Brian McKnight Jr. says his long-strained relationship with his father, singer Brian McKnight Sr., reached an unprecedented low following the death of his younger brother, Nico McKnight, who passed away in May from colon cancer. In a Patreon exclusive interview with Marc Lamont Hill released Dec. 3, McKnight Jr. and his mother, Julie McKnight, reflected on Brian Sr.’s relationship with Niko and how, even during his cancer battle, all Niko wanted was to hear “I love you” from his father, a wish he was denied, according to a clip from the interview shared on Hill’s Instagram page Wednesday.

“One of the darkest and coldest and most disheartening memories of my life is the day my brother calls me, sobbing with all he’s going through, looking death in the eye, to tell me I’m right about tellin

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