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Saucy Santana Thanks IDK For Featuring Him On “Pinot Noir”

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Saucy Santana has been known to have broken barriers in the LGBTQ rap scene. Throughout the span of his career, Saucy Santana has been open about wanting to collaborate with more male rappers including his favorite Gucci Mane. This Friday, Rapper IDK featured him on his latest single “Pinot Noir” with Jucee Froot. The song received a mixed reception. Additionally, Rapper IDK was criticized for featuring him in the track, who is an openly Gay rapper.

Last week, IDK released the single and began to receive homophobic criticism online. IDK has responded to the backlash by tweeting in appreciation of Santana. “And also, I don’t have to be a gay rapper to put an openly gay rapper on my song… I heard the beat, and I heard a very talented artist by the name of Saucy Santana on that beat. I love him forever for taking that risk with me. Now we have a banger for the summer,” he said. Additionally, Santa responded to his tweets in support of him. “Let’s go!!!! Appreciate you! Real n****s do real things!,” he responded.

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Moreover, Santana continued to praise IDK. On Monday, the “Material Gworl” rapper posted a 1-minute length thank you video for recognizing his talent. “I just want to show gratitude and recognize him for including me in his space- him being a straight rapper, me being an openly gay rapper,” he said. He also began to shortly detail his experience being an openly gay rapper in an industry that is predominantly heterosexual. “He wasn’t worried about what I rap about, who I am, how he thought I would act, —he just saw talent,” he said. Additionally, he took time to promote the song calling it “the hit of the summer.”

Furthermore, IDK released the video for the single “Pinot Noir” on May 9th. The video is currently sitting at 38k views on youtube. This collaboration has made its entry as a summer anthem just before its soon arrival. How do you feel about IDK’s new collaboration with Saucy Santana and Jucee Froot? Let us know in the comments down below.

IDK Shut Down Homophobia Around Including Saucy Santana On ‘Pinot Noir,’ And Saucy Santana Is Grateful

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IDK dropped F65, his first album since last spring’s Simple, and Uproxx dubbed it among the best music released during the week ending May 5, calling it “super stacked, with 20 tracks flitting from high-speed battle rap to soulfully meandering introspection.”

One of those tracks is “Pinot Noir” featuring Saucy Santana and Jucee Froot. The accompanying video arrived Tuesday, May 9, and it arrived with a pointed message from IDK.

“I don’t have to be a gay rapper to put an openly gay rapper on my song,” he tweeted. “I heard the beat, and I heard a very talented artist by the name of Saucy Santana on that beat. I love him forever for taking that risk with me. Now we have a banger for the summer [sun emoji].”

Santana reposted IDK’s tweet alongside a video message of his own.

“So I’m making this video to give a special shoutout to IDK. Me, IDK, and Jucee Froot have a song that just came out on his new album called ‘Pinot Noir.’ I just wanna show gratitude and recognize him for including me in his space — him being a straight, male rapper; me being an openly gay rapper,” Santana said to the camera.

“A lot of people be scared of the backlash or what people might think, but I just respect him for noticing me as talent,” he continued. “Talent is undeniable. He wasn’t worried about what I rap about, who I am, how he thought I would act, [or] what anyone would think. He just saw talent. He saw me for what I could bring to his record, and I just want to show him gratitude, appreciation, and I thank you for it.”

Watch the “Pinot Noir” video above.

IDK is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.