Kai Cenat On Not Recognizing Wale At BET Awards: 'How Can You Blame Me? I'm Young!'
Streamer Kai Cenat has addressed the awkward moment where he ran into Wale at the 2025 BET Awards without recognizing the DMV rapper.
Cenat took to his beloved chat Thursday (June 12) to address the moment, saying that he hopes Wale didn't take the snub to heart. 'I'mma go ahead and say to Wale, I hope he didn't take my interaction personal…how can you blame me from being who I am? You feel me? I'm young!'
He then proceeded to play Wale single 'Lotus Flower Bomb' featuring Miguel, saying that he knows the song, but then questions what year it dropped, which is 2011. '2011? I was nine years old.'
Many agreed that Cenat, 23, should be cut some slack for not recognizing the 'LoveHate Thing' artist, 40, with one fan commenting, 'It's just like my dad saying he doesn't know Olivia Rodrigo.. I won't even sweat about it.'
Most fans, however, don't believe the Streamer University creator's age is an excuse, — if he claims to be a lover of Hip-Hop music and culture — as Wale has dropped several successful singles and albums since 2011. Others noted that Wale is in the same class as artists Kai does recognize, such as Kid Cudi and J. Cole, who are also in there early 40s.
'Biggie died when I was 9 and I know all his music.. kai you are uncultured, kid,' offered one critic, with another writing, 'When I was 9 I knew artists way before my time.'
Another fan brought up the fact that Cenat welcomed Vybz Kartel to his chat following his 2024 prison release, and knew songs released by the Dancehall legend from the early 2000s, before he caught a murder charge in 2014. 'He don't know Wale ft Rihanna bad (2013), but he know Vybz Kartel songs like 'Clarks' came out 2011 from Jamaica, and don't know mainstream US artists that dropped round that time.'
The original incident found Wale and Kai crossing paths at Tuesday's (June 10) BET Awards, where they dapped each other up, exchanged a quick greeting, and kept it moving. Kai then revealed to his chat that he had no idea who he was speaking to, pronouncing his name 'Wally.' Wale later confronted the streamer over the moment, telling him, 'That sh*t making me look crazy now, just so you know.' Check out the interaction below.
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