*Hours after Virginia rapper Skillz hit up Instagram to blast Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe and director Melina Matsoukas for their film, “Queen & Slim,” he returned to social media to issue an apology for trashing the film.
When Lena caught wind of his rant, she reached out to the artist to discuss his feelings about the film.
After the call, it seems Skillz had a change of heart, as he returned to IG to encourage his followers to “Go see QUEEN & SLIM.”
Read his full apology below.
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Yesterday I made a post about how the movie “Queen & Slim” made me feel. After seeing the movie I said & felt that I needed @lenawaithe to answer some questions cuz I was pissed.
Well, @lenawaithe DM’d me and I gave her my number & we talked last night for over an hour & EVERYTHING I had to ask her about this film she answered it. I felt like I was on the phone with my sister to be honest…because in so many words I was. I watched her & @msmelina body of work and I wanted one thing and got something else.
As an artist YOUR vision is YOUR vision & sugarcoating it to make someone else feel comfortable isnt always the case. I mean hell I wrote “Black Men Dont Cheat” earlier this year & caused an uproar & I knew exactly what I was doing ??♂️. Once you put your art in the world? Its up to be criticized. I wanted them to show me what I wanted to see & @lenawaithe simply explained “its doesnt always happen the way we want it to Skillz”.
And when I think about it? She’s right. I shitted on two black womens work because I wanted it to go the way I wanted it to go & was pissed when it didnt & for that? I WAS WRONG. I approached it wrong. She cant have a conversation with everyone but in her heart? After talking to her? I know she would if she could. That film had so many layers and shit I missed it in bro it may take years for us to pick up on em all.
So wit that being said GO SEE QUEEN & SLIM & have an open dialogue about it. Im going again today. I made a friend last night on the phone, we connected in ways that only black people can & I assured her that my APOLOGY would be as LOUD as my disrespect was.
She a G in my book for even talking to me on the phone. Our conversation was unexpected and beautiful. Go see QUEEN & SLIM.
See his original “I HATED THIS FILM” IG post above and the full apology below.
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