Funk Flex is well known for his very passionate takes on hip hop. One of his more famous, and controversial, takes happened when he was talking about how if 2Pac hadn’t of lied, then Biggie Small’s wouldn’t have gotten killed. “He lied!” Funk said about 2Pac.
Bay Area rapper, Symba, who has gotten cosigns from Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne, and others, headed up to Hot 97 where he had an interview with Funk Flex, and ended things off with a freestyle where he called out the legendary radio DJ for his comments about 2Pac.
“Flex, it’s an honor to meet you, but let’s be clear / I’ve done had a bone to pick with yo ass for four years / You’ve been a big part of this culture my whole life / So what I’m ’bout to say almost don’t feel right / You say some wild shit, most times you actually right / But all that disrespecting 2Pac shit stops tonight,” Symba rapped.
It seems as if his bars got Flex to fold as he interjected saying “Alright! Alright! I’ma stop! I won’t say nothing about him no more. They love him in The Bay! He stopped me today. Never more.” Flex then added “Rest in peace, 2Pac.”
However, Symba continued where he left off, rapping:
“As a West Coast nigga, ‘Pac gave all of us pride / That’s why when you said what you said we was surprised / How you wait 20-something years he died / To come on this muthafucka and keep screaming, ‘He lied!’”
“And he ain’t alive to tell his side / But I ain’t mad at you ’cause you was speaking your mind / To keep it real, you said what’s on half of these niggas’ minds / Just the next time you say it don’t sound like you ’bout to cry.”
You can watch the clip below
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Burgeoning Bay Area rapper Symba is having a bit of a moment right now as his profile climbs in the wake of his signing to Atlantic Records. After sharing the tracklist and release date of his upcoming Gangsta Grillz mixtape with DJ Drama, Results Take Time, Symba official set off his media tour to promote the project with a freestyle on Hot 97’s Funk Flex Show.
However, rather than simply spitting scintillating punchlines — of which there are sure to be plenty on his mixtape — Symba uses the moment to take the show’s host to task for his inflammatory remarks about Tupac Shakur. A little over ten years ago, during a live performance, Flex went on an anti-Tupac rant, then, in 2017, again lashed out against the late rapper on Twitter for some reason. When celebrated rappers like T.I. jumped in to check him during an Instagram Live, Flex insisted that “[Tupac] lied” about his thug persona while apparently on the verge of tears.
Symba, every bit the brash pugilist Tupac presented in his life, wasn’t afraid to confront his host — even though he could have damaged his own opportunities by calling him out. “I got a bone to pick with you, Flex,” he said, prefacing a devastating — yet hilarious — freestyle in which he took Flex to task for his words. “You been a big part of this culture my whole life / So what I’m ’bout to say almost don’t feel right / You say some wild sh*t, most times you actually right / But all that disrespecting Tupac sh*t stops tonight.”
And while Flex could have easily taken offense, he actually seems to agree with Symba, bursting out in laughter and interrupting to promise: “I’m a stop!” Once all that is out of the way, Symba shows off his penchant for punishing punchlines, making his case as one of the most charismatic pure rappers today.
You can watch the full freestyle above.
Symba is surging. The Bay Area native rapper has been in the game for over a decade, dropped his major label debut, 2020’s Don’t Run From R.A.P., and is now readying the release of his aptly-titled Results Take Time mixtape in DJ Drama’s “Gangsta Grillz” series. Out on September 16th, the tracklist for Results Take Time features some illustrious names and is a reflection of the hard work that Symba has put in to be one of the more promising rappers on the up.
Pusha T hops on the already-released “Never End Up Broke Pt. 2,” which serves as the album’s first single. Roddy Ricch hops on “Never Change,” Key Glock, and Idontknowjeffery are on “No Sleep,” 2 Chainz is featured on Pop Out,” and the heat goes on from there with a deep cast of collaborators.
Listen to “Never End Up Broke Pt. 2” featuring Pusha T above and check out the album artwork and tracklist for Results Take Time below.
1. “Overnight”
2. “Never Change” (featuring Roddy Ricch)
3. “Never End Up Broke Pt. 2” (featuring Pusha T)
4. “Can’t Win For Nothing”
5. “Street N****” (featuring Kali)
6. “Trust issues”
7. “Sacrifices” (featuring Fridayy)
8. “On God”
9. “Soul Ties” (featuring Rayven Tyler)
10. “Find A Way” (featuring Iian Rich)
11. “GOAT”
12. “No Sleep” (featuring Idontknowjeffry & Key Glock”)
13. “Pop Out” (featuring 2 Chainz)
14. “Blessings” (featuring Rayven Tyler)
15. “Better Days”
16. “Pendant” (featuring RMR)
Results Take Time is out on 09/16 via Atlantic records. Pre-order it here.
Symba is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
