Vince Staples Calls Michael Jordan a Scumbag in His Critique of 'GQ' "Men of the Year"

“Michael Jordan is such a scumbag. I love him.”

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Vince Staples has been having quite the year, being largely hailed as one of the new artists in rap to watch and even dabbling in fashion with an appearance in Babylon’s 2015 fall/winter lookbook. To celebrate 20 years of GQ “Men of the Year,” the young rapper recently sat down with the publication to critique the various figures that have earned the title over the past two decades. From Will Smith to Colin Farrell to Chris Rock, Vince provides his hilariously candid opinion on various personalities. When it came to the picture of Michael Jordan from a 1998 issue he says, “Michael Jordan is such a scumbag – I love him. Michael Jordan and Donald Trump are the same kind of person. Michael Jordan, Donald Trump, they are the epitome of bad people in America becoming successful.” Watch the full video above.

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