Young M.A has shown little hesitation when it comes to standing by Tory Lanez. During a recent appearance on HOT 97 to discuss her new album, KWEEN, host Nessa asked whether she had second thoughts about featuring the incarcerated rapper on the project. M.A’s answer came immediately. “Hell no,” she said. “I don’t care what people talking about. It ain’t got nothing to do with me. That’s the homie.”
As the interview continued, Nessa observed that loyalty has remained a defining part of M.A’s position throughout Lanez’s legal troubles. The Brooklyn rapper agreed, explaining that she does not separate friendships from public opinion so easily. “I don’t play with loyalty,” she said, making clear that her perspective is shaped by her own experiences rather than the conversations unfolding online.
M.A also spoke at length about the personal and musical relationship that informs her stance. “I actually listen to his music,” she explained. “I can’t deny that. Like me and the Bros, we put Tory on and really rock out the Tory Lanez. So I’m a fan as well of his music. And then he’s just a cool dude on the personal side. We talked numerous times even before he went in. He was cool people. So I don’t look at it like that. … Whatever the internet got going on or whatever he got going on in his life, that don’t got nothing to do with me. He’s cool dude.”
Young M.A Defends Tory Lanez Feature
Lanez appears on KWEEN through the track “Gyal Dem Ryte,” a collaboration M.A has defended on more than one occasion. During an earlier conversation on Hot 97’s Mornings With Mero, she said his versatility made him the right choice for the record’s dancehall-inspired sound. “Everybody know, all the bros know: we put on Tory, bam, we go up,” she said. “And I like his sound, and I felt like he was just the perfect person for it, because I know he can get in that…bag.” She also reiterated her personal support, adding, “And, you know, I support him. Free that guy.”
Lanez is serving a 10-year prison sentence following his conviction in the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. Public records indicate he will become eligible for parole in August 2029. M.A’s comments did not address the legal case itself, instead focusing on her own relationship with Lanez and the reasoning behind their collaboration.
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