Music
Some Fans Are Dismayed That Rapper Mulatto Is Still Performing Shows During The Pandemic
Getty Image Despite guidelines and cancellations throughout the industry, the rising rapper performed indoors at a club in Georgia on Friday night. …

After big looks like an appearance in the oh-so-viral “WAP” music video, and her own debut album, Queen Of Da Souf, rising rapper Mulatto has been having a breakout year in 2020.
So much so, that she seems to have decided to continue performing live shows during the pandemic, a decision that some fans are dismayed by. The show don’t seem to include any social distancing measures, and flaunt guidelines like avoiding crowds, indoor spaces, and even mask guidelines are all being completely ignored in these settings. In social media clips and videos of last night’s performance at D’Truth Nightclub in Valdosta, Georgia, none of the attendees seem to be wearing masks, and there is definitely not a lot of space between them.
One clip seems to be showing the fire marshall coming in to shut the show down, with mixed results:
Fuck ass fire Marshall tried shutting #Mulatto down as soon as she hit the stage. We still got some songs in on his ass tho.
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(@ap_NevaCarez) November 21, 2020
Fire Marshall tried to flex his muscle as soon as #Mulatto hit the stage but guess what! #DTruthNightclub #Valdosta pic.twitter.com/dbue9cpm3s
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(@ap_NevaCarez) November 21, 2020
On their Facebook page, the club promoted the event as “Baddies Night Out” and also posted video of the performance from a different perspective, showing just how close crowd members are to each other:
People are sharing thoughts on Twitter about how these events could be risking the spread of COVID-19 and putting lives in danger:
And going home to grandma in a few days. This some hoe ass behavior. But when ya fam end up on a ventilator or dead before they can get to the hospital, keep this same energy.
We don’t wanna hear shit about “pray for so & so”
— Z-Dash
(@Z_DubSq) November 22, 2020
Disrespectful and ignorant asf. Apparently these folks don't give a damn about their grandmas or paw paws. My sister's boss's whole family had covid. Her daughter was on a ventilator for 3 wks and her husband is now dead. Yet, folks keep playing.
— c121592 (@SCRTX98) November 22, 2020
@oxtail_ackee Valdosta, GA huh? Guess they forgot about all those folks that died not far away in Albany at the beginning of Covid…South GA elders don’t let your grandkids in for Thanksgiving unless you ready for slow singing and flower bringing!
— Trap or Die (@TODJacks) November 22, 2020
Lemme fix the original tweet right quick:
Fire Marshall tried shutting down a super spreader event but when #Mulatto hit the stage everyone got Rona to the beat pic.twitter.com/AnCKSOBNqQ
— Dread The Legend (@oxtail_ackee) November 22, 2020
Man yall please don't go to no big parties just #mulatto there. There's still a pandemic going on. At least don't go home to your family if you did party at a superspreader event. It's selfish as hell and dumb.
— Gabrielle
(@schare_is) November 22, 2020
The risk of the pandemic is exactly why the rest of the music industry has shut down live shows for now. Hopefully, these shows won’t continue and Mulatto will begin to understand the risks — she wasn’t wearing a mask, either.
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The recording process also unexpectedly influenced the final direction. “Dungeon” was written on an acoustic octave guitar, inspired by a series of technical setbacks that helped Bash Co. hone in on the mood he was seeking. Those struggles could’ve thrown him off his game, but instead he used the experience to get closer to the suffocating character that the song’s lyrical concept demanded.
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Young Thug, YSL Win in Court in Lil Wayne Tour Bus Shooting Lawsuit from 10 Years Ago
Young Thug and his label, YSL, have been dismissed from the lawsuit over the 2015 shooting of Lil Wayne’s tour bus, another major development in a decade-long legal battle. The move follows Birdman and Cash Money Records being dropped from the same lawsuit.
Judge Eric A. Brewton threw Young Thug out of the case, Billboard reports, because there was no evidence to prove an employment relationship between the rapper and the shooter named in the lawsuit, PeeWee Roscoe. The court found insufficient evidence to support the claim that Roscoe was acting for Thug.
The lawsuit was filed by Alvin Lewis, who was Lil Wayne’s tour bus driver at the time of the 2015 shooting. Lewis named several parties in the lawsuit, including Young Thug, YSL, Birdman, and Cash Money Records.
A central part of Lewis’ allegations was that Roscoe acted on behalf of Young Thug. But the court’s ruling suggests that the evidence did not establish the connection that Lewis was trying to draw between the rapper and the shooter.
The judge’s emphasis on the absence of an employment relationship was especially important in reaching the decision. There wasn’t enough proof tying Roscoe to Thug in that role, so the court ruled that the rapper should be out of the lawsuit.
Birdman and Cash Money Records were also dismissed from the case. The judge said there was not enough evidence to link Birdman to the shooting in their case, including information that he was not in the same state when it happened.
The ruling is the latest setback for Lewis in his ongoing case stemming from the 2015 incident. A lawsuit that once involved several big names in hip-hop has seen those defendants dropped after the court weighed the evidence.
The development offers a significant legal break for Young Thug and YSL from a lawsuit that has been active for years. The ruling doesn’t change the history of the shooting itself, but it does change the rapper’s and the organization’s legal standing regarding Lewis’ accusations.
It is important to distinguish between the dismissal and a finding on all issues in the original incident. From what we know, the ruling concerns whether enough evidence linked Young Thug to Roscoe’s actions through an employment relationship.
The case has garnered attention because of its link to Lil Wayne and other celebrities who were originally named in the lawsuit. With Young Thug and YSL now removed, alongside Birdman and Cash Money Records, the legal dispute has taken another major turn.
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