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Boosie Badazz performs onstage during The Parking Lot Concert Series at Georgia International Convention Center on Aug. 15, 2020 in College Park.
Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesLil Nas X has got a lot of people talking as he ramps to the release of his debut album -- and one of those people, Boosie Badazz, is not happy about it.
In a tweet posted on Friday morning (Sept. 3), Badazz shared a message where he once again went after the "Industry Baby" rapper with homophobic language for expressing his overt queerness to the public. "NAS X WTF U JUST DONT STOP," he wrote. "I THINK HES GOING TO TURN AROUND N SUCK ONE OF HIS BACK GROUND DANCERS D--- ON NATIONAL TV #protectyours #godturninoverinhisgrave."
While the "Nasty, Nasty" rapper didn't retweet or respond to anything directly from Lil Nas X, followers were able to extrapolate that Badazz was set off by the rapper's faux pregnancy announcement released Thursday. In a series of photos, the 22-year-old reveals a pregnant belly, celebrating the upcoming "birth" of his debut album, Montero.
The photo shoot created online controversy almost instantly, with Lil Nas X quickly taking to his Twitter to defend his photos and clap back at his detractors. "N---as be like 'you desperate for attention' then proceed to give it to me," he wrote in one tweet, adding in another, "let me get offline, all of this negative energy is not good for the baby."
Badazz has made a habit of talking negatively about Lil Nas X over the last few months. Back in July, after Lil Nas joked about performing naked at the VMAs, Badazz went on his Instagram live and issued a threat to the rapper, saying, "If I’m at the awards and he go up there naked, I’ma drag his a-- offstage and beat his a--."
Boosie then went on to defend his comments in an episode of The Breakfast Club, telling Charlamagne Tha God, "If you were trying to raise [children], would you be cool with sitting there and trying to watch Nas X go up there and take his clothes off? If you do, Charlamagne, you're part of the problem."
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David Lee Roth made an unexpected appearance at the Stagecoach Festival on Saturday evening, stepping onto the stage with Teddy Swims to perform “Jump,” the iconic 1984 hit by Van Halen.
During his Stagecoach set, Swims welcomed Roth after running through his recent single “Mr. Know It All” along with “Some Things I’ll Never Know,” both taken from his debut studio album I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1), which arrived in September 2023.
This moment marked the third straight festival where the two have shared the stage. Swims previously invited Roth out during recent sets at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, where he introduced him as “David Lee Roth from the best band of all time, Van Halen,” before they kicked into “Jump” together.
The latest performance unfolded during a chaotic night at Stagecoach, as strong winds earlier in the evening led to a temporary evacuation of the grounds and forced several changes to the schedule, including removing artists such as Journey and Riley Green from the lineup.
The evacuation came after powerful gusts swept through the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, the site of the festival. An “emergency evacuation” notice appeared on screens across the venue, urging attendees to “move quickly and calmly to the nearest exit,” while alerts sent through the festival’s official app instructed people to clear the area.
The interruption impacted several stages, with the Mane Stage sitting between sets when the evacuation alert was issued. Wind conditions had been intensifying throughout the day, with stronger gusts arriving in the evening as part of a regional wind advisory.
Even with the disruption, Swims’ set ultimately continued, and Roth’s surprise appearance stood out as one of the biggest highlights of the night as fans returned once the festival resumed.
Stagecoach, one of the largest country music festivals in the United States, takes place every year at the same location as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and regularly draws tens of thousands of fans.
