Cash Sh*t collaborator, Da Baby, has been under fire recently for his homophobic rant about HIV/AIDS. During his Rolling Loud Miami set on July 25, the rapper brought out Tory Lanez, who has been charged with shooting Meg thee Stallion last summer, before proceeding to go on his homophic rant:
“If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cellphone lighter up,” he said. “Ladies, if your p—y smell like water, put your cellphone lighter up. Fellas, if you ain’t sucking di– in the parking lot, put your cellphone lighter up.”
It didn’t take long before fans and celebrities started speaking out against Da Baby
Music industry icons, like Madonna and Elton John, expressed their disgust in Da Baby’s views. The outpour of contempt over Da Baby’s rant has been severe. More than 8 festivals (so far) to pull the 29-year-old rapper from their line ups. Some of them being pop-culture festival traditions, like Lollapalooza, iHeart Radio, and the Governer’s Ball NYC.
Back in June 2020, the “ex-work couple” Meg thee Stallion and Da Baby argued back and forth on Twitter about Da Baby’s involvement with Tory Lanez. Prior to Baby releasing his song “Skat” featuring Lanez, controversy arose. Several fans pointed out a retweeted post by Da Baby that made light of Megan getting shot.
“I guess @DaBabyDaBaby and @torylanez cool now bc they both shot somebody and don’t have to do no jail time,” the tweet read.
Da Baby denied these allegations, claiming the retweet came from a Twitter bug or a hacker.
Without mentioning her foe by name, in her most recent interview with People, Meg the Stallion expressed the need for acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community
“It is about time. Representation is important, and it is really crucial for us all to have compassion and acceptance of every human.”
In June 2019, Meg the Stallion made sure to hold herself accountable when her old homophobic tweets from 2011 and 2012 resurfaced online. The Houston rapper acknowledged she made the insensitive comments back in high school and “obviously meant no harm.” A more mature woman now, she tweeted,
“I’ve already apologized for tweets that obviously do not represent my views now. I don’t do nothing but show love to everyone so just stop.”
Megan talks about her love for the LGBTQ+ community, becoming a college graduate, and learning BitCoin in the full interview with People here.
To see the viral open-note letter from GLAAD to Baby, check it out here.
Written by Alena “Lay Low” Williams | IG: @lenalayl0w | Twitter: @lenalaylow
