Lil Yachty appears to be catching some heat over a song that has yet to be released.

Lil Yachty is under fire over a song with a George Floyd lyric that Stephen Jackson, Floyd's childhood friend, slammed as disrespectful.

Lil Yachty has apologized to Stephen Jackson after sparking backlash for a lyric that referenced George Floyd. Stephen Jackson, a close friend of Floyd, says Yachty reached out to make amends, they talked it out, and he accepted the apology, calling Yachty "a smart young man"… pic.twitter.com/AoKtF5sMBB