"Imagine him crowd surfing..." — Internet reacts to Dave Blunts getting a standing ovation for standing up during his performance

On November 30, 2024, rapper Dave Blunts, aka Davion Blessing, performed in the Juice WRLD Day 2024 in Chicago. While the performance became quite a talked about subject, what grabbed fans and netizens' attention even more was his physical condition.

Dave, estimated to weigh about 500 pounds, as per an article by The Daily Mail, published earlier this month, performed with an oxygen cylinder sparking more concerns. The rapper further received a standing ovation from the crowd just because he could stand up. The clip of the same has gone viral online. One such tweet, uploaded on December 21, was captioned:

"Dave Blunts shocked the crowd while performing and stood up 😭😭."

The tweet garnered more than 6.5 million views as well as about 133k likes.

Netizens flooded X, formerly known as Twitter with their reactions to the rapper's condition. Here are some popular responses found on the social media platform. Many expressed shock after the rapper got up so smoothly. A user wrote:

"Imagine him crowd surfing."

Another user tweeted:

"Am I the only one surprised by how easily he stood up??? I thought he would struggle or atleast use his arm to help get up😭😭😭."

"He got up kinda quick, hold on 😶.." added a tweet.

"He shocked his heart too, working over time 😭," mentioned netizen.

Others believed that Dave Blunts did something very ordinary, and netizens were reacting unnecessarily. A user commented:

"N*gga got these n*gggas shocked from doing regular human functions 😭."

"The fact this is what people get excited over today…" read a tweet.

"Damn the bar is low lol," wrote a netizen.

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Dave Blunts previously admitted to consuming drugs like Percocet, ecstasy and Xanax

Dave Blunts had been quite transparent about his journey and struggles surrounding being overweight. In June, he made an appearance on the No Jumper podcast and opened up about his health struggles. This was when he admitted to having consumed certain drugs in the past.

During the conversation, Blunts added that his activity levels were more to blame for him being overweight, rather than his diet. The rapper claimed that he was usually quite lazy, and added:

"It's more just like, like laziness. Like I'll just eat and then then like chill or like sleep or some s** like that."

He further mentioned in the podcast that he was trying to exercise and work out as much as possible. However, it was difficult for him to continue the same. Blunts even said during the conversation that the most exercise he was getting was while he was walking around the airports.

He then shared insights into the regular issues that he would be facing. According to Dave Blunts, he had to sit and use his inhaler frequently when going for walks.

Dr Stuart Fischer, an internal medicine doctor in New York City, told The Mail that there could be some severe outcomes of being in this situation. According to the doctor, Blunts, who also has asthma possibly worsened it after fat secreted inflammatory chemicals in his body. Many netizens continued to express concerns about Blunt.