Da Baby was recently on the latest episode of The Shop and opened up about his regrets on how he handled the backlash following for his homophobic remarks.
During the sit down the host described Da Baby’s previous controversy as a “sparring match with cancel culture,” and the Charlotte rapper simply replied saying, “Oh yeah I got knocked the f*ck out.” He then goes on to explain how he would’ve done things differently when he was hit with all the backlash. “Absolutely, that’s something that came out of my own mouth and said. I’m going to fight to the tooth and nail about my character and my intentions that’s something I’ll never let you make me out to be, I’m not a bad person at all.”
“You have to almost make it your business to not let that sh*t get to you.” He continued, “because once it gets to you it’s like a nonstop game of trying to figure this sh*t out that’s what we have to do anyways.” The ‘Suge’ rapper went on to explain where he was at in his career before the controversy. “At the time I was looking at it like this, but I was the most marketable artist in the world. When that sh*t happened I had my own meal with Burger King.”
Towards the end of the conversation, he continued to share the accomplishments that happened for him so quickly and early in his career. “I had so much going on bruh like you have no idea. But you know at the end of the day if you become wrapped up in the negative sh*t we’re so conditioned to rolling with the punches with social media or whatever it is or whatever room we come into we know ok we got to adapt. Whatever space we’re in we know we have to adapt, whatever business it is, whatever game we’re playing we have to adapt and you know that’s just who’s going to excel.”
As we previously reported, Baby made his comments on July 25th during his set at Rolling Loud Miami. When he took the stage for his Rolling Loud set, DaBaby went on a homophobic rant that caused quite a stir online.
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“If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cell phone lighter up,” DaBaby told the massive crowd. “Fellas, if you ain’t sucking d–k in the parking lot, put your cell phone lighter up!” he continued.
On July 26th, the rapper took to Instagram to clarify some of his comments. He said his fans would never contract HIV/AIDS because they’re not “nasty gay n—-s or junkies. I wasn’t going on a rant,” the rapper stated. “That’s called a call to action. That’s what that’s called, ’cause I’m a live performer. I’m the best live performer.”
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