Trey wasn’t feeling the vibe, it seems. On June 25, Trey Songz surprised fans by posting clips from an unreleased music video featuring himself and Tyga. He also explained why the video was never released. It wasn’t due to any issues with Tyga or record label complications. In fact, everyone except Trey Songz was on board with releasing the video. The singer revealed that he chose to scrap the collaboration because of the casting choices, specifically the lack of black female representation.
Songz was disappointed that the music video did not feature enough black women. “Archives,” he confirmed in the caption. “I scrapped this video because it wasn’t enough Black women in it. In Spain last time somebody called me n***er didn’t feel right [shrug shoulders emoticon].” He made it clear that there were no hard feelings between him and Tyga. “Song cold tho,” he added. “Traw my dawg @tyga.” While some praised his sentiment, most users in Trey Songz’s comment section criticized him for his reasoning.
Trey Songz Faces Criticism on Social Media
“Y’all be in America avoiding black women,” one user wrote. “But gone record a video in a country where there really ain’t none and try to make a spectacle about it. Leave us out of it.” Another user criticized Songz for making this decision after filming the video. “It’s him thinking we are silly enough to fall for this nonsense,” they noted. “Sir, you saw that when you filmed the video. But ok…” Several users suggested that Trey Songz was trying to appeal to his female audience, given the recent accusations against him.
In April, Songz settled a $25 million lawsuit out of court. The woman who filed the suit, Jane Doe, stated that the singer sexually assaulted her at a Los Angeles party in 2016. This suit came only months after another woman accused Songz of assaulting her at his Los Angeles home in 2015. The singer has not publicly addressed the accusations. However, he did post a cryptic message on Instagram shortly after the $25 million lawsuit was filed: “Lies will never be the truth,” he wrote. “No matter who chooses to believe such. Alhamdulillah.”