DaBaby announces new 22-show Rolling Loud tour after nearly getting canceled over homophobic remarks

DaBaby took to social media to announce a new 22-show tour after nearly being canceled for making homophobic comments.

The 29-year-old rapper, real name Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, posted a tour notice on Tuesday on Instagram for his roughly 19.7 million followers.

‘THE SHOW YOU THOUGHT YOU’D NEVER SEE AGAIN,’ he wrote in the caption.

‘ROLLING LOUD presents @dababy LIVE SHOW KILLA TOUR,’ he added along with information on tickets.

The tour is scheduled to begin November 26 in Chicago and will conclude in February in Los Angeles.

A representative for Rolling Loud told TMZ that the concert presenter supports second chances, believes DaBaby has learned from his experience and noted that everyone will be welcome at the shows.

DaBaby used homophobic slurs while performing at a Rolling Loud concert on July 25 in Miami.

Coming soon: ‘THE SHOW YOU THOUGHT YOU’D NEVER SEE AGAIN,’ he wrote in the caption about the upcoming Live Show Killa Tour presented by Rolling Loud

The Charlotte, North Carolina native asked the Miami audience to raise their hands ‘if you didn’t show up today with HIV/AIDS or other STDs that’ll make you die in two to three weeks,’ among other offensive remarks.

He was quickly dropped by the tour after making the offensive remarks toward the LGBTQ+ community, as well as people with HIV and AIDS. 

DaBaby was subsequently scrubbed from other events including Lollapalooza, the Day N Vegas in Las Vegas and New York City’s Governors Ball in connection with the remarks.

Homophobic slurs: DaBaby used homophobic slurs while performing at a Rolling Loud festival on July 25 in Miami and is shown performing during his concert at Hard Rock Stadium

His remarks were also condemned by multiple artists including: Questlove, Madonna, Elton John and his one-time collaborator Dua Lipa, 26, who said on Instagram she was ‘surprised and horrified’ by the remarks he made in Miami.

DaBaby featured on a hit remix of Lipa’s hit song Levitating and she added, ‘I really don’t recognize this as the person I worked with. I know my fans know where my heart lies and that I stand 100 percent with the LGTBQ community. We need to come together to fight the stigma and ignorance around HIV/AIDS.’

The rapper after acknowledging the backlash to his remarks met with nine HIV- awareness organizations to educate himself. He made a guest appearance last month at a Rolling Loud show in New York City when he joined 50 cent onstage.

Acknowledged backlash: The rapper, shown in March 2021 in Los Angeles,  met with nine HIV- awareness organizations to educate himself after acknowledging the backlash to his remarks

Dave Chappelle, 48, in his recent Netflix comedy special The Closer made light of the public’s push to cancel DaBaby after his homophobic remarks, rather than choosing to cancel him for his alleged involvement in a 2018 shooting that left a 19-year-old dead.

‘DaBaby shot and killed a [man] in Walmart in North Carolina. Nothing bad happened to his career,’ Chappelle quipped during his stand-up routine . ‘Do you see where I’m going with this? In our country, you can shoot and kill a [man], but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings.’

Charges against DaBaby were dropped in 2019 after a key witness failed to show up to testify in court, Fox News reported. The singer claimed he had been defending himself from being robbed by 19-year-old Jaylin Craig.

Netflix special: Dave Chappelle, 48, in his recent Netflix comedy special The Closer made light of the public’s push to cancel DaBaby after his homophobic remarks, rather than choosing to cancel him for his alleged involvement in a 2018 shooting that left a 19-year-old dead