Plies makes it known he’s not impressed by successful white entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
In a viral social media video, the “Who Hotter Than Me” rapper gets candid about his views on the fascination with wealthy white men, following an interview with the billionaire Tesla founder and former disgraced president on X (formerly Twitter).
“Ask me what was my opinion on the whole Elon Trump sit down over there on Twitter X last night,” he began, in the clip shared on Tuesday (August 13). “And I don’t mean this in a racial way, it’s just really how I feel. I think I’m one of the few people who are really not that impressed by the rich white man.
“Whether you was one that dad gave you 25,000 startup money, or in this case over here, your dad left you with 300 or 500 million. And lemme be clear, I ain’t trying to discredit them having successful supportive fathers in their life. I think that’s something we all wish and hope for.”
Plies shifted the focus to figures who inspire him, such as NFL quarterback Lamar Jackson, who recently made headlines for a significant contract negotiated by his mother.
“I’ve always respected people who look like me and come from where I come from,” he added. “Whether you Lamar Jackson, the kid from Pompano who had to navigate the system and now is in a situation where you just did a deal for a quarter billion dollars, 200 million. Mom is the one who negotiated the deal for you. They didn’t have that kind of money in their twenties and their thirties. He ain’t go to Stanford, he ain’t go to UPenn.”
“The only difference between them and us, it’s what you do with the money,” he continued. “That’s the only difference I do give them credit for.”
“It’s not that they have the money, they just have convinced other people to give them their money,” he said. “So for me, I don’t knock what they do, I just don’t salivate over the success of the rich white man because I understand we are ahead of the curve now, and it all boils down to what we do with the money.”
“My Response To The ELON TRUMP Sit Down!!” he wrote in the caption. ‘I’m Just One Of The Few People Who Isn’t That Impressed By The Rich White Man’…. I Respect It But I Don’t Salivate Over The Rich White Mans Success!! Hope I Didn’t Offend Anyone! Thoughts? #Plies #KingCircleHat.”
I Can See Elon Shutting Down Twitter When Trump Continues To Fall Behind In The Polls. He Brought Twitter To Influence The Election. An Before He Accepts A Trump Loss I Believe He’ll Shut It All Down!!!!!
— Plies (@plies) August 7, 2024
Plies’ comments echo his criticism of Musk, whom the Florida rapper suggests of buying X to help Trump win the upcoming presidential election.
“I Can See Elon Shutting Down Twitter When Trump Continues To Fall Behind In The Polls,” he said on X, as new polls this week showed Kamala Harris leading Trump in key states. ”He Brought Twitter To Influence The Election. An Before He Accepts A Trump Loss I Believe He’ll Shut It All Down!!!!!”