Houston Rapper, Watt At Odds Over Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

HOUSTON, TX - Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth and Texans defensive end J.J. Watt are at odds over Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Watt's relief campaign collected about $37 million.

The Instagram posts from the rift have been deleted, but screen grabs of an exchange between the Houston rapper and Watt captured by a sports website show details of the controversy, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Here is Trae Tha Truth's comment on Instagram:

“We Waited To Simply See If You Cared About Touchin The People For Real… We Waited On One Simple Call That Take Less Than A Min…”

The Chronicle reported Watt responded in comments: “It is very clear that you speak loudly about that which you do not know. I have laid out my plan very clearly every step of the way and kept everyone informed. … As badly as I wish I could help every single person affected, it is simply not physically possible.”

Trae Tha Truth told the Chronicle that he reached out to Watt to start a conversation about how the money could help the city and hurricane victims impacted by the storm.

Watt has said that he plans to split much of the $37 million raised to help victims of Harvey among four non-profit organizations that are helping Houston area families recover.

Those four organizations are the St. Bernard Project, or SBP, which helps rebuild homes; Americares, which helps with the medical and mental health needs of those impacted by disasters; Feeding America, which is distributing food to those in need, and Save the Children, which helps restore child care centers and afterschool program.

About $7 million will be set aside for distribution in 2018 as his foundation continues to assess relief efforts.

Read the Chronicle story here.

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool