DaBaby released a track on February 19 that appeared to call out 17-year-oldJoJo Siwa .- People were quick to defend Siwa on Twitter, with some making
memes about the situation. - DaBaby later said that the lyric was wordplay, and tweeted at Siwa that it was "all love" from him.
People jumped to defend 17-year-old pop star JoJo Siwa this weekend after a clip from rapper DaBaby's newest song "Beatbox 'Freestyle'" went viral because it appeared to show him calling her out with little indication as to why.
"You a bi---, JoJo Siwa (bi---)," DaBaby, whose real name is Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, raps in the song, which he released along with a music video on February 19.
—IG:ketchleft (@ketchleft) February 20, 2021
Later, the rapper said on Twitter that the lyric was actually a bit of wordplay that used "Siwa" as a stand-in for "see why." As Entertainment Tonight reported, "JoJo" could also be a riff on his own first name, Jonathan. DaBaby directly addressed Siwa in a tweet on Sunday evening.
"@itsjojosiwa my 3 year old princess is your number 1 fan," he wrote. "Don't let em trick you into thinking id ever have a problem with you. My word play just went over their heads. All love on my end shawty, Keep shinning!"
—DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) February 21, 2021
That clarification didn't come soon enough to stave off the wave of memes and tweets defending Siwa after DaBaby released the track on February 19. Given that Siwa recently came out online as a member of the LGBTQ community and opened up about her relationship with her girlfriend, she's been in the spotlight quite a bit recently and people online were quick to defend her.
—James Charles (@jamescharles) February 21, 2021
—tana mongeau (@tanamongeau) February 22, 2021
—Matias Brown (@mjb101802) February 21, 2021
—ema | women ⚢ (@marvelsbian) February 21, 2021
Others were quick to point out that, according to information that circulated widely online, Siwa appeared to be two inches taller than DaBaby. Some posted about how they thought she could take him in a fight.
—⁷ hyunjin’s wife (real)ღ (@HYUNVIMIN) February 21, 2021
—jv (@Gabagatt) February 21, 2021
—Barri pls.....ppl are concerned (@belligerentbabe) February 21, 2021
@ridgford ♬ original sound - j ford
—sarah lugor!! (@sarahlugor) February 22, 2021
DaBaby's clarification seems to have calmed things down, and JoJo Siwa has yet to publicly address the situation. The rapper made light of the debacle on Twitter, using the "Siwa" pun in multiple tweets.
—DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) February 21, 2021
"I don't 'Siwa' they so mad either bae," he said in reply to one tweet.