Machine Gun Kelly is speaking out about the stigma attached to being a white rapper but says that most of the pushback he receives comes from his white fans.
“I won’t deny that there is a subconscious stigma around that, being white in hip-hop,” he said on the IMPAULSIVE podcast. “To me, it’s so funny because the streets f-ck with me so tough. It’s honestly from other white people that give me the most sh-t.”
He continued, “The crazy thing is there’s only been one who’s done it. There’s only been one who’s done it and crossed that line of acceptance,” he said, seemingly alluding to Detroit rapper, Eminem.
Last month, MGK release “Lonely Road” featuring Jelly Roll.
The song is inspired by John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” the iconic country standard released as a single in 1971 off his fourth studio album “Poems, Prayers & Promises.”
Machine Gun Kelly is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is noted for his genre duality across alternative rock with hip hop.
He released four mixtapes between 2007 and 2010 before signing with Sean “Diddy” Comb’s Bad Boy Records the following year. His debut studio album, Lace Up (2012), peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 and was led by the single “Wild Boy” (featuring Waka Flocka Flame), which marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and received triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second and third albums, General Admission (2015) and Bloom (2017) were both met with critical praise and similar commercial success. His fourth album, Hotel Diablo (2019) further experimented with rap rock. MGK’s fifth album, Tickets to My Downfall (2020) was produced entirely by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and debuted atop the Billboard 200—becoming the only rock album to do so that year. Its sequel, Mainstream Sellout (2022), served as his sixth album and matched its commercial success, although critical reception was mixed.
