Machine Gun Kelly Claps Back At ‘Insecure’ Haters Mocking New Song

Machine Gun Kelly isn’t staying silent amid the wave of on-line hate surrounding his new single, “Cliché.”

Regardless of the observe hovering up Spotify charts and incomes the title of final week’s Favourite New Music, not everybody’s vibing with Machine Gun Kelly’s stylistic shift, and he’s had sufficient.

Recognized for his gritty rock anthems and punk edge, MGK stunned followers with a extra polished, pop-centric sound on “Cliché,” which shortly sparked a flood of backlash from critics on social media. However in true MGK style, he turned the hate into content material.

In a video posted to his socials, the genre-bending artist pulled out his cellphone and commenced scrolling by way of posts dragging the brand new observe, calling out trolls by identify. “Offended insecure dudes are so CLICHÉ,” he wrote within the caption, an unapologetic nod to the observe’s title and its lyrical undertones.

One of many first customers he known as out was @Gingerbeargage, who had shared the music video with the cruel caption, “What is that this rubbish?” adopted by “The poster is even gahyer.”

MGK zeroed in on the typo, smirking as he repeated, “Gahyer. Spelt G-A-H-Y-E-R.”

However he didn’t cease there. As he scrolled by way of extra important feedback, MGK provided a mic-drop second for the trolls, “Simply inform me you’re insecure. Inform me you discovered your girlfriend watching this music video.”

He then circled again to Gage and added, “It’s a pop track, man.” And simply to actually drive the purpose residence, MGK pulled up a photograph of what he imagined the consumer regarded like, a balding older man furiously pointing at a digicam, earlier than letting the picture communicate for itself.

And on Instagram, he additionally popped into the feedback part of a viral submit from @louaista, who posted a clip of the “Cliché” music video with the caption: “Followers are saying that that is what beefing with Eminem does to your rap profession.”

MGK fired again immediately, “Nah, that is what doin’ no matter tf you need and having enjoyable appears like.”

The remark racked up hundreds of likes and immediately reignited the long-running narrative surrounding MGK’s style shifts since his notorious feud with Eminem.

The feud’s origins date again to 2012, when a then-rising MGK tweeted about Eminem’s daughter, Hailie Jade, who was simply 16 on the time. The tweet learn, “Okay so I simply noticed an image of Eminem’s daughter… and I’ve to say, she is sizzling as f-ck, in essentially the most respectful means attainable as a result of Em is king.”

MGK later claimed he meant no hurt, however the injury was completed. Phrase shortly unfold that Eminem and his group weren’t happy, resulting in MGK being allegedly blackballed from media platforms like Em’s SiriusXM channel, Shade 45.

The strain simmered till 2018, when Eminem dropped his shock album Kamikaze and known as out a number of artists by identify, together with MGK. On the observe “Not Alike,” Em took direct intention at Kelly, “And I am talkin’ to you however you already know who the f-ck you’re, Kelly…”

The diss didn’t go unnoticed.

Simply days later, MGK clapped again with the explosive observe “Rap Satan,” a daring counterpunch that mocked Eminem’s age, profession, and persona, “Powerful discuss from a rapper paying thousands and thousands for safety a 12 months…” and “Nonetheless can’t cowl up the very fact the final 4 albums as unhealthy as your selfie…”

Eminem responded with “Killshot,” a scathing takedown that followers nonetheless reference at present. The track painted MGK as a jealous upstart and included strains like, “I’m 45 and I’m nonetheless outselling you…” and “I needed to offer you a profession to destroy it.”