Alabama Barker's Rap Video Earns Her Blackfishing Accusations: Watch

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Travis Barker's daughter has previously faced similar allegations, but continues to pursue her dreams of rapping.

Alabama Barker hasn't even made it to legal age yet, but already, the 17-year-old has amassed herself a serious group of haters. While some have criticized the teenager for making herself appear older than she is, much of the backlash she's faced – on TikTok especially – has been regarding her love for rap music. She was compared to Kentucky lyricist Rubi Rose earlier this year after previewing a new song on the platform, but now, one of her latest videos has the internet slamming the young blonde.

On Monday (May 15), Barker confidently rhymed along to lyrics like "We ain't together, when I'm wit' him he know I'm the realest / I ain't no opposition, all these bitches in their feelings." Rather than her signature platinum locks, the fashionista wore a bright orange wig, seemingly channelling Ice Spice. She left one blonde streak in her bangs and obviously overlined her lips with a dark pencil, causing some to leave comments online about her obviously altered appearance. Elsewhere, others have been questioning her decision to pursue rapping when her father, Travis Barker, is one of the most famous rockers in the world.

Alabama Barker Faces More Criticism

"I don't understand how white girls be rich and decide to do this? The way I would be at a pool spending money somewhere, like what?" one hater wrote on Twitter. "The girls are really getting good at their Black girl cosplay. Like they are really committing!" another sarcastic response says. Offering up a half-compliment half-critique, a user wrote, "Ngl the wig colour is a good ass colour, but it would be cool if she didn't do that thing where she spends the next 10 years copying Black women from the south."

Regardless of what the haters are saying, plenty of TikTok users chimed in with kind words under the wannabe rap diva's post, encouraging her to keep pursuing her dreams. Do you think that Alabama Barker deserves the blackfishing allegations? Let us know in the comments, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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