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“My mama keep telling me to stop, I can’t — the second time they caught me with that gun, damn, I feel like Ja Morant.”
Ja Morant‘s recent scandal is already getting the rap treatment … with Vic Mensa dropping some timely lyrics just days after the Grizzlies star was suspended for flashing a gun on social media for a second time.
Mensa was out in NYC on Tuesday when TMZ Sports got his thoughts on the All-Star guard brandishing a weapon on Instagram Live … and after revealing his tongue-in-cheek bars, Vic got serious about the situation.
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“I think God blessed Ja Morant, man,” the “$WISH” M.C. said Tuesday. “I pray that that brother gets it together and he figures it out because he’s too brilliant and so talented. He’s got a gift, he’s got a real gift. So, I don’t want to see him have to go down that path because he’s so good.”
“I think God blessed him,” he added. “I’m not gonna say anything to disparage him. There’s enough people doing that.”
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Many people are starting to wonder whether Morant is trying too hard to emulate rappers like NBA YoungBoy — the artist he was vibing along to in the most recent clip — given his recent off-court troubles … but Mensa makes it clear the blame falls solely on Ja, not the music.
“Ultimately, NBA YoungBoy, he’s just telling his truth and doing his thing.”
Some ex-NBA stars have ripped into Morant for his second gun incident … with Stephen Jackson referring to it as a “moron move,” and Chandler Parsons calling for a year-long suspension.
Ja has since addressed the gun video … saying he knows he has disappointed those who look up to him, and promising to continue to work on himself.
Mensa said he will support Ja as he deals with his impending punishment … and even joked about switching up his music taste.
“I would just say, man, he might need to go listen to some country music or something.”