Chingy Drops Out of Trump Rally After Black Twitter Drags Him

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Rapper Chingy has decided to pull out of a scheduled performance at a conservative event after getting dragged by Black Twitter. The “Right Thurr” artist was set to take the stage at “Red, White & Rock”, a Nashville event supporting LGBT+ conservatives on September 29, but after a social media good old fashion drag took place, Chingy quickly backed out, leaving fans wondering what he was thinking in the first place.

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It all started when “Baller Alert” reposted the event’s flyer, sending Twitter into a frenzy. Comments poured in as people expressed shock and disappointment that Chingy, once a fixture in early 2000s hip-hop, was aligning himself with a conservative platform. Given the political climate—and the rapper’s previous struggle with rumors about his personal life—this move felt especially baffling to his fanbase.

Chingy initially tried to ride out the backlash, but as more responses rolled in, he apparently had a change of heart. The next day, he jumped into Baller Alert’s comments with his signature style: “YOU KNO WHAT JUS CAUSE I DONT WANT TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MESS. I HAVE DECLINED PERFORMING AND NO IM NOT A TRUMP SUPPORTER NOR SUPPORTER OF ANYONE ELSE BUT CHINGY. THURR YOU HAVE IT.” Just like that, Chingy tried to moonwalk out of the controversy faster than he dropped hit singles in the early 2000s.

For anyone wondering how Chingy found himself in this mess to begin with, it’s worth revisiting his complicated history with public perception. His career took a major hit years ago due to a rumor started by transgender model Sidney Starr, who falsely claimed they had a romantic relationship. The rumor spread quickly, and Chingy’s career never fully recovered. Starr later apologized for the lie, but the damage had already been done.

“When that happened, I lost a lot of stuff based off a lie, which was just, that was the most oddest thing I’ve ever seen,” Chingy explained in a previous interview. “Ain’t nothing good happened from that for me.” So, perhaps Chingy’s decision to back out of this conservative event was driven by a sense of déjà vu—he’s been burned by public perception before and doesn’t want to get caught up in another scandal.

Still, Chingy’s involvement in the rally, even if brief, has sparked curiosity. Why was he booked for a conservative event in the first place? And did no one in his camp think to check the temperature of Black Twitter before signing on the dotted line?

Whatever the case, Chingy has made it clear: he’s not here for Trump, or politics at all, really. As he succinctly put it, “I’m not a Trump supporter nor supporter of anyone else but Chingy.” Thurr you have it, folks—a statement as classic as his hits, and just as confusing as his latest career moves.

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