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DaBaby Is Losing DaMoney and DaBookings After Homophobic Rant
Festivals are canceling the rapper left and right.
August 02 2021 11:35 AM EST
May 31 2023 3:37 PM EST
MikelleStreet
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Festivals are canceling the rapper left and right.
Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences!
Last week, in an aside literally no one asked for, rapper DaBaby let it rip on a few thoughts mid-performance at the Rolling Loud concert. When he could have been taking a swig of water he decided to call out people giving blowjobs in the parking lot, and spread wildly inaccurate and harmful rhetoric around those living with HIV. Then, over the next few days he waffled, sort of walking back his statements and then at times not doing so. For example: while he admitted he was "insensitive" and apologized to those living with HIV, in the same tweet he wrote, "but the LGBT community ... I ain't trippin on y'all, do you."
"Y'all business is y'all business," he wrote. It is! And we're taking it elsewhere.
Since DaBaby's words went viral he's been losing opportunities one after the other. First, it was BoohooMan who discontinued their ongoing collaboration and vowed to never work with him again in the future. Then he was dropped from the UK's Parklife Frstival where he was set to perform in Manchester in September. And while those both happened late last week, the L's keep coming.
On Sunday, Lollapalooza announced that DaBaby would not be performing later that night for his headline set. And now, Governors Ball has also stricken him from their lineup.
"Founders Entertainment does not and will not tolerate hate or discrimination of any kind," the festival wrote. "We welcome and celebrate the diverse communities that make New York City the greatest city in the world. Thank you to the fans who continue to speak up for what is right. Along with you, we will continue to use our platform for good."
As those on social media have been putting it: DaBaby is losing all DaMoney and DaBookings.
\u201cDaBaby is loosing DaBookings\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\u201d— IG: jaybibbsofficial (@IG: jaybibbsofficial) 1627834142
Stars like Dua Lipa, Madonna, Sir Elton John, and Demi Lovato have all slammed the rapper, issuing statements in solidarity not only with the LGBTQ+ community but affirming those living with HIV and also correcting DaBaby's rampant misinformation.
"We need to come together to fight the stigma and ignorance around HIV/AIDS." John wrote in a tweet. "This fuels stigma and discrimination and is the opposite of what our world needs to fight the AIDS epidemic."
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Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.
Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.