GoldLink Addresses Controversial Mac Miller Submit
GoldLink distastefully paid homage to rapper Mac Miller earlier this week, and it didn’t sit nicely with Miller’s followers. The D.C. native first shared a photograph of the late Miller the place he addressed Miller’s 2016 album, Divine Female, and claimed that the undertaking was impressed by his 2015 undertaking, And After That, We Didn’t Speak.
The “Crew” artist acquired heated backlash from Anderson .Paak, who collaborated with each artists. In a now-deleted and prolonged response, .Paak known as out GoldLink, “You’re the first to disrespect my pal who’s not right here for completely no cause and I can’t stand for that,” he stated earlier than later persevering with, “Mac introduced your a** on tour and opened up his fan base to you while you had nothing and this the kind of appreciation you give.”
The Diaspora artist spoke out in response to his prolonged Instagram put up throughout a live performance on Wednesday (Nov. 27) the place he referred to Miller as his “finest pal.”
“With out Mac Miller, there could be no GoldLink …” he stated. “Imma be a sacrifice for everyone on this f*ckin’ sh*t proper now. You say regardless of the f*ck you need … you say it, nevertheless, the f*ck you need it. You don’t have to clarify your self to no-motherf*ckin-body … we ain’t nervous about n*ggas that we don’t know.”
He then continued, “The entire put up that I made about Mac Miller was about love and that n*ggas can really be brothers. It wasn’t about stealing. I by no means used the phrase ‘copy.’ I by no means used the phrase ‘steal,’” he stated. “The factor is, Mac Miller wrote all of Divine Female. That was a terrific album.”
GoldLink took the stage in Hamburg, Germany, on (Nov. 27) and Copenhagen, Denmark, the next night time. It’s unclear the place the video was filmed.
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