In early February Migos' sudden rise to pop notoriety - [off the success "Bad and Boujee" enjoyed] - hit a bump in the road, when they were criticized over comments they made during a Rolling Stone interview, that were taken by many to be homophobic. The magazine's reporter had been getting the group's thoughts on some of their fellow up and coming artists out of Atlanta, when iLoveMakonnen's name [and news of him having been received by fans after coming out of the closet] came up for conversation. "They supported him?" Quavo was reported as saying, before Offset was noted as having added, "That's because the world is f***ed up."
Migos would later retract their comments via a statement that read, "We are all fans of Makonnen's music and we wish he didn't feel like he ever had to hide himself," before attempting to clarify their words by rephrasing: "We feel the world is f***ed up that people feel like they have to hide and we're asked to comment on someone's sexuality."
In an exclusive recently published by FADER, Makonnen spoke candidly about the impression he got from the trio's Rolling Stone comments and subsequent apology, stating, "You see how friends do in interview ... With friends like these, who needs enemies. And now you gotta come back with some sorry a** excuse. Nah. That’s only cause you got the #1 record and you didn’t wanna f*** it up.”
Makonnen says that the members of Migos [who he invited to feature on the remix of his 2015 single, "Whip It"], have yet to reach out to him concerning the controversy.
Source: hotnewhiphop.com
