Rich Homie Quan Apologizes Over ‘Hip Hop Honors’ Lyrics Snafu, Lil Kim Cosigns His Apology [Photos]

Following his epic mess up at Monday’s Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens when he hit the stage with honoree Lil Kim to perform “Get Money,” Rich Homie Quan has issued a formal apology for completely forgetting the lyrics to The Notorious B.I.G.‘s classic verse.

In case you missed it, catch up below.

Well following receiving major backlash and even being coined the “Donkey of The Day” on The Breakfast Club on Tuesday, Quan took to social media to apologize for his mess up.

I assure you that I never intended to disrespect Biggie Smalls. I have long respected his work and his contribution to the rap game.I greatly apologize not only to Biggie Smalls, but also to all of my fans and to New York. The city of New York has been nothing but good to me. I felt honored to stand on stage with artists I grew up listening to.Once on stage I had some technical difficulties and must admit I got nervous.I will forever be sorry to New York, my fans, Biggie Small, Lil Kim, and all the Hip Hop community for my performance. I hope you can accept my apology. To Lil Kim, Thank you for the opportunity. Rich Homie Baby

A photo posted by That’s?✌™ (@richhomiequan) on Jul 12, 2016 at 2:03pm PDT

Kim also took to social media to co-sign Quan and also apologized on his behalf, and cited technical difficulties as part of the problem.

Spoken like a true giant. I loved you before and I’m gonna love you after Rich Homie. People make mistakes and things happen sometimes that we can’t fix or undo. If you guys only knew the technical difficulties that went on behind the scenes. I would like to thank my friend @richhomiequan for coming through for me at the last minute. It’s all love ❤️ #Repost @richhomiequan with ・・・ I assure you that I never intended to disrespect Biggie Smalls. I have long respected his work and his contribution to the rap game.I greatly apologize not only to Biggie Smalls, but also to all of my fans and to New York. The city of New York has been nothing but good to me. I felt honored to stand on stage with artists I grew up listening to.Once on stage I had some technical difficulties and must admit I got nervous.I will forever be sorry to New York, my fans, Biggie Small, Lil Kim, and all the Hip Hop community for my performance. I hope you can accept my apology. To Lil Kim, Thank you for the opportunity. Rich Homie Baby

A photo posted by Lil’ Kim (@lilkimthequeenbee) on Jul 12, 2016 at 3:03pm PDT

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