Lil' Kim Defends Rich Homie Quan After Hip Hop Honors Mistake

By Sydney Scott · Updated October 27, 2020

Following his performance with Lil’ Kim during VH1’s Hip Hop Honors, during which he forgot the lyrics to Biggie’s “Get Money,” Rich Homie Quan quickly issued an apology via Instagram assuring fans that he meant no disrespect. And, while a few people might still be upset, Lil’ Kim is defending Rich Homie.

Spoken like a true giant. I loved you before and I'm gonna love you after Rich Homie. People make mistakes and things happen sometimes that we can't fix or undo. If you guys only knew the technical difficulties that went on behind the scenes. I would like to thank my friend @richhomiequan for coming through for me at the last minute. It's all love ❤️ #Repost @richhomiequan with ・・・ I assure you that I never intended to disrespect Biggie Smalls. I have long respected his work and his contribution to the rap game.I greatly apologize not only to Biggie Smalls, but also to all of my fans and to New York. The city of New York has been nothing but good to me. I felt honored to stand on stage with artists I grew up listening to.Once on stage I had some technical difficulties and must admit I got nervous.I will forever be sorry to New York, my fans, Biggie Small, Lil Kim, and all the Hip Hop community for my performance. I hope you can accept my apology. To Lil Kim, Thank you for the opportunity. Rich Homie Baby

A photo posted by Lil' Kim (@lilkimthequeenbee) on Jul 12, 2016 at 3:03pm PDT

The Queen Bee wrote on Instagram, “I loved you before and I’m gonna love you after Rich Homie. People make mistakes and things happen sometimes that we can’t fix or undo. If you guys only knew the technical difficulties that went on behind the scenes. I would like to thank my friend @richhomiequan for coming through for me at the last minute. It’s all love.”

So, Rich Homie and Lil’ Kim are cool, but can New York and Biggie’s diehard fans forgive him?
 

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