Rapper Lil Tjay‘s name is shining in the headlines again, only this time, and to the detriment to his music, he’s at the center of two fresh controversies in the past few days. The 23-year-old singer, whose songs “Brothers” and “Calling My Phone” are well-known to many, is at the center.
First, there’s the drama about the haircut. Recently, an anonymous barber went to social media to complain about Lil Tjay skipping him on a tip after a $95 haircut. When a customer asks if he is the one who cut Lil Tjay’s hair then, the barber states “Yes” and says,
“He is (Lil Tjay) by far the biggest D**khead i ever dealt with,”
He also stated that he charged him $95, then Tjay gave him $100, and the barber packed his stuff and left. However, when he was crossing the hotel lobby, he got a phone call from his manager, who surprisingly asked for the $5 change. The barber then reportedly returned the change to Lil Tjay, and without giving that away as a Tip, Tjay took the money.
The story exploded on X, with accounts like @mymixtapez and @DaiVIA-X
lyLoud spreading the word fast. Posts racked up millions of views, with fans chiming in hard.
“That’s evil twin,”
one user jabbed, while another quipped,
“He said keep the change and took it back.”
The $95 price hints at a premium cut—maybe a mobile stylist or a high-end spot—but skipping the standard 15-20% tip (think $14 or more) has folks calling Tjay cheap. Some defend him, saying tipping’s a choice, but the barber’s public callout has struck a nerve.
Then, just several days before, Lil Tjay got the boot from a boxing event at Madison Square Garden on Valentine’s Day. The drama started when he reportedly knocked over a light on a guardrail, sparking a clash with a security guard. Things went south fast—Tjay allegedly spat on the guard, and staff didn’t hesitate to escort him out. Clips of the messy exit hit X, posted by @FearedBuck and others, with some fans guessing he might’ve been trying to light up a smoke inside, too. The incidents painted him as a loose cannon, piling onto the chatter about his public antics.
A post from X.
Neither Tjay nor his team have clapped back about the barber beef or the boxing blow-up, leaving both stories one-sided. The barbers stayed nameless—no profile, location, just a viral gripe—while the MSG fiasco’s got video proof but no official statement. These aren’t Tjay’s first brushes with trouble; he’s dodged legal heat over gun charges and survived a near-fatal shooting in 2022. But this February doubleheader—a stingy haircut moment and a night out gone wrong—shows he’s still got a talent for keeping the internet humming.
