Rapper tries to clarify views on US race relations, telling New York hip-hop radio show The Breakfast Club that ‘all lives matter’ – and Bill Cosby is innocent
A$AP Rocky has attempted to clear the air following the re-emergence of a controversial interview – but may have created even more problems for himself. Earlier this week, a 2015 interview with Time Out New York resurfaced in which the rap star appeared to be unconcerned about police violence against African Americans. “I don’t wanna talk about no fucking Ferguson and shit because I don’t live over there. I live in fucking SoHo and Beverly Hills. I can’t relate,” he had said.
With his remarks again being discussed and condemned, Rocky granted a long interview to the New York hip-hop radio show The Breakfast Club. After saying his remarks had been misquoted, and that he had been mourning A$AP Yams at the time he had spoken to the magazine.
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