Rapper Machine Gun Kelly, MGK, for short, is probably the most buzzed about up-and-coming rapper in the game. A tall, tatted up white boy from Cleveland, Ohio who loves to rage and “lace up,” is catching the eye of everyone who’s everyone in the music industry.
He first made waves nationally when he did four showcases down in Austin, Texas during the SXSW Music Festival. MGK even caught the eye of Diddy who tweeted, “This kid MGK is a star!” He met Diddy after his show at Fader Fort and now he’s opening for Diddy on his “Coming Home” tour.
GlobalGrind caught up with MGK while he was gearing up for a show in Atlanta. MGK talked about his craziest moment down in SXSW, which happens to be a juicy sexual encounter, meeting Diddy, how white boy rap is wack, and of course his album.
Check out the exclusive interview below!
GlobalGrind: We hear you’re in Atlanta right now, what’s going on down there?
MGK: I have a show with Puff tonight for his “Coming Home” tour, radio with DJ Drama, and DJ Drama’s birthday party on Thursday.
You’re really popping and have a busy schedule right now.
Yeah, I have a show every day for the next two weeks until our big homecoming show in Cleveland at the House of Blues.
How did it feel when you noticed Diddy shouted you out on Twitter when he first watched you perform at SXSW?
(M.G.K) I was happy for anyone to show me love quite honestly. That was huge though. I wondered like what if that dude (Diddy) tweeted me one day, and then he did. I was like, holy sh*t!
