'Your dad's Travis Barker not Travis Scott': Alabama Barker, 17, slammed for cosplaying 'Black rap girlies' as she shares video of herself rapping
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Social media users have criticized Alabama Barker, the 17-year-old daughter of rock star Travis Barker and his ex Shanna Moakler, for sharing a new TikTok video in which she raps along to her own single. The video, posted on Monday, shows Alabama mouthing lyrics that include lines such as "We ain't together, when I'm wit' him he know I'm the realest / I ain't no opposition, all these b***hes in their feelings." Alabama, who was born and raised in Calabasas, California, has faced backlash for her choice of lyrics and portrayal in the video.
Alabama's TikTok video garnered attention not only for her rap performance but also for her striking appearance. With a full face of makeup and a vibrant orange wig adorned with a blonde streak, the 17-year-old aspiring musician showcased a different vocal style and accent while rapping. Fans were quick to notice the apparent change and expressed their observations regarding Alabama's transformed persona during the performance.
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'Your dad's Travis Barker not Travis Scott'
One bemused viewer wrote on Twitter, "The most offputting part about this is she is 100% using slang she learned online." Another said, "If my daddy Travis Barker and I’m a rich white girl please I would be tapping into every white girl rich aesthetic bag there is lmao. Yet they want to wear frontals and cosplay black rap girlies."
A skeptical user commented, "Like the lace front, the acrylics, the over lined lips, the aave, the black mannerisms…. hmmm." One said, "This is so black Americans women coded," while another agreed and said, "Down to the fkin mannerisms and affectation bro.."
Another user said, "It would actually be a serve if her culture vulture a*s were to color her hair black, put on a spike choker and bra, and started screaming into a microphone over a hard rock instrumental.. b***h ur dads Travis Barker not Travis Scott."
The most offputting part about this is she is 100% using slang she learned online. https://t.co/tL9jXhJc4W
— hy (@TheMindOfHY) May 16, 2023
If my daddy Travis Barker and I’m a rich white girl please I would be tapping into every white girl rich aesthetic bag there is lmao. Yet they want to wear frontals and cosplay black rap girlies 🤣 https://t.co/hdz9K1eJDy
— Natalie 🔜 a con with your nigga (@202NATALIEE) May 16, 2023
like the lace front, the acrylics, the over lined lips, the aave, the black mannerisms…. hmmm…. pic.twitter.com/MYeeHb96fA
— ☽ Mrs. Cee ☾ is seeing Bey 08/26-27 (@negressnparis) May 16, 2023
down to the fkin mannerisms and affectation bro..
— puttin on my jewelry for da bodega (@Alover00517922) May 16, 2023
it would actually be a serve if her culture vulture ass were to color her hair black, put on a spike choker and bra, and started screaming into a microphone over a hard rock instrumental.. bitch ur dads Travis Barker not Travis Scott https://t.co/7hw5kHmgqO
— JOAN OF ART (@umcornell) May 16, 2023
Alabama Barker has an older brother named Landon, 19. She also has a younger half-sister called Atiana De La Hoya, 24, who is the child of her mom Shanna and her ex-partner Oscar De La Hoya. With a substantial following on social media, Alabama engages 1.7 million followers on Instagram and has amassed 3.6 million fans on TikTok.
In March 2021, Alabama showcased her makeup skills by applying foundation to her father's face using KVD Beauty's Good Apple Skin-Perfecting Foundation Balm, demonstrating her talent and passion for cosmetics.
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