That Mexican OT issued a public apology on Instagram Wednesday evening (June 25) after being known as out by Sauce Walka and others over his use of the N-word and a defiant response that many noticed as disrespectful.
The Texas rapper got here underneath hearth after a latest interview clip circulated the place he defended his use of the racial slur.
“I really feel like I can say it,” he mentioned. “What the f### are you going to do about it?” The remark, delivered with a confrontational tone, ignited backlash throughout social media.
After every week of criticism, That Mexican OT took to Instagram Tales to answer a submit from his pal, Denver rapper Tr3fonc, who mentioned he “misplaced a whole lot of respect” for him.
OT replied with a message of regret:
“I’m sorry cuzin,” he started, including that he had given a “silly reply” to a “silly query.”
He defined, “I meant it deeper then the phrase cuzin I coulda mentioned something and I’d stand on it for my beliefs being sturdy strictly no hate or sick in my coronary heart.”
That Mexican OT concluded with an apology.
“I gotta alotta love for my brother and sister hood man,” he wrote. “Blessings and I’m sorry to harm my folks I hope yall can forgive me.”
In a follow-up submit, he mirrored on the non-public toll the controversy had taken, significantly the pressure on his longtime friendship with Tr3fonc:
“S### f##### me up I misplaced one in all them,” he wrote. I’m sorry to anybody I’ve offended of any race or perception Thank yu to everybody who nonetheless right here.”
Sauce Walka Backtracks After Defending That Mexican OT
Initially, Sauce Walka had defended OT, calling the backlash “ignorance at its best.”
Nonetheless, after watching the total interview, he reversed course and addressed the state of affairs in a video posted to Instagram.
“B####, you unsuitable, hoe!” he mentioned. “I’mma inform you why you unsuitable little bro.”
Walka clarified that his problem wasn’t simply OT’s rationalization for utilizing the phrase however the aggressive means he challenged others within the room, which he mentioned was full of girls.
“That’s the place you f##### up, brother. That’s the place the disrespect is,” Walka mentioned. He added that OT wouldn’t have made the identical assertion in a room filled with Black males.
That Mexican OT responded within the feedback with a brief reply: “I really like yu I ain’t mad. Thank yu.”
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