Post Malone Addresses Controversy Surrounding Recently Unearthed Video of Him Saying "N****"

In an interview with DJ Drama, Post Malone directly addresses the controversy caused by the recently reposted Vine.

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When a KanyeToThe forum member unearthed an old Vine of Post Malone saying "n****" earlier this week, the footage was met with exactly what was expected: a vast ocean of controversy. The clip quickly started to dismantle Malone's recent attempts at laughing off those silly "industry plant" rumors, paving way for a heated debate on the guidelines associated with using the word:

Post Malone did nothing wrong. He used the n word in fellowship with his fam. He's in the culture 👑

— Chip Tha Ripper (@kingchip) September 4, 2015

Oh, Post Malone said the N word? That's too bad. I liked that White Iverson song too.

— Whit (@WhitneyiAM) September 2, 2015

I was JUST advocating for Post Malone and his fire music but he out here using the N word.

— Sanch (@imjsanch) September 2, 2015
"It's an old video, you know? [But] it's unacceptable and I made a mistake. I just wanna apologize. I guess that's really it. I can't really say nothing. It was wrong of me."

In a new interview with DJ Drama for Gangsta Grillz Radio, Malone directly addresses this controversy (at around the 1:00 mark in the video above). Thankfully, Malone does it without hiding behind the guise of a flimsy excuse or an attempt at explaining exactly "how" he meant the word:

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The "White Iverson" mastermind recently sat down with Complex News prior to the Vine controversy to talk about his forthcoming debut album and how his life has changed since the cataclysmic internet explosion of that bombastic track:

 

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