SZA is the newest cowl star for GQ, opening up about her current on-line antics, making new music, and staying in her lane.
The singer does her greatest to remain out of controversy, retaining to herself when she’s not making music. Nonetheless, she’ll combat again when she’s dragged into one thing, which is precisely what occurred when Nicki Minaj publicly accused SZA’s supervisor, TDE’s Terrence “Punch” Henderson, of bullying her earlier this yr.
Minaj is thought for her limitless rants on X–particularly in current months–so it shouldn’t come as a shock that SZA replied a couple of instances earlier than bowing out. In her current interview with GQ, she talked in regards to the state of affairs, insisting there’s “no backstory” and that she doesn’t even know the “Barbie World” rapper.
“I don’t know her,” SZA started. “Now we have no connection to one another. There’s no backstory. Like, there was no by means of line narrative. It was similar to, ‘Roc Nation’…. I don’t know the place it got here from. That’s not even my place to appropriate a story that I don’t obtained s*it to do with. It was a bit of unusual. It was very like, ‘Why?’ But in addition, you realize, ‘I suppose.’ ”
The TDE artist additionally used this interview to set the document straight about one other beef: Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake.
SZA has been good associates with Kendrick for years now, being on the identical label and collaborating a number of instances. Plus, she toured with the LA native instantly following the back-and-forth, making many followers assume she was selecting sides.
Whereas she hasn’t spoken on the feud since, SZA set the document straight to GQ, insisting she’s associates with each artists and calling the state of affairs “unlucky.”
“It was one thing between two grown-ass males, so why would I insert myself between one thing between two grown-ass males, you realize?,” she defined. “And I really feel like that’s how everyone felt — apart from individuals who didn’t really feel that manner. I didn’t actually have any stake, per se. Clearly, I really like Kendrick. I’m signed to TDE. That’s my household. Clearly, I’ve recognized Drake for therefore lengthy and we’ve an exquisite rapport. And, clearly, it’s at all times unlucky when the unlucky happens.”
SZA additionally spoke on performing her Drake collab “Wealthy Child Daddy” when she co-headlined Kendrick’s Grand Nationwide Tour, which options Sexyy Purple chanting “Shake that ass for Drake / Now shake that ass for me” in the course of the refrain.
“Why wouldn’t I?” she fired again. “‘Poetic Justice’ was within the set listing. So why wouldn’t I preserve ‘Wealthy Child Daddy’? I don’t know why I wouldn’t be celebrating some s*it that I ate up.”
