K. Michelle’s Cryptic Post Calling Out ‘Nosey Folks’ Resonates with Fans

Singer K. Michelle‘s inability to bite her tongue on social media is seemingly why fans love her so much.

The R&B artist’s fiery attitude has indeed gotten her trouble with social media over the years, but fans tend to find it entertaining. She took to Instagram Tuesday, Feb. 12, and uploaded a post that put a collective of “nosey” people on blast.

The post read, “B–ches be so nosey, they will stop chewing just to hear what somebody say.” K. Michelle added in her Instagram caption, “Tuh 😂.”

K. Michelle

(Photo: @k.michellmusic/Instagram)

It’s unclear if whether or not the singer was indirectly shading someone, but fans seemed to find the social post hilarious.

“Where’s the lie 🤣,” an Instagram follower commented. “😂 When I’m eating and watching something on TV.”

Another fan resonated with the post and wrote, “If this ain’t my best friend with her bionic ears 😂 Lmaooo this is so true.”

“🤣🙋🏾‍♀️ That’s me sis I’m guilty! Yes I’ll mute the TV, make the kids be quiet and everything so I want miss nothing 🤣.”

K. Michelle’s recent diarrhea of the mouth got her into quite a bit of trouble with the “barbz” — die-hard fans of rapper Nicki Minaj — after saying she would never befriend Minaj. She claimed Minaj stole her song “Buy A Heart” due to her close relationship with Minaj’s then-boyfriend Meek Mill. In December 2018 when K. Michelle was asked if she could ever be cool with Minaj she replied, “No.”

K. Michelle

K. Michelle attends her birthday listening party at Jue Lan Club on December 5, 2017, in New York City. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

The Memphis-born singer admitted a few years ago that she can petty sometimes, but felt it’s usually all in jest.

“People, they might be in a full fledged beef with me, but I’m really laughing. I’m thinking it’s hilarious because I’m good at it,” K. Michelle said during a segment of Essence Live in 2016. “So I’m cracking jokes because I consider myself like a comedian when it comes to that. People laugh, I’m laughing and I’m like ‘girl, get over it, it’s funny.’”

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