The 29-year-old rapper was criticized by activists, fellow musicians and fans for his comments.
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby apologized Wednesday for comments he made about people living with HIV/AIDS at the Rolling Loud music festival last weekend. The 29-year-old rapper was criticized by activists, fellow musicians and fans after a now-viral video showed him telling the crowd, « 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 cell phone light up. » DaBaby also asked for men in the crowd who did not perform oral sex on another man in the parking lot to raise their phones. On Monday, the rapper defended his actions. Two days later, he said fans « digested » his comments the wrong way, but also apologized for his « insensitive » remarks on HIV/AIDS. « I tell fans to put a cellphone light in the air y’all start a million man March, » he tweeted. « I told you y’all digested that wrong but I ain’t gone lie I’m impressed.
