We’re only two weeks into 2021 and Bow Wow has gone viral twice for unfortunate reasons. First there was that attempted flex in a tiny party boat about a week ago, and over the weekend the rapper managed to fill out a club in Houston for a concert during a global pandemic. Video from the show swept the internet, catching the attention of the official Twitter account of Houston’s Mayor Sylvester Turner, as Stereogum points out.
Turner’s account immediately put Bow Wow and his team on notice with a tweet on Sunday. “These events that are scheduled with @BowWowPromoTeam today in Houston are on our radar,” he wrote, reminding would-be show promoters that “Concerts are not allowed in Houston at this time unless it is virtual.”
These events that are scheduled with @BowWowPromoTeam today in Houston are on our radar. Other bars/clubs that are operating as restaurants, beyond capacity and social distancing requirements, please expect visits. Today we report 1964 new cases and 17 more deaths. st — Sylvester Turner (@SylvesterTurner) January 17, 2021
Neither Houston nor any Texas city should be allowed to be a venue for concert promoters outside of this State because clubs/bars are allowed to reclassify as restaurants. Only legitimate restaurants should be open at this time. st — Sylvester Turner (@SylvesterTurner) January 17, 2021
Concerts are not allowed in Houston at this time unless it is virtual. Please reschedule. st — Sylvester Turner (@SylvesterTurner) January 17, 2021
Bow Wow took this personally, writing “Safe to say the mayor of houston hates my guts.” Hilariously, the mayor responded to this, assuring Bow Wow that they’re all good. It’s just, you know, the ongoing plague: “Let me be very clear. I don’t dislike @BowWowPromoTeam,” he wrote. “Help us get past this virus and then do your thing. The same for other bars & clubs.”
Safe to say the mayor of houston hates my guts. I cant believe i get the blame for a whole weekend. This is ridiculous. — Bow Wow (@smoss) January 18, 2021
Let me be very clear. I don’t dislike @BowWowPromoTeam. While the city is in the midst of this pandemic nearly 2000 infected and 17 dying yesterday, this is not the time for concerts. Help us get past this virus and then do your thing. The same for other bars & clubs. st #COVID19 — Sylvester Turner (@SylvesterTurner) January 18, 2021
Houston’s Mayor is not a fan of Bow Wow’s COVID-unsafe concert, either
Bow Wow. Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for WE tv.