MGK Discusses Feud with Jelly Roll at People’s Choice Country Awards: ‘Comparison Is the Thief of Joy’

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While approving finest crossover tune at the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards Thursday (Sept 26), MGK (previously Machine Gun Kelly) offered the most significant thanks to a person he utilized to have poor blood with: Jelly Roll.

Now, both are both pals and partners, with their July duet “Lonely Road” taking home the crossover honor at the event, which the “Son of a Sinner” celebrity really did not participate in. “Dude, Jelly Roll. Bubba!” MGK supported on the phase in behalf of his tune companion. “Jelly, I love you. We went from 10 years ago, hating each other, to elevating each other.”

“Comparison is the thief of joy,” the rapper-turned-rocker included, standing up his prize. “There’s enough room on this couch for everybody. We found camaraderie in the chaos.”

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Jelly and the “My Ex’s Best Friend” vocalist formerly resolved their decade-old fight in aSept 13 vodcast episode, aiding Spotify launch its musician-focused Countdown To collection. “It is so funny how much I love you now,” MGK claimed throughout their discussion, resting one-on-one with the nation celebrity. “God, I hated you so much back then.”

“You gotta understand there was only like seven white rappers on Earth at this time, so it was so competitive when you was in that pool, that we were kind of automatically forced against each other anyways,” Jelly included with a make fun of the moment. “You were just like, just skinny and handsome. So I was like, I was just a hater. I was just a hater, dude! It’s hard to grow up in front of the whole world.”

In enhancement to going down “Lonely Road” in July, Jelly and MGK likewise fired a video costarring their particular companions, Bunnie XO andMegan Fox The aesthetic locates the artists battling to attend to their households, so they arrange a break-in that finishes with MGK behind bars, leaving the Jennifer’s Body starlet to elevate their imaginary newborn without him.

Watch MGK give thanks to Jelly Roll at the People’s Choice Country Awards listed below.