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Although hip-hop has become increasingly tolerant over the years, the culture is still struggling with misogyny and homophobia. This was highlighted in recent weeks, following the backlash against Lil Nas X’s “Industry Baby” visual as well as DaBaby’s misinformed, hateful remarks at Rolling Loud Miami, both of which reignited conversations about rap’s longstanding bigotry problem.   Megan Thee Stallion weighed […]

Amidst the ever-spiraling stories surrounding DaBaby and his homophobic comments during a Rolling Loud Miami set causing him to lose his spot on multiple festival lineups, NLE Choppa decided to weigh in on the situation and share how he thinks the rapper’s career will end up. “Dababy Gone Come Out Bigger Than Ever While Y’all […]

DaBaby reportedly had more to say after his initial apology for his homophobic rant at Rolling Loud Miami, and was set to play an apology video before his now-squashed Lollapalooza gig. As reported by Billboard, reps for DaBaby reached out to seven fall festival promoters and assured them the rapper would have a video apology ready […]

It’s been a controversial weekend for 42 Dugg. On Friday, the Detroit rapper hit up Instagram to share a video of himself aboard an airplane with his 3-year-old son. The clip showed the artist kissing and licking the child’s neck, prompting the boy to pull away from his dad as he let out a chuckle. The video immediately […]

DaBaby’s marathon of non-apologies continues. On Wednesday afternoon, the 29-year-old rapper released the official music video for his latest track, “Giving What It’s Supposed to Give.” The visual concludes with a brief message addressing the controversy around his homophobic rant over the weekend at Rolling Loud Miami, where he propagated misinformation about HIV and AIDS. “If you […]

GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) issued a response on Wednesday addressing DaBaby’s homophobic remarks during his performance at Rolling Loud Miami over the weekend.   “The rhetoric that DaBaby used is inaccurate, hurtful, and harmful to the LGBTQ community and the estimated 1.2 million Americans living with HIV,” DaShawn Usher, associate director of communities of color for GLAAD, wrote in a statement released […]

DaBaby’s marathon of non-apologies continues. On Wednesday afternoon, the 29-year-old rapper released the official music video for his latest track, “Giving What It’s Supposed to Give.” The visual concludes with a brief message addressing the controversy around his homophobic rant over the weekend at Rolling Loud Miami, where he propagated misinformation about HIV and AIDS. “If you […]

The fallout continues in the wake of DaBaby’s recent homophobic comments, which have already been publicly condemned by previous collaborators Dua Lipa and Lil Nas X. Demi Lovato and Elton John are the latest artists to speak out, with the latter taking the opportunity to direct the public toward actual facts via his nonprofit. As previously […]

The above video captures the moment when a woman gets into a bigoted rant with fellow passengers as she and her travel companions are being escorted off the plane, Daily Dot reports.   The incident occurred on Monday while aboard a flight headed to Texas’ Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. It’s unclear what sparked her outrage since the Snapchat video started while […]

California has added Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia to a list of states where state-funded travel is banned due to discriminatory laws against the LGBTQ community, CNN reports. These latest states were included for passing legislation which targets transgender people, most recently laws that prevent trans women and girls from competing in women’s sports. California Attorney General Rob […]