Daniel Caesar is revisiting one of the vital polarizing moments of his profession with a clearer sense of perspective. In a current interview, the singer opened up in regards to the 2019 controversy that erupted after he publicly defended media persona YesJulz, who confronted backlash over accusations of cultural appropriation tied to an outdated publish exhibiting her sporting a shirt that learn “N*ggas lie rather a lot.” Julz, who has white ancestry, later apologized, however Caesar’s protection of her actions and his problem to followers to cancel him intensified the backlash.

“N***as lie rather a lot,” on a shirt. Do not forget that BS? She had some rattling nerve.

With distance from the second, Caesar now says his response was rooted in unresolved private points. He described recognizing a type of internalized self resentment and acknowledged that the criticism he confronted was justified. “As time has handed, I’m like, ‘Oh, they have been 100% proper,’” he stated. “Once you settle for any such habits from those who all through historical past have exemplified to you that they hate you, and then you definately settle for the habits to get out of the circumstances that you just’re in, it’s undignified. You’re giving up your individual dignity.”

Caesar has beforehand addressed the incident, together with in a Billboard interview final yr, the place he characterised his habits on the time as reckless. “I used to be canceled for being drunk and silly in public. However that was one thing I used to be at all times allowed to do. Nobody gave a s–t [until I started to get famous].”

He additionally framed the second as half of a bigger household sample. “I’m actually my father’s son,” he stated. “My dad was the man at sabbath lunch speaking about how the federal government was going to place microchips in our arms. And I’m the identical. In the event you get me riled up at a celebration, I’ll begin speaking about some loopy s–t. Folks roll their eyes, however that’s simply the best way we’re.”

Now, Caesar seems extra centered on accountability than protection, utilizing hindsight to reassess how fame amplified a second that pressured deeper self reflection.