After spewing homophobic slurs at Rolling Loud in Miami earlier this year, DaBaby returned to the music festival on Thursday. The 29-year-old rapper made his return when he joined 50 Cent's set at Rolling Loud in New York, People reports.
At least six major music festivals pulled the disgraced rapper from their lineup after he unleashed his tirade in July, Blavity previously reported. Organizers of Thursday's event, however, approved DaBaby's appearance in advance, according to TMZ.
"@Rollingloud WHAT UP ? THE #LIVESHOWKILLA BACK," DaBaby wrote on Instagram while posting a video of himself crowd surfing.
The artist also posed for a photo with 50 Cent and thanked him for the invite.
"@50cent ????brought the #LiveShowKilla out to FLIP SHIT UPSIDE DOWN at @rollingloud tonight. ????Preciate you always bruh ????????????????," he wrote.
During his controversial performance at Rolling Loud Miami in July, DaBaby targeted the LGBTQ+ community, as well as people with HIV/AIDS.
"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 cellphone lighter up," he said.
"Ladies, if your p***y smell like water, put your cellphone lighter up. Fellas, if you ain't sucking d**k in the parking lot, put your cellphone lighter up," the rapper continued in his rant.
Megan Thee Stallion is one of several artists who has spoken up in defense of the LGBTQ+ community after DaBaby's tirade. The 26-year-old said it's time to confront homophobia in the rap industry.
"Representation is important, and it is really crucial for us all to have compassion and acceptance of every human," she told People.
When DaBaby issued a statement on Instagram in response to the backlash, he asked people to do a better job of educating him about the issue instead of shaming him.
"Social media moves so fast that people want to demolish you before you even have the opportunity to grow, educate and learn from your mistakes," he wrote on Instagram. "As a man who has had to make his own way from very difficult circumstances, having people I know publicly working against me — knowing that what I needed was education on these topics and guidance — has been challenging."
The artist added that some people came to him with kindness, offering wisdom, education and resources.
"That's what I needed and it was received," he said. "I want to apologize to the LGBTQ+ community for the hurtful and triggering comments I made. Again, I apologize for my misinformed comments about HIV/AIDS and I know education on this is important."
