MGK Avoids Taylor Swift Question Because He Doesn't Want "Smoke" With Swifties

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MGK is wary of what the Swifties can do to his career.

MGK has spent most of his career battling other artists. He's aimed aggressive bars at the likes of Jack Harlow, G-Eazy, and most famously, Eminem. He hasn't always come out the winner (most think Eminem took his head off), but that's beside the point. The bottom line is that he's shown a willingness to get in the ring when he has an issue with someone. It may be due to this reputation that MGK clarified he has no problem with Taylor Swift. The rapper-turned-rock star stated, unequivocally, that he doesn't want to suffer the ire of "Swifties."

The topic came about during a recent episode of the YouTube series First We Feast. MGK and Trippie Redd took turns giving each other difficult prompts, and the former got a doozy involving Swift. Redd dared MGK to name three negative things about the "Antihero" singer. "You offered to pay $1 million if Travis Kelce would come play for the Cleveland Browns," the rapper noted. "Burn that bridge by saying three mean things about Taylor Swift." MGK immediately rejected the prompt, despite Redd's teasing. "Jesus Christ, I just — bro, she’s very nice," MGK asserted. "She’s very, very nice."

MGK Claimed That Taylor Swift Is A "Saint"

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Redd's teasing continued, which spurred MGK to state his reasoning. "Ladies and gentleman," he stated. You've got to be out of your muthaf**king mind if you think I want any smoke with that fanbase." MGK's unadulterated support continued: "Also, Taylor is a saint and she's very nice to me." MGK's fandom is not surprising, given that he was pictured partying alongside Swift and Kelce at the Super Bowl. The Tickets to My Downfall singer was also seen attending Swift's "Eras Tour" in August 2023.

MGK and Trippie Redd recently dropped the collab EP Genre: Sadboy. The former made his name in the world of pop-punk over the last couple years, but he recently told Audacy that he's going to be returning to rap music. "I'm going to make a rap album for myself," he announced. "For no other reason, no point to prove, no chip on my shoulder… If I keep doing things to prove things to people, I'm going to, one, drive myself crazy and, two, not make a good product."

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Elias Andrews is a music and entertainment writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH in 2024 as the lead night shift contributor, which means he covers new music releases on a weekly basis. In the year since joining, Elias has covered some of the biggest and most turbulent stories in the world of music. He covered the Drake and Kendrick Lamar battle, and the release of the disses “Family Matters” and “Meet the Grahams,” in particular, in real time. He has also detailed the ongoing list of allegations and criminal charges made against Diddy. Elias’ favorite artists are Andre 3000, MF Doom, pre-808s Kanye West and Tyler, The Creator. He loves L.A. hip-hop but not L.A. sports teams. The first album he ever bought was Big Willie Style by Will Smith, which he maintains is still a pretty good listen.
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