Chlöe Bailey confronted a ton of backlash for collaborating with Chris Brown earlier this yr as a result of “Loyal” hitmaker’s controversial previous — but it surely didn’t even section her.
The singer opened up on the subject when she stopped by to advertise her new album In Items on Audacy’s V-103 podcast on Monday (April 3). Speaking to host Massive Tigger, Chlöe emphasised that the hate is nothing new and it’s simply rolling off her again at this level.
“I all the time simply wanna let the music converse for itself,” she mentioned of “How Does It Really feel.” “And to be sincere, it doesn’t matter what I do, individuals all the time discover issues to say about it, so I’m used to it. I simply select to disregard it. Folks have each proper to their opinions, freedom of speech, and it’s as much as me to decide on what I give my consideration and vitality to.”
The collab between the 2 R&B singers dropped in February, forward of In Items‘ March launch. Earlier than the track even hit streamers, many took problem with the Bailey sister’s choice to hyperlink up with Chris Brown given his historical past of alleged violence in opposition to ladies.
“We’re failing Black ladies in music in the event that they really feel like they should collaborate with a identified abuser with the intention to chart,” one individual tweeted earlier than itemizing off quite a few different male R&B singers she might have labored with, together with Bryson Tiller, Fortunate Daye and Brent Faiyaz.
“We’ll completely not be streaming,” wrote one other individual. “Catch you subsequent time although.”
Nonetheless, Chris Brown followers had been fast to defend the singer from the backlash. “Chris Brown is the GOAT everybody that’s crying your tears style superb. Transfer on!” wrote one fan. One other added: “Everybody hating on Chris is so exhausting, like bruh, sis, go be unfavourable elsewhere.”
Fellow R&B star H.E.R., Metropolis Ladies member JT and Bebe Rexha had been among the many huge names who expressed their pleasure for the track in Chloë’s Instagram feedback part.
“WORRRRRRKKKKK,” H.E.R. wrote together with a fireplace emoji, whereas JT applauded the collaboration with an enthusiastic: “Come on!!!”
Nonetheless, 3LW and Cheetah Ladies singer Kiely Williams criticized Brown straight, accusing him of being a lady abuser.
“let him come out along with his personal document – so genius so charming that it makes us all overlook HE BEATS WOMEN. He can’t so we received’t. So what does he do?” Williams wrote on Twitter. “He slowly creeps again into the mainstream by getting small nods for options on Black Girls’s benefit. Black ladies who’re extra gifted, extra worthy, however give him the okay.
She added: “I’m swatting the fucking air rn. Rubbish.”
Brown responded on to Williams, clowning the singer’s hole tooth whereas quoting her 2000 3LW track “No Extra (Child I’Ma Do Proper).”
“I’m kinda getting bored with your damaged PROMITHIS of ya damaged PROMITHIS PROMITHIS,” Breezy wrote on his Instagram Story. “clearly you’re at a degree in your life the place both you’re broke or damaged…..the FACT you assume it’s important to converse negatively about me makes you look so lame….YOUR LIFE AND CAREER MUST SUCK RIGHT NOW.”
He continued: “Minding your enterprise WOULD’VE BEEN BEST….however I suppose you don’t have a enterprise or an actual job that makes u financially secure. I really feel extra embarrassed for you and your precise maturity.”
He then shared one other meme of Williams, writing alongside it “THOP IT.”
Elsewhere, Brown took a second to shout out his critics as a complete, posting a clip from his 2017 documentary Welcome To My Lifethe place he speaks candidly about his infamous home violence case with Rihanna in 2009.
“If all of them hate me, I would like them to hate me as a result of they’ll’t beat me,” Breezy is heard saying within the clip. Brown added within the caption: “LET THAT SINK IN.”
In a second Insta Story, Brown wrote: “The place are the cancel tradition with these white artist that date underage ladies, BEAT THE FUCK OUT THEIR WIVES, GIVING BITCHES AIDS,
“OH. That’s proper.. THEY ARE YOUR BUDDIES [smirk emoji] NO MORE FAKE LOVE FROM ME.. STAY OUT MY WAY OR GET RAN OVER SIMPLE AS THAT!”
He concluded: “NONE OF YOU AND I MEAN NONE OF YOU N-GGAS CAN FUCK WIT ME.”
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