Source: Nic Antaya/Getty
The city of Detroit is riding high as the Detroit Lions are just one win away from their first Super Bowl appearance.
As a city with a team that once went 0-16, the current success makes most native Detroiters feel proud and a little emotional. That's why when Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Rachaad White did “The Blade Dance” after scoring a touchdown against the Lions during Sunday's Lions-Bucs round-robin matchup — the city responded with outrage.
Detroiters have also slammed White's comments on Instagram regarding perceived “disrespect.”
White said later M-Live reporter Kory Woods that he learned about Icewood from Detroit-area teammate Will Gholston. White is from Kansas City. “(Golston) did it once. He got a sack when we played somebody in Tampa. And I was asking him about the dance. I thought it was cool,” White told MLive. “And then he basically filled me in on where he was from, who he was from and stuff like that. So the biggest thing is that they can say what they want to say, but it wasn't disrespectful. it was to pay tribute.”
The rapper's son, known as Lil Blade, responded with a selfie on Instagram, writing, “I don't know if I should be happy or pissed off @detroitlionsnfl.”
Considered one of the forefathers of Detroit street rap, Icewood popularized the dance with his most successful single, “Boy Would You (Boss Up and Get This Money). Icewood, born Darnell Lindsay, was a member of a rap group called The Street Lordz and was killed by a hail of gunfire aged 28 in 2005.
The rapper's life was chronicled in an episode of TV One Sins of the City last year.
The Lions eventually won the game and are one win away from their first Super Bowl appearance. They will face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, January 28 in the Bay.
See the reactions in the gallery.
1.
