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Waka Flocka Flame Says ‘Minorities Can’t Catch’ Coronavirus

Waka Flocka Flame said in an interview that he believes minorities can’t catch it the coronavirus. Complex reports that in a recent interview, Waka Flocka said that he and countless…

MIAMI BEACH, FL – OCTOBER 06: Rapper Waka Flocka attends the BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on October 6, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET )

Waka Flocka Flame said in an interview that he believes minorities can't catch it the coronavirus. Complex reports that in a recent interview, Waka Flocka said that he and countless others are potentially immune to the virus. He did not cite any evidence to support this.

"It's fake... Minorities can't catch it," he said when asked if he was worried about it at all.

"Name one though," he said when challenged on that comment. "We all descended from the same persons. Now, did we catch it? It hit the people passing through our airport [Atlanta], it ain't touch them soulful folks." Unfortunately, he didn't elaborate on this.

It's also a false claim. The BBC reported on a black student from Cameroon studying in China, who contracted the virus. And the website OkayPlayer explains how the misperception that black people can't contract the coronavirus started.

Brian has been working in pop culture and media for about three decades: he’s worked at MTV, VH1, SiriusXM, CBS and Loudwire. Besides working as a writer and an editor-in-chief, he’s also appeared on air as a pundit, guested on radio shows and hosted podcasts. Over the years, he’s interviewed the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, the members of U2, Beyonce, Pink, Usher, Stevie Nicks, Lorde… and is grateful to have had the chance to interview Joe Strummer of the Clash and Tom Petty.