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Migos rapper Offset is defending one of his lyrics that many perceive to be homophobic, saying it is not about gay people.
He is featured on rapper YFN Lucci‘s track « Boss Life » and raps, « Pinky ring crystal clear, 40k spent on a private Lear / 60k solitaire / I cannot vibe with queers. »
« I didn’t write the line about gay people, » Offset said on Instagram on Thursday, alongside a screenshot of Google’s dictionary’s first definition of the word « queer »—an adjective meaning « strange » or « odd. » He cropped the image above a part that describes that word as an informal, offensive term for a homosexual man.
« I have said before since these issues before that I got love for all people, » the rapper said. « My passion for fashion has lead me to a lot of gay people around me who I have mad respect for and we are very cool so I’m not in a place where I’m hating like that. When I wrote that I was thinking of words that could rhyme with the others (here, lear, solitaire, bear) and I saw this definition about her having a queer feeling she was being watched and it fit what I was thinking about a stalker creepy paparazzi situation. »