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Jelly Roll<\/strong><\/a> and Machine Gun Kelly<\/strong><\/a> appeared to be thick as thieves while collaborating on their July 2024 single \u201cLonely Road,\u201d but the musicians weren\u2019t always friendly with each other. MGK alluded to their decade-old feud during his acceptance speech at the 2024 People\u2019s Choice Country Awards<\/a>, leading many fans to wonder what happened between them and how they overcame their differences.<\/p>\n Though Jelly and MGK both shifted musical genres through the years, with the \u201cSave Me\u201d singer finding success in country music and the \u201cBloody Valentine\u201d hitmaker venturing into punk and alternative music, both began their careers as rappers. They admitted during the Spotify podcast \u201cJelly Roll: Countdown to Beautifully Broken<\/a>\u201d on September 13, 2024, that they felt pitted against each other.<\/p>\n \u201cYou 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. We were kind of automatically forced against each other anyways,\u201d Jelly, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, said.<\/p>\n MGK, whose real name is Colson Baker, added, \u201cFor sure. You were bred to hate each other.\u201d<\/p>\n Jelly joked that jealousy played into his disdain for his then-rival in the 2010s. \u201cYou were just skinny and handsome. I was just a hater. You know what I\u2019m saying? I was just a hater, dude! \u2026 I was just a little spiteful, bitter f\u2013king dude,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The feeling was mutual for MGK, who told the \u201cSon of a Sinner\u201d singer, \u201cIt is so funny how much I love you now, because God, I hated you so much back then.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2012, Jelly released a song called \u201cMalibu\u2019s Most Wanted,\u201d which was believed to be a diss track aimed at MGK. The track\u2019s title was an allusion to the 2003 film of the same name, which starred Jamie Kennedy<\/strong> as a white rapper who is also the son of a U.S. senator and is largely seen as an embarrassment. However, Jelly did not directly confirm that the song was about his rap rival, and MGK did not appear to respond to the diss at the time.<\/p>\n Consider their beef squashed. MGK and Jelly Roll confirmed their friendship by working together on the song \u201cLonely Road\u201d and the corresponding music video, which also featured Jelly\u2019s wife, Bunnie Xo<\/strong><\/a>, and MGK\u2019s partner, Megan Fox<\/strong>.<\/p>\n MGK also gave a shoutout to his rivalry-turned-friendship with Jelly in his acceptance speech for the Crossover Song of 2024 Award for \u201cLonely Road\u201d at the PCCAs on September 26, 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cWe went from 10 years ago hating each other to elevating each other,\u201d he said of his pal, who was not at the awards show due to being on his Beautifully Broken<\/em> tour. \u201cComparison is the thief of joy. There is enough room on the couch for everybody. We found camaraderie in the chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cLast year I was right there, sitting in that seat, watching my boy rock on that stage. And I was like, \u2018Man, I hope one day we\u2019re up there.\u2019 And we\u2019re here!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWhy Did Jelly Roll and Machine Gun Kelly Feud?<\/h2>\n
Was Jelly Roll\u2019s Song \u2018Malibu\u2019s Most Wanted\u2019 About Machine Gun Kelly?<\/h2>\n
Are Jelly Roll and Machine Gun Kelly Friends?<\/h2>\n