OK, let's start from the beginning. A few days ago, superstar rapper DaBaby released a new song "Beatbox Freestyle" that seemingly dissed JoJo Siwa. Yes, you read that sentence correctly.
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Here's the lyric. It made people pretty...confused.
So, according to Entertainment Tonight, there's an explanation for the lyric that has almost nothing to do with, er, DaBaby calling JoJo Siwa a "bitch."
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ET explains that since DaBaby's real name is Jonathan, and he uses "Siwa" as a twist on "See why," him rapping "JoJo Siwa" is shorthand for "Jonathan see why." Get it?
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DaBaby himself seemed to suggest this was the case, too, using "Siwa" in a similar way in a Tweet after the initial uproar took place.
I βSiwaβ Iβm not like the rest of you niggas .ππππ
He actually did it twice.
π I donβt βSiwaβ they so mad either bae. https://t.co/OhdJyNi9aK
DaBaby also Tweeted directly at Siwa and explained that his "3 year old princess is [her] number 1 fan," and that his "word play went over" peoples' heads: "All love on my end shawty, Keep [shining]! π"
@itsjojosiwa my 3 year old princess is your number 1 fan. I bought her every product you have out. She think she you.π Donβt 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! π
All in all, seems like it was probably a misunderstanding. In summation, DaBaby put it best...
ππππ I love Twitter bruh.
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Brooke Greenberg