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X Factor winner James Arthur has apologised for an offensive rap track he recorded and posted online, in which he referred to another artist as a 'fucking queer'.
Arthur was the subject of a diss track by rapper Micky Worthless, who recorded a song about the 'Impossible' chart topper, titled 'Stay In Your Lane, James'. The talent show star had recently announced that he was planning to record a rap mixtape.
Worthless said of Arthur 'You ain't no rapper James. F*ck yourself bro'. Listen to the track below:
Arthur then took it upon himself to reveal his true self, with a homophobic and racist attack on Worthless. Ladies and gentlemen - you voted for this man to win the biggest popularity contest in the UK.
In the track, Arthur reportedlt raps: "You f***ing queer. Hilarious, precarious you Talibani confused, imbellic mimic of a gimmick."
Listen to an excerpt of Arthur's rap below:
Arthur was criticised by the likes of Matt Lucas and fellow X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan for his comments and he later removed the track from his Soundcloud account.
He later made an apology, somehow hoping people would believe the term 'f**king queer' was not a reference to being gay.
"I just have to say I'm extremely disappointed in myself for being so naive with the diss track I made for an unknown rapper recently," he added. "Some of the things said in this rap can be mistaken for homophobic slurs and I assure you homophobia is something I do not believe in.
"I have many many gay friends. In rap feuds/rap disses the words I used have a different intent. This is a straight man I was attacking."
"Would just like to make it completely clear that it was not meant in anyway as a reference to homosexuality."
"I realise where the term has come from in meaning."
"But used in the context of the rap battles I have grown up with it has come to mean something completely different… That said, I understand why it could cause offence and that definitely wasn't my intention."
