and all of that."

The "Super Freaky Girl (Queen Mix)" collaborator went on to describe Thug – who she reportedly previously hooked up with – as a "good person" with a "good heart," even with all their past drama.

"I love him," she said of the currently incarcerated rapper, earning her some backlash down in @theneighborhoodtalk's comment section.

"Bruh. Nah. Idgah if we really are family. You smack me we enemies! We fighting," one user wrote. Another added, "Don't get me wrong, she's talented, but she want fame sooooooo bad she's willing to go through anything with big celebrities, girl that's not family behaviour."

Check out Akbar V's full appearance on The Progress Report below, and tap back in with HNHH later for more hip-hop news updates.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.