Young M.A. sparked concerns for her health on Tuesday (March 14) after she shared a video posted by her barber on Instagram Story. In response to the viral attention, M.A. and Fats Da BarberĀ have issued statements about her recent appearance.
The clip shows M.A. nodding to background music as FatsĀ gives a 360-view of her fresh line-up. It quickly spread across social platforms. Fans became concerned by the apparent bald spots among her locs and deep yellow eyes.
Some folks accused the barber of recording M.A. with ill intentions, others made jokes, and plenty more sent prayers and healing the rapperās way.
As mentioned, Young M.A. and Fats responded to the criticisms on their independent Instagram Story on Wednesday.
āYāall got so much to say as if Iām trying to embarrass my dawg she reposted my video. If she didnāt want me to record she would have told me yāall donāt know our bond nor our friendship what yāall need to fo is just send her prayers for her and thatās that,ā Fats Da Barber wrote.
M.A. and Fats didnāt explain why the rapper would need prayers. However, the barber continued his public response by revealing M.A. hadnāt received a haircut in over a monthāa timeline she later corrected.
āā¦She wanted me to bring her haircut back to life and which I did!!!! Thank you sis for coming and rocking with me like always. Love ya,ā Fats added.
Within an hour of Fatsā message, the rapper reposted it to her Instagram Storyāencouraging the barber to ignore the criticisms.
āWe blessed donāt let that get to you blooda [fingers crossed emoticon]ā¦and I told you itās was like 4 months [laughing emoticon},ā the rapper wrote.
Though she admitted to not receiving a cut in over four months, Fats posted a promotional clip of her on March 4. Itās also unclear when it was taken. However, in that video, the rapperās eyes are not yellow, but itās difficult to tell if thereās any hair loss.
As explained, the reactions to M.A.ās recent appearance sparked various reactions. Several folks called for privacyā pointing to the social commentary surrounding Chadwick Bosemanās weight loss in the weeks leading to his passing. However, we later learned that the weight drop resulted from his private battle with colon cancer.
Some fans have made assumptions about the artistās health, including claims of jaundice and drug use. But a large majority have called for folks to mind their business and allow the rapper to reveal her health status on her own time.
As fans try to decipher whatās going on, some have taken to M.A.ās past interviews, including sharing a clip of her 2018 talk with a therapist published by Viceland.
In the interview, she spoke about the loss of her brother, who was killed by a fellow gang member, and her music.
āIām here to inspire and I know it and I get it now because the music is not just the music. Itās so deeper than that now and Iām learning that now. Before it was just something I loved, something I drink about, something I wanted to do,ā the rapper said.
In June 2021, Young M.A. reportedly revealed she was checking herself into rehab for an unspecified addiction. At the time, she captioned a photo, āMAB Iāll be backā¦boutta lose this addictionā¦On my way! to rehab.āĀ
In December 2022, a woman shared a video on social media of M.A. using a scooter in a grocery store. At the time, the video gained millions of views. In addition to recognizing her in the clip, fans matched the varsity jacket she wore in the grocery store to previous photographs of the rapper wearing the same coat.
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