DaBaby sparks more anti-LGBTQ controversy with bizarre music video

The backlash against DaBaby’s sexist and homophobic remarks escalated this week with the release of a music video that appeared to refer to the ongoing controversy.

On Wednesday afternoon, the rapper released “Giving What It’s Supposed to Give”, which he self-directed. At one point in the clip, he holds up a sign saying “AIDS” while rapping the lyrics, “Bitch, we love AIDS, I’m on your ass, we’re on your ass, bitch, we’re not leaving.” “

The video ends with a rainbow-colored message telling viewers, “Don’t fight hate with hate. I apologize for being me the same way you want the freedom to be you.

Watch the “Give What It’s Supposed To Give” video below.

The reaction to the video has been mixed.

“I think DaBaby just beat Cancel Culture,” one person wrote on Instagram. Another, however, tweeted: “I will disrespectfully ignore it. You and your team should have thought twice before releasing this one. Extremely disrespectful on many levels. I encourage you to get the help you desperately need.

DaBaby, real name Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, was criticized Sunday after making a series of derogatory statements about women, gays and people living with HIV during a performance at the Rolling Loud Festival in Miami.

Footage of the performance captured by TMZ shows the rapper urging the crowd to hang up their phones “if you don’t show up today with HIV / AIDS or other STDs that will kill you in two to three weeks.”

Although DaBaby issued a formal apology on Twitter Tuesday, his words were nevertheless quickly condemned by Elton John, Dua Lipa and Demi Lovato, among other stars. Menswear company boohooMAN announced on Wednesday that it has ended its partnership with the rapper.

While the release of “Giving What It’s Supposed to Give” seems timely, DaBaby said filming on the video ended a day before its Rolling Loud Festival appearance.

“He never grasps [sic] to amaze me at how God has put me in situations that I am already equipped for, ”he wrote on Instagram.

It is not known, however, if the final statement for the video was added later.