The rapper is following the lead of Morris Day, while C+C Music Factory weighs whether to perform at the National Mall bash amid backlash.

Young MC has backed out of Freedom 250, noting he hopes to "perform in D.C. in the near future at an event that is not so politically charged.”

After Morris Day said he wouldn't participate in the Freedom 250 concerts, Young MC followed suit, as C+C Music Factory weighed whether to stay or go.