G Herbo has set the record straight about his and Southside’s controversial interview with Funny Marco, clarifying that there’s “no bad blood” between them.
During an appearance on Drink Champs that aired on Saturday (February 10), Herbo cleared the air and provided some context to what many saw as the musicians bullying the comedian.
“Marco, first and foremost, that’s my man,” the rapper began. “We already had a relationship prior to doing the interview and shit. So originally, [Southside] was supposed to did the interview and his production staff told us to like troll him, like it was supposed to be a surprise.
“We was a little like off the sauce. We went a little extra overboard, but the whole thing was to come on there, like intimidate him on his own show, like pull a him on him.”
He added: “I spoke to him before [the episode] even came out and we was good. I didn’t know if it was like a confusion between our staff and his production team where they was thinking we didn’t want it to come out. We was like, ‘Nah it’s cool, we ain’t really trippin.’”
Listen to the Chicago native discuss the infamous meeting at the 2:17 mark below:
Last year, Funny Marco took a humorous approach to the viral interview with G Herbo and Southside.
The comedian and YouTuber addressed the controversy in a stand-up show he did in early December, during which he revealed that the rappers’ teams were initially encouraging him to put out the controversial interview.
The interview’s ensuing virality, he claimed, made Herbo change his tune: “Team then calls — ‘Take this shit down! Take this shit down!’”
Southside and Herbo joined Funny Marco’s Open Thoughts in October, after which the host claimed things were a lot more contentious than the final product showed, alleging that he was called a “bitch” multiple times and that the pair broke his $30,000 watch.
At one point, the “We Don’t Care” rapper even threw his cup at Marco, but claimed he meant no harm or disrespect.
“@funnymarco REALLY MY FRATERNAL TWIN NOBODY KNOW,” he wrote on Instagram soon after.
Southside also hopped on social media to clear the air about being painted as the bad guy in the exchange.
“If you a bitch-ass n-gga just stay the fuck from around me. I got enough bitches,” he said. “I don’t need more bitches around me… Just leave me the fuck alone. I don’t gotta be nobody’s friend. I’m rich, young, successful, I’m not a rapper. I’m a producer, I don’t have to do fucking interviews.
“For a n-gga to get on there saying he’s scared, you a hoe. You ain’t have to put it out hoe-ass n-gga. Now I really want to press you because you a bitch. You a grown man… Herb wasn’t even doing nothing to that man. That’s how them folks play. It’s cool for a n-gga to get on there and say slick shit to a n-gga.”
He continued: “I fuck with Marco. Marco is still my n-gga. I don’t think he was uncomfortable. I think bro was all the way good. If he was uncomfortable it’s like alright, damn Marco, we didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable.”
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Southside went on to claim that the watch in question was fake, but he’s willing to replace it with a real one and a chain.
“He mad about his watch. Marco, I got a watch you can come get… And it’s real because that shit I threw wasn’t real… That shit was fake as fuck… It’s nothing, I’ll give you a real new watch.
“My kids wear them shits like they ain’t nothing… You want a watch and a chain? We’ll give you a watch and a chain. We got you.”