T.I. says he’s “still a fan” of The Chainsmokers after punching Drew Taggart
18.08.2022 - 16:31
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T.I. has spoken out about The Chainsmokers singer Drew Taggart’s recent claim that he was struck in the face by the rapper after giving him a kiss on the cheek.Taking to TikTok this week, Taggart shared a video that showed the duo performing at a nightclub alongside T.I. and others.
“T.I. just literally punched me in the face,” he is heard saying in the clip.“We’re in a vibe and I, like, gave him a kiss on the cheek – it was totally my fault,” Taggart said, with his bandmate Alex Pall heard laughing in the background.“He was like, ‘Don’t do that’. And I was like, ‘OK’.
He pushed me off and I was like, ‘Alright, my bad’,” he went on. Pall then cut in, claiming that a member of T.I.’s crew approached him and said, ‘You need to get your boy’.”Taggart explained that T.I. was quick to move on from what had happened: “He was like, ‘Alright cool, we’re good’.
It was the weirdest interaction ever.”The singer said that the rapper was “fully in the right”, adding: “I was feeling the vibes way too hard and I kissed T.I. on the cheek. And he punched me in the face for it! It’s like, fully fine.”A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom)As Hot New Hip Hop reports, T.I has now addressed the incident in a video message obtained by The Shade Room.
“I love The Chainsmokers, man – they make great music,” he said. “There’s really not much more to the story.”He continued: “I think the most important thing to take away is afterwards… we had a drink, we took a shot and we moved on, you know?”T.I said that he was “still a fan” of The Chainsmokers and “loves” their music. He even invited the pair to appear as guests on a future instalment of his ExpediTIously podcast series.“I would love to have you guys on ExpediTIously if you can find
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