DaBaby has responded to the backlash he’s received for name-dropping YouTube star, JoJo Siwa, on a recent track. The Grammy-nominated rapper addressed the uproar that was sparked after many fans believed he was dissing 17-year-old Siwa with a line on his recently-released “Beat Box Freestyle.”
via: Complex
DaBaby has the lead for most inexplicable stray of the year. In a freestyle over SpotemGottem’s “Beatbox,” the Charlotte rapper took a second to rap “JoJo Siwa, bitch” while holding up a photo of the 17-year-old YouTuber on his phone.
The former Dance Moms star was one of three celebrities shouted out on the track, though the other two references were more straightforward. He mentioned T.I. to make a joke about the rapper’s penchant for using 10 dollar words. He also brought up Stevie Wonder to make a blind joke. The immediate context of the Siwa line was just the word “bitch,” so it’s easy to see why fans were confused.
The truth of the seemingly apropos of nothing line is that it’s a bit of a homophone. In the line before DaBaby says “gon’ see why” and then rhymes that with JoJo Siwa. Still, Twitter isn’t one to let an explanation get in the way of a good joke. They went in on the omnipresent rapper for an apparent diss of a child more than a decade his junior.
The reaction was strong enough that DaBaby himself chimed in, drawing a direct line for people who couldn’t see his thought process. He made multiple “Siwa”/see why jokes in response to the psuedo-controversy.
???? I love Twitter bruh.
— DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) February 21, 2021
I “Siwa” I’m not like the rest of you niggas .????
— DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) February 21, 2021
? I don’t “Siwa” they so mad either bae. https://t.co/OhdJyNi9aK
— DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) February 21, 2021
Check out more reactions below.
https://twitter.com/RapSheetTv/status/1363292235563950080?s=20
no cause why did dababy call jojo siwa a bitch?? is it cause she taller than him? his daughter like her music better or sumn? pic.twitter.com/5lyQO7tW3M
— jaehyun’s pr firm (@potaylortotstoo) February 20, 2021
https://twitter.com/Anna_stewy/status/1363450184454275077?s=20
Not even tryna hold y’all when I say that JoJo Siwa makes DaBaby’s entire net worth every YEAR https://t.co/Y5KaFDwJH3
— I-??? (@jazzvjack) February 20, 2021
https://twitter.com/DARKWINTERTOKYO/status/1363297149111336961?s=20
Dababy daughter to dababy after she find out he was beefin with Jojo siwa: pic.twitter.com/PPu2wWLYpM
— Bones• (@boneseyy) February 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/S0cialShyGuy/status/1363329811565830144?s=20
https://twitter.com/thrashrad/status/1363288038349103108?s=20
The entire internet after dababy called jojo siwa a bitch pic.twitter.com/rTiu6J5XIn
— Matias Brown (@mjb101802) February 21, 2021
DaBaby’s comical response to the backlash appears to show he isn’t that concerned about the whole situation.
