The Chainsmokers’ Drew Taggart Claims T.I. Punched Him in the Face Over Kiss on the Cheek

Things got a little physical between Drew Taggart and T.I.

On Tuesday (August 16), the 32-year-old The Chainsmokers member took to TikTok to claim that the 41-year-old rapper punched in him the face after Drew gave him a kiss on the cheek.

The video first starts off with Drew and T.I. hanging out together before things went south.

“T.I. just literally punched me in the face,” Drew says in the video as band mate Alex Pall laughs in the background. “We’re in a vibe and I, like, gave him a kiss on the cheek— it was totally my fault.”

“And he was like, ‘Don’t do that.’ And I was like, ‘OK,’” Drew recalled. “He pushed me off and I was like, ‘Alright, my bad‘… And he was like, ‘Alright cool, we’re good.’ It was the weirdest interaction ever.”

Drew then again took responsibility for the the incident, saying, “T.I. is fully in the right here.”

“I was feeling the vibes way too hard and I kissed T.I. on the cheek,” he added. “And he punched me in the face for it! It’s fully fine.”

The following day, T.I. addressed the incident in an Instagram Live.

“I have nothing negative to say, we just had to work through some stuff and we worked through it,” T.I. said, according to The Shade Room. “We got to a much better place. I have nothing but good things to say about them. Good guys.”

He continued, “I think the most important thing to take away is afterward, we had a drink, we took a shot, and we moved on.”

T.I. then explained that Drew just took thing too far and he didn’t want any “sugar” from him.

“Love The Chainsmokers, they make great music, you know,” T.I. said. “I would love to have you guys on ExpediTIously if you can find the time to just sit down and chop it up. I’d love to kick it with you if y’all got some time on your hands. Let’s catch a vibe.”