{"id":3930,"date":"2025-09-01T00:07:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T00:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/09\/01\/ilovemakonnen-silences-critics-after-viral-kitchen-video-stirs-up-drake-chatter\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T00:07:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T00:07:55","slug":"ilovemakonnen-silences-critics-after-viral-kitchen-video-stirs-up-drake-chatter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/09\/01\/ilovemakonnen-silences-critics-after-viral-kitchen-video-stirs-up-drake-chatter\/","title":{"rendered":"iLoveMakonnen Silences Critics After Viral Kitchen Video Stirs Up Drake Chatter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s37284.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screen-Shot-2025-08-31-at-11.17.26-AM-1240x930.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Grammy Award-nominated artist addressed his past with Drake and explained the real reason behind his viral kitchen video during a fundraiser to rebuild a Portland studio.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div id=\"allhiphop-subscribe2\" style=\"    margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<form target=\"_blank\" action=\"https:\/\/read.letterhead.email\/all-hip-hop\/subscribe\" method=\"POST\">\n<div class=\"form__group\" bis_skin_checked=\"1\" style=\" padding: 30px; background: #f5f5f5; \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"email\" class=\"form__label form__label--required\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>AllHipHop.com<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><\/p>\n<p>Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now!<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"email\" maxlength=\"\" required=\"required\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" class=\"form__input\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"form__group__field__submit-button items-center button button--secondary\" style=\" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(197, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border: 0px solid rgb(41, 98, 255); border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px 23px; \"> Subscribe <\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/rumors\/ilovemakonnen-calls-kid-cudi-gay-over-snl-dress-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iLoveMakonnen<\/a> went viral this week after posting a video of himself working in a kitchen during a fundraiser in Portland, prompting a wave of speculation about his career and past ties to Drake.<\/p>\n<p>The clip, which circulated widely on social media, showed the \u201cTuesday\u201d artist behind a counter preparing food. While some praised his humility and work ethic, others questioned how the Grammy Award-nominated artist ended up in that position. Several users brought up his former affiliation with Drake and OVO Sound, reigniting long-standing conversations about his trajectory in the music industry.<\/p>\n<p>But according to Makonnen, the kitchen shift wasn\u2019t about a fall from grace\u2014it was about giving back. He was volunteering to help raise money to rebuild Burn Money Studios, a Portland-based recording space he frequently used that was destroyed in a fire earlier this month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI\u2019m not embarrassed. I\u2019m just surviving like every human has to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what iLoveMakonnen told me when I asked about the viral video of him in a restaurant kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone shared the clip, but nobody reached out to hear the story behind it. Until I did.<\/p>\n<p>A thread\u2026\ud83e\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ban45oodOG\">pic.twitter.com\/ban45oodOG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Z (@BrianZisook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianZisook\/status\/1961768214892810747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking with Audiomack co-founder Brian Zisook, Makonnen explained his decision to step away from the traditional music business. \u201cMusic was a way out. But once I saw the politics, the egos, and the fake s###, I knew this wasn\u2019t for me. Respectfully, I want to remove myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though he\u2019s no longer involved in the industry machine, Makonnen hasn\u2019t stopped creating. He\u2019s released four singles in the past two months and says he still enjoys making music\u2014but on his own terms. \u201cI\u2019d love to keep making art, but the business side? I want out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old also addressed the constant comparisons to Drake, who remixed \u201cTuesday\u201d and signed him to OVO in 2014. \u201cPeople always tie my story back to Drake. But I haven\u2019t had a relationship with him since 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since distancing himself from the spotlight, Makonnen has taken on various jobs to stay afloat. \u201cThe only thing that really makes me happy is when I can help somebody else,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not embarrassed by any of it. This is survival. That\u2019s real life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fire that destroyed Burn Money Studios occurred earlier this month in Portland.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/ilovemakkonen-viral-kitchen-video-drake\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Grammy Award-nominated artist addressed his past with Drake and explained the real reason behind his viral kitchen video during a fundraiser to rebuild a Portland studio. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. 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