Boosie Badazz denied hating homosexual folks in an interview with former NFL quarterback Cam Newton. The controversial rapper believed it was the largest false impression about him.
“I simply by no means agreed [with] what they was pushing on the youthful technology, and I spoke on that,” he advised Newton. “And I spoke a couple of couple extra conditions that made lots of people activate me: the Dwyane Wade state of affairs. However I’ve gays in my household. How can I hate a homosexual individual? My assistant, who brings in hundreds of thousands of {dollars} to me, is homosexual. And I simply bought—I would like that to get off my standing. I’m not like that.”
Boosie usually confronted backlash for his feedback about LGBTQ+ subjects. Earlier this yr, he was criticized for complaining concerning the newest movie adaptation of The Coloration Purple.
“I HAD TO WALK OUT THIS COLOR PURPLE MOVIE (N TWO OTHER OLDER COUPLES WALKED OUT ALSO),” he wrote on X (previously generally known as Twitter). “BECAUSE I HAD MY LITTLE GIRLS WITH ME N IT SEEMED LIKE A [rainbow flag emoji] LOVE STORY‼️ GOOD ACTING BUT WHOEVER WROTE THE SCRIPT IS PUSHING THE NARRATIVE HARD‼️ AS A PARENT I WILL NOT LET MY LITTLE GIRL WATCH THIS FILM.”
I HAD TO WALK OUT THIS COLOR PURPLE MOVIE ( N TWO OTHER OLDER COUPLES WALKED OUT ALSO.) 🍿BECAUSE I HAD MY LITTLE GIRLS WITH ME N IT SEEMED LIKE A 🌈 LOVE STORY‼️GOOD ACTING BUT WHOEVER WROTE THE SCRIPT IS PUSHING THE NARRATIVE HARD ‼️AS A PARENT I WILL NOT LET MY LITTLE GIRL…
— Boosie BadAzz (@BOOSIEOFFICIAL) January 2, 2024
Newton’s Boosie interview additionally revealed particulars of a dialog between the Baton Rouge-bred artist and Snoop Dogg. Boosie sought Snoop’s recommendation on changing into extra mainstream-friendly.
“I’m not within the streets anymore,” Boosie mentioned. “I’m a businessman. I would like folks to start out letting my previous go. I known as Snoop Dogg the opposite day and requested him. Man, I mentioned, ‘I see you on all these commercials’ … And I requested him [how’d he do it] and he simply advised me, ‘Individuals overlook. You gotta carry on going.’ That’s what he advised me.”