Lil Nas X was quick to clap back on Twitter, ultimately saying in an interview with People that the move was intentional and meant to challenge the continued prevalence of casual, anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.ĭaBaby, on the other hand, made headlines recently for a different reason. And though commercials, print and advertising media, and pretty much everything in the modern world consistently pushes heterosexual intimacy to anyone with two eyes, two men sharing a kiss was clearly too much for some viewers to handle, with outcries that seem frankly decades-old, calling the display inappropriate and pornographic. He followed the video with a performance of the song during the BET Awards which ended with an onscreen kiss with a male dancer. Critics were quick to call him Satanic, as he used the harmful rhetoric aimed at LGBTQ people for years against those same people weaponizing their religion to promote bigotry. His video for “Call Me By Your Name,” a dig on homophobic Christian rhetoric preaching LGBTQ people as doomed to burn in Hell, was met with backlash. Lil Nas X made headlines regularly throughout the year as an openly gay, Black rapper who has fully embraced his sexuality with little reluctance to snap back on homophobes trying to dull his shine. this is the most i’ve ever had in my career. Lil Nas X hit 52 million, surpassing DaBaby’s 51.8 million mark. and Boosie defending DaBaby and mentioning Nas X.Įither way, congrats to Lil Nas X on becoming Spotify's most-streamed rapper.In a hilarious and righteous turn of events, out-and-proud Lil Nas X surpassed newly-out homophobe DaBaby in monthly Spotify listeners last week, further showing that DaBaby’s anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and half-assed, now-deleted Instagram apology are behind the times. Some of y’all not even mad that i’m gay, some of y’all mad that i’m gay and still succeeding." It's unclear who Nas X was referring to, but the comments followed both T.I. Shortly after, Lil Nas X tweeted, "I’m starting to think you niggas gay too cuz yall stay on my dick. In the midst of his spiel, Tip suggested that DaBaby's actions shouldn't be met with backlash if Lil Nas X, who is openly gay, can proudly embrace his homosexuality using his platform.īoosie BadAzz, on the other hand, stood up for DaBaby, but also spewed hatred towards Lil Nas X, labeled Nas X a homophobic slur and even alluded to bringing harm to the "Old Town Road" rapper if Nas X decides to act out a tweet he wrote, which read that Nas X would be nude to perform his new song "Industry Baby" featuring Jack Harlow at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards next month. took things a step further and hopped on Instagram Live to share that he feels the gay community is bullying rappers. so should dababy," Tip said via Instagram. "If Lil Nas X can kick his shit in peace.
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name-dropped Lil Nas X, comparing Baby's comments to Nas X's music videos and performances. In an effort to defend DaBaby last month, T.I. Fellas, if you ain't suckin' dick in the parking lot, put your cell phone lights in the air."īaby apologized to the LGBTQ+ community for his insensitive words via a statement on Instagram, but recently deleted the post. Ladies, if your pussy smells like water, put a cell phone light in the air.
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While onstage at Rolling Loud in Miami on July 25, DaBaby said, "If you didn't show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexual transmitted diseases that'll make you die in two to three weeks, put your cell phone light in the air. The Blame It on Baby rhymer spoke of people with HIV, AIDS, gay men and more, offending many in the community and those that support them. While Lil Nas X is presumably elated by his latest feat, just last month, he was caught in the crossfire stemming from DaBaby's comments. Of the artists with the top monthly listeners, Nas X is now the most-streamed rapper on the platform. Drake is right after the North Carolina rhymer with 51,393,712 monthly listeners.
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Currently, Lil Nas X has 52,018,693 monthly Spotify listeners while DaBaby trails behind with 51,882,271.