Lil B Apologizes for Dissing the Weeknd
Weekend photo by Lamar Taylor; Lil B photo via Instagram
Last November, Lil B shared a song called “4 Tha Record.” The track saw him dissing the Weeknd with the lines “Call me Lil Bars with the XO Bars/ Saying fuck the Weeknd, I can’t sing that soft,” and “A lot of suckas fake, so I can’t respect it/ Fuck the Weeknd, put that on record.” (Later, the song appeared on his most recent mixtape, Thugged Out Pissed Off.)
The Based God has taken back those harsh words in a new interview with ILY Mag, as XXL points out. In the interview, he said his sentiments were fueled in part by the Weeknd’s decision to unfollow him on Twitter. “I definitely want to apologize about what I said about The Weeknd, and I want him to know that,” he said.
Here are his full remarks:
I want to give a shout out to The Weeknd. I want to apologize and take back saying, “Fuck The Weeknd.” I said it for no reason and thought about why back when I said it. It’s because he unfollowed me on Twitter and I felt weird about that, and I thought back to that moment and said, “Why’d I do that?” That’s not right. The Weeknd is a good guy—I talked to him before everything really blew up, and he told me how he felt. I definitely want to apologize about what I said about The Weeknd, and I want him to know that.
I’m not scared to admit if I’m wrong, after I analyze it. If I feel that I’m wrong or there’s somebody that I love and trust that says that I’m wrong, I can accept that and bring that to a discussion. I’m not afraid to learn.
Lil B’s mea culpa came at the end of the interview, in which he also discussed his speaking arrangements at various universities, Lil Wayne, Chance the Rapper, and the creation of his well-known track “I Love You,” among other topics.
Abel Tesfaye has yet to respond.
Read Jeremy Gordon’s report “Based Don’t Lie: Virtual Lil B Steps to Kevin Durant.“
Here’s the “4 Tha Record” video, featuring the disses in question:
Watch Lil B perform “Like a Martian” at Pitchfork Music Festival:
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