Lil Yachty has opened up about how badly he treated Mariah The Scientist in the course of their relationship.
His comments on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast followed an interview with Mariah in which she joined Yung Miami in an episode of the former City Girl’s podcast, Caresha Please.
During the interview, she was asked whether or not she’d ever written songs for Lil Yachty considering how long they’ve known each other, and she took the opportunity to reveal that she had and even confirmed that the two of them previously dated.
READ ALSO: Kendrick Lamar Unsettles Lil Yachty With Drake Diss
“We dated, “she said at the time. “I [actually] met him in high school, but by the time I got to college we started dating a little bit.”
Related stories
She went on to recall writing two different songs for Lil Yachty and gifting them to him on an iPod. Unfortunately, however, she said he refused to listen to them. “He said, ‘I don’t wanna Joan you,'” she explained. “‘So I’m not listening to this sh*t.'”
However, her version of the incidents in their relationship is vastly different from Yachty’s story in 2023.
Amid rampant dating rumors, he denied that he and Mariah were ever more than friends, even criticizing her for not shutting down fans’ theories.
READ ALSO: Lil Yachty Subtly Takes A Dig At Kendrick Lamar Over The Drake Diss
“Why do y’all keep trying me over this woman,” he wrote on X. “I been [quiet] for so long but please stop making up this weird a*s false narrative […] And the fact Mariah just let all these lies go is weird on me.” Now, Yachty has spoken on Mariah once again, this time on an episode of Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay.
“I was a sh*t person to her, and she was really great – so great – so I get it. She was a great person, though, man. That's the first time she's ever spoke on us ever publicly. I honestly think that she was pretty respectful. She didn't sh*t on me. I brought it upon myself. She… pic.twitter.com/vZ1bBNZCNT
— Club Shay Shay (@ClubShayShay) January 29, 2025
He explained that he failed to properly play his role as a partner in the relationship even though she was a great person. He further indicated that he believes she is quite a respectable person and didn’t do him wrong.
For that reason, he went on, he is convinced he was the architect of his mess and she didn’t tell any lies.
“Shouts out to her. Tons of love, and I respect her,” he concluded.
READ ALSO: 50 Cent Responds To Jim Jones; Accuses Him Of Being A Government Snitch
