Wale has by no means been recognized for letting issues go unaddressed.
Earlier this 12 months, the Washington, D.C. rapper went viral for all of the mistaken causes following an ungainly second on the BET Awards. Folarin crossed paths with one of many largest streamers within the sport, Kai Cenat, and the encounter was uncomfortable, to say the least. He requested the streamer if he performed video video games and recommended they hyperlink up someday.
Cenat appeared dismissive, in a while his stay stream, telling followers he had no concept who Wale was after viewers had been spamming the feedback stating that he had simply bumped right into a rapper.
That very same night time, Wale bumped into Cenat once more contained in the awards present and let him know he made him “look loopy.” On-line customers shortly weighed in, with many saying the Lotus Flower Bomb rapper was being overly delicate and pressed somebody almost half his age. The general public response seemingly took a toll.
Throughout a latest sit-down on Membership Shay Shay, the Gifted rapper opened up about how the second affected his psychological well being, providing extra perception into how the viral interplay impacted him behind the scenes:
“I’m like yo, I’m simply saying you (Kai Cenat) made me look loopy. I really feel uncomfortable on this room… At that second, I’m like, ‘Rattling, all people making me the bid (joke) on the web, simply because he didn’t know.’ I used to be simply confused. After which after they stated I pressed him, I used to be like, ‘Oh so meaning I received to depart.’ Like I received to go to my lodge for like a pair days.”
Additionally including that this interplay with Kai Cenat was dwelling in his head for a couple of days, “I used to be upset for like 5 days in a row, so when he (Kai) talked about psychological well being on the streaming awards, I used to be like, ‘Sure, sure, sure, psychological well being, you get it now.”
Wale added that he believes an even bigger dialog is required between the younger creators of the streaming world and the OG’s in Hip-Hop.
