DaBaby explains why he wishes he could quit social media North Carolina rapper DaBaby has explained why he wishes he could quit social media in a surprisingly poetic and wise string of tweets posted on January 7. The artist, who has risen to stardom off of the back of hits such as \u2018Suge\u2019 and \u2018BOP\u2019, became one of the biggest names in the game in 2019, working on tracks with the likes of J. Cole, Chance the Rapper and Lil Nas X to name but a few. However, DaBaby, real name Jonathan Kirk, felt compelled to inspire his followers with some more grounded tweets that seemed to come out of nowhere, explaining why social media is not good for people. In the first tweet, he said: \u201cIf social media wasn\u2019t such a lucrative tool in the business I\u2019m in I wouldn\u2019t even be on it. Lost souls influenced by lost souls. [\u2026] I encourage people to have the courage to find themselves without the false sense of security they search for on the internet.\u201d He continued: \u201cI always preferred to say less because social media ain\u2019t a place for the truth. But lately, I\u2019ve been feeling like it\u2019s my calling to say more.\u201d He also said he doesn\u2019t want \u201cto be identified as one of these internet MFs.\u201d This is a sentiment that many people with a bigger platform express at some point, saying that they feel compelled to offer their fans their version of the truth, nuggets of wisdom or more than simply being a celebrity. If social media wasn\u2019t such a lucrative tool in the business I\u2019m in I wouldn\u2019t even be on it. Lost souls influenced by lost souls. I hate to see it. I encourage people to have the courage to find themselves without the false sense of security they search for on the internet. \u2014 DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) January 7, 2020 I always preferred to say less because social media ain\u2019t a place for the truth. But lately I been feeling like it\u2019s my calling to say more. ion know how I wanna play it though, I respect my mind too much to allow myself to be indentifed as one of these internet mfs. \u2014 DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) January 7, 2020 He later posted a couple more tweets that seemed to target followers that think he\u2019s \u201csad\u201d just because he \u201csaid something with substance.\u201d He said that \u201cthe internet is so lost\u201d that if he says something with \u201csubstance\u201d he\u2019s sad. \u201cB**ch, I\u2019m good. God just moved me to send out a message this morning. Don\u2019t send pity where it isn\u2019t needed. Just soak up the game for what it\u2019s worth. Sh*t, it may not be worth anything at all.\u201d He put an end to the discussion with one final tweet, expressing that fans and followers might pay his more substantive messages no attention, because he\u2019s just a rapper. The internet so lost they think if a nigga say something with substance he sad. Bitch I\u2019m GOOD\ud83d\ude02 GOD just moved me to send out a message this morning. Don\u2019t send pity where it isn\u2019t needed. Just soak up the game for what it\u2019s worth. Shit it may not be worth nothing at all \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffe\u2642\ufe0f \u2014 DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) January 7, 2020 But y\u2019all don\u2019t pay me no mind. I\u2019m just a rap nigga wit a iPhone using his fingers to put words together. Let me go back to saying less before I scare MFs away \ud83e\udd2b \u2014 DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) January 7, 2020 Of course, the irony is that DaBaby is posting this all on social media, a fact that likely isn\u2019t lost on him. DaBaby\u2019s most recent album, Kirk, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, marking the rapper\u2019s first No. 1 project. Since then, he found himself facing a short imprisonment for alleged battery charges \u2013 something he took to his nine million Instagram followers to ask them to stop talking about on January 4, a few days after being released. DaBaby isn\u2019t the first major personality to come out and speak about the flaws of social media, but he makes a compelling point and probably sees the dark sides of social media more than most, given his large following. Whether this means his social presence will shorten in the coming weeks remains to be seen, but if one thing\u2019s clear, it\u2019s that were he not a rapper, he might not want to be on social media at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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