Machine Gun Kelly has been flexing his skills outside the realms of rap lately, from acting in upcoming films like Big Time Adolescence alongside Pete Davidson and action-western flick The Last Son Of Isaac LeMay to plans of dropping a punk pop album. However, the papaya-loving emcee assures us all that he will not be abandoning hip-hop or the music industry anytime soon.
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The self-prcolaimed "blonde don" took to Twitter yesterday (March 11) to give his million-plus followers an update on his current career moves. "Just because i’m acting doesn’t mean i stop making music," he wrote, following with another line that read, "just because i’m making a pop punk album doesn’t mean i stop rapping." A move from hardcore hip-hop into the indie/alternative scene might be scary for some artists, but MGK says that doesn't apply to him by also adding, "just because ‘you’ fear something new doesn’t mean i’m going to." He concluded his message with one final line that read, "a creative’s job is to break the barriers not stay inside them," ending things with the simple statement "i’m bored of normal." Wheter or not his rapper-turned-actor status or the Tickets To My Downfall album prove to be missteps in the long run, we just commend the dude for following his own path as an artist.
Read Machine Gun Kelly's original tweet below and let us know if you agree with his overall message:
Meek Mill Shows Off His Acting Skills In First Full-Length Trailer For "Charm City Kings"
Meek Mill makes a great start to his acting career in the first full-length trailer for Sony’s “12 O’Clock Boys”-inspired upcoming film “Charm City Kings.”
Following the initial trailer that debuted last month, Sony Pictures’ upcoming biker film Charm City Kings now gets a full-length trailer that gives a closer look into the impressive acting debut of multiplatinum-selling rapper Meek Mill.
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The Charm City Kings cast boasts a great list of rising actors and actresses aside from Meek, many who are seen above in a photo taken during the film’s premiere at Sundance Film Festival back in late January. While performances by the likes of Chino Braxton and Jahi Di’Allo Winston are sure to garner rave reviews, it’s Meek who really shines in this two-minute trailer with the acting chops of a natural. Whether or not this officially gives him the title of “rapper-turned-actor” will only be confirmed in time and future movie roles, but this it’s definitely quite a way to kick down the door of Hollywood for the Championships emcee. Charm City Kings is directed by Angel Manuel Soto and is an adaptation of Lotfy Nathan’s 2013 documentary 12 O’Clock Boys. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are on board as executive producers, with a screenplay penned by Sherman Payne with help from Kirk Sullivan, Chris Boyd and Moonlight director Barry Jenkins.
Watch the trailer for Charm City Kings below, and expect the film to hit select theaters on April 10 with a full release on April 17:
