Chicago’s Chance The Rapper is officially done-done with R. Kelly. The hip-hop star has come forward to speak out on the disgraced singer following a published Rolling Stone story
Last night, Chance hopped on Twitter to provide some context behind his comments and explained his stance toward Kells.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) January 6, 2019
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— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) January 6, 2019
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Anyone mentioning that I have black women in my family is deliberately missing the point. Regardless of the proximity of beneficial BW in your life, or being black yourself, we are all capable of subconsciously discrediting BW and their stories because its indoctrinated.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) January 6, 2019
The interviewer also came forward to speak up on his remarks.
FYI, I conducted the interview with Chance in May. He spoke clearly and unequivocally in support of BW and the victims. https://t.co/uhTZT9TvEA
— Jamilah Lemieux
(@JamilahLemieux) January 6, 2019
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I don’t want to distract from the episode airing now but since so many of you are still discussing this, Rolling Stone has updated the article with video of Chance’s full comment: https://t.co/dWCS9GB7WO
— Jamilah Lemieux
Rolling Stone has since issued a statement explaining how the original article has been updated.
Editor’s Note: This article was originally written based on Chance the Rapper’s full quotes in Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly docuseries. Following the publication of the article, the rapper wrote on Twitter that his quotes were “taken out of context” and the entire interview above was provided. This article has been amended to reflect the full interview. (Rolling Stone)
In the article, Chance is quoted revealing his regret in previously collaborating with R. Kelly.
“Making a song with R. Kelly was a mistake,” he told Cassius‘ Jamilah Lemieux in an interview in May, a portion of which was aired in Surviving R. Kelly. “At the time, it wasn’t even present in my mind that people could feel any type of way about his presence on a track of mine. I think for a long time I was only able to understand R. Kelly’s situation and presence in the world when it comes down to his trial and his accusations and his accusers as a victim. I don’t know if that’s because I’m from Chicago or ‘cause he made great music or ‘cause he is a black man.” (Rolling Stone)
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