DaBaby has addressed his recent controversial comments at the Rolling Loud music festival in Miami.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. The rapper was criticized after video of his Sunday night performance began circulating on social media.ĭuring the performance, he made false and insulting comments about gay men and HIV, and spoke crudely about women, as well. His comments were widely condemned as homophobic, though some supported him. “If you gonna have the Lil Nas X video and him living his truth, you gonna damn sure have people like DaBaby who gonna speak their truth,” T.I. said on Instagram about rapper Lil Nas X being openly gay. On Monday, DaBaby posted video on his Instagram Live in which he took those criticizing him to task, saying straight and gay fans enjoyed his show, and what happened there is not the business of anyone who wasn’t in attendance. That’s what that’s called, cause I’m a live performer,” he said. “I’m the best live performer.”ĬNN has reached out to reps for DaBaby, T.I. and Lil Nas X for additional comment.Battle rap in 2017 was (again) filled with soaring highs and embarrassing lows. Scandals and scams seemed to be a weekly occurrence, with battlers, bloggers and entire leagues falling from grace with missteps big and small. The Eminem-produced battle rap movie Bodied garnered rave reviews (and possibly a distributor) during its limited festival circuit, while the Drop The Mic television show brought celebrity battles to an even broader audience (despite raising the eyebrows of many long-time fans) and employed some well-known battlers behind the scenes.īut between those highs and lows, there were also some thoroughly entertaining battles. Here are our picks for the Top 10 of the year. That said though, Oxxxy was much more effective in breaking Diz down on a personal level, pointing out the hypocrisy in his approach and calling him out for his right-wing tendencies, among other things (“If he was Kendrick, he’d say ‘we gon’ be alt-right!’”).Įven in a room packed with Russians, it was obvious that Dizaster, the villain in a critically acclaimed film and a battle rap superstar, was a more than suitable adversary.ĭiz went first here, and it was immediately obvious why he got this opportunity as he framed the entire battle on a global scale, charging through quasi-political rants and roasting Russia as a whole.ĭizasterĪ quick Google search of “ Oxxxymiron” should tell you that a multi-million view count was guaranteed from the jump, but Americans had no idea what to expect from the wildly popular Russian rapper in his first English-speaking battle. Oh, and it turns out he’s no slouch at rapping in English either. Tay RocĬertain battles still leave something to be desired while nevertheless being must-sees due to their sheer scale. This is one of those, pitting Hollow, who many consider the G.O.A.T., versus Tay Roc, URL’s undisputed top gunner at the moment. The replay value really lives in Roc’s second and Hollow’s third, but the battle being as debatable as it is makes it more than worth your time. Plus, you wouldn’t want to miss Roc’s endlessly relatable “seatbelt” line in Round 2, which many fans are lauding as bar of the year.
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