OpEd: Light-Skinned Karma— How You Get Him, Is How You Lose Him

As the melodrama involving DaniLeigh and DaBaby unfolds on social media, I remember her light-skinned anthem released earlier this year and I can’t help but wonder if this is retribution for the Dominican-rapper who perpetuated colorism in the Black community.

James R. Sanders
The Baldwin
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5 min readNov 16, 2021

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DaBaby + DaniLeigh (Instagram)

The gag is…the title.

Unless you’re on a social media fast — which I need to seriously consider, you’ve heard about what’s going on with DaBaby and his girlfriend DaniLeigh.

According to several reports, in the wee hours of Sunday night into Monday morning, police were called to DaBaby’s home under suspicion of assault. The victim is being listed as Jonathan Kirk (rap name, DaBaby). Later into Monday morning the police came again at around 9:35 a.m. and according to Rolling Stone, Kirk told police that he was assaulted by Danielle Curiel (rap name DaniLeigh).

Curiel was served with a Criminal Summons for Simple Assault for both incidents.

This all happened on social media — a live the two were doing when they began engaging in a heated exchange. During their exchange, Curiel appears to be feeding their daughter. She argued that the rapper hadn’t been around as much as she would like for her and their child.

Kirk says in an Instagram post: “I don’t want no charges pressed or nothing. I just want her peacefully removed, which they need to hurry up (and) do as we speak. I ain’t even want that behavior on display, but it’s OK, man this too shall pass, it’s all good.”

In a separate post from Curiel, who was removed from the premises — she suggests Kirk wants her out of the house so that he can sleep with other women, including his first baby’s mother with whom Curiel also had a public feud.

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James R. Sanders
The Baldwin

Culture + Fashion Journalist. Author of forthcoming, Reparations for Style & Soul. Twitter @JamesRSanders