Wale performs at DC Black Pride Gay & Lesbian festival this past weekend, making up for a previously canceled performance in his home town.

“One thing I stand for is Hip-Hop music,” Wale said on stage, according to AHH. “Hip-Hop music knows no race, no color, no age, no, gender, no sexual orientation or none of that. The most important thing about it is the music and if it makes people happy that’s why we are here. I will say that sometimes in this business, you get a lot of people who don’t understand that or have the same beliefs as you do. And I apologize for not having my best foot forward. And I am going to do better.”