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Michael “Killer Mike” Render at FX’s “The Lowdown” New York premiere held at Brooklyn Academy of Music on September 17, 2025 in New York, New York.

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Killer Mike has apologized to Steph Curry and the NBA star’s wife, Ayesha Curry, following his comments reacting to a TikTok video ridiculing Ayesha.

The Atlanta rapper broadcast his apology during an appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay on Wednesday (Oct. 1), chalking it up to his words being “misconstrued” and saying that he was high at the time.

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“Steph Curry, Ayesha Curry — boy, my wife done cussed me out,” Mike admitted. “My oldest daughter called me. My youngest daughter called me. … Homeboys that have played in the NBA called me.”

Killer Mike continued: “And I realized that maybe I shouldn’t smoke and get on Instagram. So let me say this, ’cause I appreciate you checking it; it shows you have a tremendous amount of respect for me. Mrs. Ayesha Curry and her husband Steph, I apologize for my statement being misconstrued.”

Mike’s comment stemmed from his reaction to content creator BooWoodz’s skit teasing Ayesha Curry, poking at her alleged thirst for attention to take the spotlight from her Hall-of-Fame hubby.

“She wants to be GloRilla or some sh–,” BooWoodz said in the clip posted in September. “Like we get it, bro. Just drop an an album or some sh–. Stop embarrassing this man, bro. This sh–‘s getting pathetic.”

Killer Mike had a laugh at the video and hopped into the comments, writing: “My n—a said she wanna go be Glo!!!” he wrote. “Man Steph doesn’t deserve the embarrassment frfr. God Bless him.”

Steph Curry got wind of Mike’s comments and he replied, defending his wife. “Naaaa not you Mike,” the Golden State Warriors superstar wrote, checking the rhymer. “I’m cool [staying] silent and letting these other clowns have [their] moment! And you’re the worst of them [BooWoodz]. But you’re better than that [Killer Mike]. Stay in your lane and let God keep blessing me like he is. We r good over here.”

Mike clearly realized he was in the wrong and continued to repeatedly apologize, as Shannon Sharpe ribbed him throughout the interview.

“I was just stoned up, trying to make a joke,” the Run the Jewels rapper offered up as an excuse. “It wasn’t my damn business, like my wife said. So, I’m sorry, y’all.”

Watch the clip of Killer Mike’s apology below.

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