Grammy Award-winning MC Rapsody is doing a little injury management after Joey Bada$$’s Dark Aura Tour was abruptly canceled.

On Thursday (October 2), The Masquerade in Atlanta posted an Instagram announcement that learn, “Due to circumstances outside of our control, Joey Bada$$ has to cancel his tour, including our Atlanta date on 11/15. Refunds will be automatically processed. Stay tuned for a date next year!”

Many individuals assumed the tour was canceled as a consequence of low ticket gross sales, however Rapsody—who was booked alongside Ab-Soul as direct help for your entire run—shortly put these assumptions to relaxation.

“Guys,” she tweeted. “Stop being simple. There are a number of reasons tours get cancelled. Ticket sales was not a reason here. Relax. With love!.”

Guys. Stop being easy. There are quite a lot of causes excursions get cancelled. Tickets gross sales was not a motive right here. Relax. with love! ♥️ https://t.co/80YYVUVfkU

— Rapsody (@rapsody) October 3, 2025

The Dark Aura Tour was anticipated to start on October 16 in Boston with stops in Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta and extra. The tour additionally included a particular hometown efficiency in Brooklyn on November 19 earlier than it was to wrap in Philadelphia on November 20.

The 25-city trek would have adopted the discharge of Joey Bada$$’s newest challenge, Lonely At The Top, which arrived on August 29. It marks his first album since 2022’s 2000 LP and follow-up to a number of singles, together with “The Ruler’s Back,” “Sorry Not Sorry,” “Pardon Me,” “THE FINALS,” “MY TOWN,” and “CRASH DUMMY.”

As for Rapsody, the North Carolina native earned her first Grammy on the 67th Grammy Awards in February, taking dwelling the respect for Best Melodic Rap Performance for her collaboration with Erykah Badu, “3:AM,” from her acclaimed album Please Don’t Cry.

She additionally obtained a Best Rap Album nod and Best Rap Song for “Laila’s Wisdom” in 2018 and a shared nomination with Kendrick Lamar within the Album of the Year class for her work on To Pimp a Butterfly. More lately, she joined the ladies of Passing the Crown for a present in Denver, Colorado, the place she was backed by a stay all-female band.

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