A woman who is said to be a cousin of Jaylin Craig, the young man who was shot and killed by Dababy at a North Carolina Walmart after an altercation with the rapper, is now speaking out against him.
According to The Source, the rapper has since talked about the shooting in some of his songs and claims that the incident was a product of self-defense in the midst of a robbery.
However, Craig’s cousin has a different story.
In a Twitter thread that has since been deleted, she said, “Not only did Da Baby kill Jaylin, he’s perpetuated a lie that continues to assassinate Jaylin’s character and tarnish his good name. Well, my family and I have had enough.”
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“My cousin, Jaylin Craig, was shot and killed by D*B*by on 11/5/2018. He lied and said that Jaylin was trying to rob him and that he shot in self-defense. Shortly after, he blew up on the scene and had the nerve to brag about it in his songs.”
“Da Baby Is A Killer and a Menace. On November 5, 2018, 19-year-old Jaylin Craig had just gotten off work. Jaylin and his friend Henry (known time his family and close friends as “Spanky”) went to the Walmart store after work that day to buy longjohns. […] As they made their way to the men’s undergarment section, Jaylin and Spanky damn near lost their shit when they caught a glimpse of who they thought was up-and-coming local rapper Da Baby. He hadn’t blown up at that point, but both of the young men were fans of his music and had been following him on social media for some time. Can you imagine the excitement they felt?”
“They were excited, and as they navigated the aisles of the store to buy their wares, he crossed paths with them again. But this time, in spite of their genuine, innocent and pure excitement to see him up close, Kirk became agitated. After spewing a few words, he assaulted Henry with a punch to the face. A scuffle ensued. Jaylin attempted to diffuse the situation and break up the fight. Kirk’s girlfriend punched Jaylin in the face. While still entangled with Spanky, Kirk fired a shot from his illegal and unregistered gun as Jaylin turned to run. Ballistics and physical evidence show that Jaylin was shot in the back/side of his torso while he was trying to flee. One of the detectives who worked the case told the family that this incident was NEVER being investigated as a robbery-gone-bad. Yet the lie that’s been told, recirculated, referenced in rap songs, and adopted as the truth by the masses is that my little cousin was a thug who tried it and got what he deserved. No. NO, it’s quite the opposite.”
”Yet the lie that’s been told, recirculated, referenced in rap songs, and adopted as the truth by the masses is that my little cousin was a thug who tried it and got what he deserved.”
“Not only did DaBaby kill Jaylin, he’s perpetuated a lie that continues to assassinate Jaylin’s character and tarnish his good name. Well, my family and I have had enough.”
Someone responded to the tweet accusing the grieving woman of being a clout chaser. The account no longer exists on the social media platform.
DaBaby can’t seem to get out of his own way.
As previously reported, the artist was canceled on social media after making homophobic comments during his performance for Rolling Loud in Miami.
The incident has cost him a collaboration with fashion brand, BooHooMen as well as possibly the future removal of his feature in the remix to Dua Lipa’s song, “Levitating.”
