THE ‘King of Soca’ Machel Montano yesterday issued an apology to Trinidad-born US rapper Nicki Minaj following statements he made while performing at the Stink N Dutty fete on Saturday evening which received a mixed response online.

Montano yesterday asked for forgiveness and attributed his reference of Minaj and local artiste Trinidad Killa (Kern Joseph) to an emotional ‘overwhelming’ moment, which he said did not come out as he intended it to.

During his performance of the song “Good Spirits” at the event on Saturday, Montano sang, “Trinidad Killa stop fight me down. Nicki Minaj stop fight me down. I is yuh daddy, I is yuh daddy, my beard is grey.”