Philadelphia vocalist and R&B artist Jaguar Wright said she suffered sexual assault and misconduct at the hands of hip-hop artists Common and Talib Kweli.
On Monday, a clip of a recent Instagram Live featuring Wright made its rounds on Twitter, reports HipHopDX. In the clip, she details an experience where she says she rejected Common's sexual advances and he later tried to force her into oral sex.
“God damn Common. Next thing I know, we go to bed and he’s like, ‘C’mon Jag.’ I’m like ‘No, no, no. I’m tired n***a. I was on the stage all night. I want to lay down.’ I laid down with my clothes on. I’m a rape survivor. I know how to buy myself a little time,” she began.
Wright said she grew up learning how to protect herself and has no problem “booking off in your jaw” if someone tests her. The 43-year-old, who was involved with Common romantically, said she stopped associating with the rapper after the assault.
“The next thing I know I’m waking up in the morning and I feel something poking in my face and s**t,” she said. “I open my mouth and this n***a tried to stick his d**k in my mouth while I’m asleep. Lonnie f**king Lynn, Rashid, Common — whatever the f**k you want to call yourself. That’s why I stopped f**king with him, because n***a if you gonna try to stick your d**k in my mouth while I’m asleep, there ain’t nothing you won’t do.”
Jaguar Wright about Common assaulting her pic.twitter.com/7SC7jDyLgW
— Hunk with some Funk (@Mr1738) August 3, 2020
The singer revealed that her relationship with Common changed after he hooked up with celebrated recording artist Erykah Badu. Wright said that Badu’s song “Booty” was inspired by her previous dealings with him. She was also critical of Badu for not using her platform to honor Malik B’s memory.
“Then he got with Erykah and then Erykah was jealous as f**k of me. That song 'Booty' on that second album. That s**t was about me. She made that s**t up at Black Lily in New York. That line, ‘Your booty might be bigger but I still can pull your n***a but I don’t want him,’” she said.
The Philadelphia native also made allegations against Kweli, who she said peeped in on people changing after sets at a venue in New York.
“F**king Talib Kweli used to come to Black Lily in New York and hide out in the green room when we were getting changed, especially me, to watch me get dressed and undressed before I got on stage," she said. "And then wait for nobody to be looking to sneak out. … I been holding all this s**t too, trying to make all you crazy backpack motherf**kers look good.”
The math is mathing. Talib BEEN a creep pic.twitter.com/tzm8Hrh3rR
— Maya Angelique???? (@moneyymaya) August 4, 2020
In another Instagram Live session, Wright criticized fellow Philly-area artists Questlove and Black Thought of The Roots following the July 29 death of their bandmate, Malik B.
“I’m a little disappointed about that post Questlove put up too. I’m just gonna keep it a bean,” she said. “That’s what drove me crazy, sitting here holding all these lies and I don’t know why I’m holding these lies anymore. You wrote a sonnet about him and oils, talking about a ‘lighter side of Malik.’ What do you mean a lighter side of Malik?”
Questlove wrote a post on Instagram in late July praising Malik B as his “oil guru” but spent hardly any words describing the artist's musical talent or contributions to the industry.
Wright found her big break by linking up with The Roots and touring with them in 2001, according to the Virginian-Pilot. That same year, she sang back-up vocals for Jay-Z’s Unplugged live album. In 2002, she capitalized on her new acclaim by releasing her first album, Denials, Delusions and Decisions.
