Keith Murray was experiencing a low point recently, and a fan who recorded it has been condemned for capturing it on camera.
A TikTok user named @MadelineCLopez1 posted a clip of the Def Squad MC on Saturday (March 23), though the video has since been deleted from her account.
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In the video, Murray can be seen stood outside of what appears to be a motel and looking bedraggled as the woman films him.
When the rapper pleads with Lopez not to film him, she justifies her decision by saying: âBecause youâre famous!â
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The woman then asks Murray if he wants money, to which he replies: âYes.â She then offers to give him $20 if he âraps somethingâ for her, although he ignores her request and again asks her to stop filming.
The footage later made the rounds on X (formerly Twitter), leading to Lopez facing widespread backlash for both speaking to Keith Murray in a degrading manner and recording him in a vulnerable state against his will.
Can we talk about Keith Murray for a minute? I'm more pissed off at the woman recording. It's hard to see him this way. One of the greatest MCs of our time. pic.twitter.com/f8mMokGz2K
â đŚ Bel Papiyon đŚ (@reignofglitter) March 23, 2024
âCan we talk about Keith Murray for a minute? Iâm more pissed off at the woman recording. Itâs hard to see him this way. One of the greatest MCs of our time,â one user said.
Hot 97 radio personality Peter Rosenberg also condemned Lopez, writing: âThe woman who posted Keith Murray video is literally why the internet is horrible âŚwhat a disgusting thing to do ⌠shameful.â
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âPeople are so quick to record someone at their lowest. Thatâs a nasty bitch who recorded Keith Murray smh,â someone else wrote.
Others expressed support and sympathy for Murray, with one comment reading: âI couldnât even finish the Keith Murray video. If that was some white pop star, the public outcry would be deafening.
âI hope he gets the help he needs. Itâs sad to see a hip hop legend this way and even sadder that someone would exploit him.â
the woman who posted Keith Murray video is literally why the internet is horrible âŚwhat a disgusting thing to do ⌠shameful
â Peter Rosenberg (@Rosenbergradio) March 25, 2024
People are so quick to record someone at their lowest. Thatâs a nasty bitch who recorded Keith Murray smh
â đTONE (@princess6446) March 24, 2024
I couldnât even finish the Keith Murray video. If that was some white pop star, the public outcry would be deafening.
I hope he gets the help he needs. Itâs sad to see a hip hop legend this way and even sadder that someone would exploit him.â Fu for Thought (@fuforthoughtpod) March 25, 2024
Unfortunately, this isnât the first time that Keith Murray has been filmed at a low point. Last year, a video surfaced of the 49-year-old behaving erratically in traffic while seemingly on drugs.
The disturbing footage prompted Lord Jamar to put aside his long-standing differences with Murray and express concern for his former rival.
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âOur brother @keithmurrayrap obviously needs serious help,â he wrote on Instagram. âI donât have to see this man do drugs in front of me to know heâs on drugs.
âDude crossed a line with me, that I believe if he wasnât on drugs he wouldnât have crossed, so I forgive him. We need to get our brother clean, cause this is a horrible look.â
Murray later addressed the footage and claimed it was an attempt to tarnish his legacy.
âSomebody got some footage of me, and they tried to assassinate my character,â he said on the MReckNRip Show. âBut at the same time, they shouldâve played it after BET â made it seem like it was current or something, because BET was spectacular. Iâm getting a lot of positive feedback.â
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He continued: âIt was before. Some footage that some people that I donât know got old footage and tried to bring it out, but God is on my side and I donât really talk about negativity. Why didnât they post my BET performance? Whoever those people were. Why didnât Lord Jamar talk about how gracefully I rocked the stage?
âBlack people always try to bring Black people down when they doing good. The devil always come and try to tear you down when God got a blessing for you. So, I ask Lord Jamar and whoever that other person was, to highlight my show at the BET awards. It went worldwide!â