People are still talking about DaBaby’s controversial Rolling Loud Miami performance five days later. The chart-topping rapper rattled off several remarks in between songs that many perceived to be homophobic and sexist.
Slut Walk founder Amber Rose, pop princess Dua Lipa and CHIKA are among the many criticizing DaBaby for spreading misinformation about HIV/AIDS and degrading gay men in the process.
Now, The Roots’ drummer Questlove is throwing his two cents in via Instagram, admitting he was horrified by DaBaby’s diatribe.
After Questlove was asked to curate an updated version of Summer Of Soul, he provided a “dream list” of The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, The Isley Brothers, Rihanna, Sade, Megan Thee Stallion, Hiatus Kaiyote and Sault, but DaBaby was crossed out in red.
“Now I’m updating my list ——because it’s 2021 & fuck the bullshit. I’m especially not here for any savagery (if you’re lost: Google the idiocy of the crossed out),” he wrote in the caption. “I’m not trine be all performative smurf & create a social flogging or start some click bait headlines. That’s missing the point. But right is right & his actions are wrong.
“Somebody Gotta say it: Homophobia/Transphobia/Xenophobia/Misogyny/Racism——this should go w/o saying is morally wrong. & not that fake hiding behind religion holier than thou morally wrong. But ‘that was fucked up’ & wrong. I had to say something.”
But at the same time, Questlove is also hesitant to put down another Black man.
“Again I’m not doing this for ‘what do you want a cookie bro w your love ye one another’ posts?——-black people already have a code about publicly criticizing so I’ll admit i was slow to do this because I mean he don’t know me from Adam,” he continues. “So this will prolly get marked as ‘old hater’ territory. But man…..that shit was not cool at all.
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“I dunno man—-maybe I’m turning into a grump: barely said anything about Rih in ‘06 (lemme mind my business), looked the other way w ol bol & that MaGa Hat (he going thru thangs let him work it out)——don’t even get me started on half of my rap heroes damn near becoming f*x news talking points w their russian bot reposts & misinformation on all things facts.”
He adds, “Huey Newton wisely stated in the early 70s that we as a people should NEVER go so low in life (with what we been through) that we start oppressing/terrorizing the next man in the way we been terrorized for centuries. Y’all got my point. Sorry this came off awkward but y’all get the point. Y’all gonna learn that there are other human beings living in the space you are.”
DaBaby has since apologized for his statements, but it appears the damage has been done.
Check out his apology below.
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Nah. He just isn’t down with ignorance or hate. Like most professional people who have real jobs, he probably works with, and interacts with gay people and realizes they’re just humans like everyone else. Some are cool, some aren’t. Saying shit about diseases and bringing up people sucking dick in a parking lot is just weird and ignorant as fuck. If a gay artist brought up wife beating and eating pussy people would distance themselves as well. It would be weird, right? Grow up little kid.
Free speech is necessary. It’s ignorant to believe everyone will just adhere to the next political agenda. We will never all get along, and that’s fine, but smearing and canceling because people don’t agree just ain’t it pops
blabla what baby said wasn’t wrong, see one thing the media can’t do is brainwash the men we gon always push back on your BS. hats off to the guys that don’t mind speaking their mind!
LOL. Sure closeted homo. Please DO speak your mind. Anyone with half a brain that hears you will know what’s really up. LOL. Dumbass. I recommended never speaking for yourself or answering any questions in an official capacity.
It’s stupid to call every person that doesn’t agree with homosexuality a closeted homosexual. It’s cliché and tired.
What did Rihanna do in 2006?
Get her ass rightfully beat for givin Chris Brown the herps
Lemme guess…you’ve never had a girlfriend? I don’t mean an “online girlfriend,” I mean like a real, live woman…
All Da Baby was saying was if u a male and ain’t down wit all the gay shit goin on across the globe, make some fuckin noise….period…SALUTE…peace to Boosie and T.I.
LOL. No. He brought up HIV and diseases that “kill gay people in two weeks.” You don’t have to be down with anything. The second you feel a need to use a public platform to spread ignorance and hate, I imagine that there is something behind that. Probably a dick or two. We get it. You’re also a curious dude who is insecure about his sexuality so his comments resonated with you. It’s ok little kid. You’re not in a position to lose money like this guy is.
Well yeah because Questlove is gay. You’ve never seen him with a chick. I’m sure he is offended.
I’ve only seen him with his girlfriend that he lives with in NYC dummy. I bet you have tons of gay porn on your search history. LOL
Questlove is speaking the truth. Dude is on stage vibeing having a good show and for some reason wanted to bring up diseases and dudes sucking each other off in parking lots. Gay as fuck shit on his mind pretending to hate gays. I don’t like chocolate. Other than for this example, I never feel a need to bring it up. I don’t feel chocolate is threatening me or my family. I don’t care if the whole world eats chocolate. Nestle can promote all they want. If I got up during one of my biggest moments in life and gave a nonsensical speech about it, people would be like… This motherfucker secretly wants to suck off some chocolate. Hahahahahah. This dude (Da Baby) always has his shirt off. He pushed a female fan away for touching him. He doesn’t let fans put their arm around him or hug him during pictures (male or female). It’s all starting to make sense.
so Quest, you admittedly stayed quiet when it was something about black politics but just couldn’t keep silent when it’s something offensive to gays? what DaBaby said was dumb as hell, but how about you stay shutting up now & forever. thanks.
From the list that QUESTLOVE provided neither MEGAN or DABABY should be on that list and who is he to attempt and correct someone.
What Dababy said was stupid, off and weird. But I don’t rock with questlove either, Fake black conscious type, paid for relationships with women we know aren’t attracted to him. I don’t think it’s cool to just bash someone because their gay. But if someone gay is doing some ignorant stuff then they gotta get some criticisms too. Right now lil nas x get slack from people because he does some ignorant stuff, he’s not just getting slack because he’s gay, and oh he’s a terrible rapper also, this is why they keep pushing him to do antics because he can’t get people attention again with his music. What they’re doing with lil nas x is the madonna blueprint. Madonna is one of the most talentless entertainers of all time but one of the richest.
Discrimination against gays is worse than discrimination on skin color how? Same thing basically.
Traditional ”Real Men” are homophobes and racists but both attitudes are getting bit wack.
It’s worse because, as was stated, those who have felt oppression themselves should know better than to oppress others. It’s a fairly simple concept.
Actually the concept isn’t simple
I’m just tight that he put DaBaby and Megan on there in the first place. What’s soulful about that, Quest?
Megan and RihTard? Whaaaat? How are they soulful? I’m sure people who want to hear The Roots, Tribe and Isley Brothers don’t wanna hear that trash. I understand including newer artists and women artists but surely he could’ve picked some who actually have talent and soul. SMH what is this world coming to