Rappers Who Are Allegedly Faking Their Tough Image

Ready to get into some of the rappers who have been accused of contriving their image? Believe it or not, it happens! Here are some artists whose backstories have been called into question. The title of Tyga's first album is No Introduction, but after it was released he still needed to introduce himself and explain just how he grew up. That's because, in December of 2013, old footage leaked of a show called Bustas that showed a teenage Tyga talking about living in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. As the young rapper said on Bustas: "Grew up not too tough, parents had a Range Rover, doing it big, not too much hard, but I'm still street." This snippet raised some questions, as Tyga has always said he was from Compton, the West Coast city made famous by people like Dr. Dre and N.W.A. After the clip surfaced, the "Rack City" rapper set the record straight during an appearance on Big Boy's Neighborhood on Los Angeles radio station Power 106, saying: "The intro beginning was scripted. I never grew up in the Valley. I lived in Compton/Gardena my whole life. [...] I'm young, I'm ambitious, I don't care, I'm getting a check for this, I'm having fun, I'm about to be on TV." The controversy pretty much died down after he explained himself, and the California native went on to have a pretty fruitful career afterward. Watch the video for more Rappers Who Are Allegedly Faking Their Tough Image! #Rap #HipHop #Rappers Tyga’s leaked footage | 0:00 Ice Cube was a good kid | 1:11 21 Savage’s backstory omission | 2:23 Tekashi 6ix9ine’s gangbanging mythos | 3:33 CJ called out | 4:47 Vanilla Ice's questionable backstory | 5:53 Slim Jesus comes clean | 7:06