DaBaby was unable to get to a performance in his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, through no fault of his own, but he made up for it in a pretty inventive way.
The “Kirk” creator was supposed to perform at the Bojangles Coliseum at Power 98’s Winter Block Party on Thursday. However, his jet ran into some mechanical issues and couldn’t make the flight from New York to Charlotte.
So what did DaBaby do? He performed his set on FaceTime, which was then put on a big screen on the concert’s stage.
On Friday, the “Off the Rip” rapper sent a message to his fans to explain what happened, and he didn’t hide his disappointment about missing the show.
“Due to circumstances beyond my control I was unable to make it my show in my OWN city last night🤦🏾♂️,” he wrote. “Paid extra for a jet just to make sure this type of sh-t wouldn’t happen.”
“Although Baby a firm believer in everything happening for a reason I can’t get over the fact that I let my fans (FAMILY) down by not being able to make it,” he added.
DaBaby also recorded a video of himself from the jet and said he was in New York to rehearse for “Saturday Night Live” since he was the musical guest on Dec. 7 with Jennifer Lopez as host.
“We paid an extra 30K, and that’s both ways, just to be able to come up here do the rehearsals and shoot the promo for ‘Saturday Night Live,’ then fly back into the city the same night,” he stated.
The 27-year-old then explained that the jet’s engine light came on right before takeoff, so the aircraft turned around and the rapper had to sit around for two hours.
That’s when he called Power 98 and organized a performance on FaceTime, which people said they were really impressed by.
“The fact that you care this much shows a lot,” one person wrote.
“Now that’s how you still put on for ya city💯. Most rappers just cancel the show‼️💯 That’s love G💯💪🏾,” another person stated.
“A n—a performed on a jet for n—as at a concert. Other artists wtf is yo excuse?”
