Atlanta-born rapper and singer Baby Tate shared over the weekend that her boyfriend’s car, affectionately dubbed “Grace,” had been stolen from her parking lot around 2 a.m. The sentimental ride was no set of wheels but was a vessel full of memories, a few hundred dollars worth of clothes, and more emotional burdens than any car should have.
“Fortunately, everybody is safe,” Tate told her 600,000 Instagram followers. But the focus, she said, is on getting her boyfriend back driving again. In her stories, she posted a GoFundMe link, asking fans with the means to donate and help spread the word.
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Some fans didn’t mince words, wondering why Tate needed to crowdsource when she’s a signed artist with hits to her name. And that’s when Tate opened up about something very few people in her position ever admit to: debt.”
“I literally owe Warner 1.5 million dollars,” she said flatly. “But me putting out there for people to donate to help my boyfriend replace his car via the community instead of plucking down cash to get him a new one off the lot, oh I’m a dumb whore.”
Glitz and glamour don’t necessarily equal a low bank balance, and Baby Tate’s honesty was a thunderclap on social media. The complaints kept coming, and Tate ultimately turned off comments. But she had more to say for herself. She hopped into her Stories to clear things up one last time.
“All I really asked was for y’all to share,” she wrote. “It’s sad that the only thing some of you felt the need to share was negativity! Lost in the community on account of reading comprehension/ lack thereof, let me spell it out for you, ‘donate if you can’ wouldn’t have ruffled your feathers if you had better reading skills.”
Her message concluded with a reminder of what truly matters at this moment in time: togetherness. The most powerful thing we can do is come together as a community.
In just one weekend, Baby Tate reminded us that fame is not the same as financial freedom, that susceptibility is still a liability online, and that no one should be punished for asking for help, even when those in need are in the public eye. And maybe, just maybe, it’s time we cut artists some slack, not just when they release bangers but when they’re hit with real life like the rest of us.
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