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DaBaby is embarking on the Live Show Killa Tour presented by Rolling Loud, just months after causing uproar at the Miami festival for his homophobic comments.

DaBaby is embarking on a North American tour presented by Rolling Loud, just months after igniting a wave of controversy for making homophobic commentsat the festivals Miami edition in July. In a surprise full-circle moment, the North Carolina native took to Instagram on Tuesday (November 2) to announce the Live Show Killa Tour, a North American trek backed by the festival franchise that takes him across the country between November and February. The show you thought youd never see again, as DaBaby dubbed it, kicks off in Chicago on November 26 before wrapping up in Los Angeles on February 6. The 22-date tour stops in cities including Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston, Boston and Detroit along the way. Presale begins Thursday (November 4) at 10 a.m. EST, before tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday (November 5) at 10 a.m. EST. A post shared by LONG LIVE G (@dababy) DaBabys tour announcement arrived as the 29-year-old rapper appeared to have been let off the hookfor his Rolling Loud remarks by an LGBTQ organization called Relationship Unleashed. A TMZ reportpublished on Tuesday claimed the nonprofit approved of DaBabys return to Rolling Loud last week, where he hit the stage as a special guest during 50 Cents headlining set as they feel hes learned a lot over the past few months. Relationship Unleashed were said to have been one of the LGBTQ and HIV-awareness organizations DaBaby met within August amid the backlash over his comments, which saw him dropped from numerous festivals and endorsements. However, Relationship Unleashed CEO Gwendolyn D. Clemons came forward later on Tuesday to refute TMZs story, claiming the site grossly misquoted the answers she gave in an interview conducted via email. In a statement published on magazine, Clemons wrote, 90% of the information posted on TMZ website about what Relationship Unleashed shared via email is completely false and that this article has the potential to cause irreputable harm to the organization. LGBTQ Nonprofit Grossly Misquoted By TMZ About Rapper Dababy! https://t.co/cZh8Pq6orWvia @TheUnleashed Voice Magazine The Unleashed Voice (@tuvmagazine) She continued by saying TMZ took her email reply out of context and completely disregarded many points she made about DaBaby making her look like an insensitive, irresponsible rogue voice for the LGBTQIA+ community. Relationship Unleashed made a separate statement on Instagram on Tuesday clarifying their stance on the issue. Our organization stands on strong principles of being defenders of the LGBTQIA Community and nothing has changed, the post read. We vehemently deny this assertion and the reporting does not align with our values or mission. A post shared by Relationship Unleashed (@relationship_unleashed) The uproar all began when DaBaby made disparaging remarks about gay men, women and people with HIV/AIDS during his performance at Rolling Loud Miami on July 25. If you didnt show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases, thatll make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cellphone lighter up, he said to the crowd. Ladies, if your pussy smell like water, put your cellphone light in the air. Fellas, if you aint sucking dick in the parking lot, put your cellphone lighter up. Read more