Numerous members of the Hip Hop community have tested positive for COVID-19 since the coronavirus pandemic kicked off in March. The latest rapper to test positive for the virus? Florida’s Tokyo Jetz.
On Saturday (June 27), she took a mobile COVID-19 test and documented her test on Twitter, writing, “Ima just go back inside” after she received her positive result.
In a series of follow-up tweets, Tokyo broke down what drove her to get a COVID-19 test, citing she was suffering from some of the symptoms.
“So I cooked crabs yesterday and all morning I was like, ‘they been sitting they finna be so good’ … got home and can’t even taste shit!!!” she wrote. “I can taste stuff at the back of my throat but not on my tongue. All day I been like ‘y’all don’t smell that bleach’ …. when in reality no one does and I can’t smell anything.
“Luckily we broke my fever under 100 but it was 101.3 … Mind you … the nigga who did my test said ‘oh u sick fa sho ..u don’t need a test.”
When a follower asked her about her symptoms, Toyko replied, “Fever 101.3, Body aches, Chills, No taste, Can’t smell, Sore Throat, Cough.”
So I cooked crabs yesterday and all morning I was like “they been sitting they finna be so good” …got home and can’t even taste shit !!!!
— OUTSIDE (@REALTOKYOJETZ) June 27, 2020
All day I been like “y’all don’t smell that bleach”…. when in reality no one does and I can’t smell anything
— OUTSIDE (@REALTOKYOJETZ) June 27, 2020
Luckily we broke my fever under 100 but it was 101.3
— OUTSIDE (@REALTOKYOJETZ) June 27, 2020
Mind you…the nigga who did my test said “oh u sick fa sho..u don’t need a test”
— OUTSIDE (@REALTOKYOJETZ) June 27, 2020
Fever 101.3
Body aches
Chills
No taste
Can’t smell
Sore throat
Cough— OUTSIDE (@REALTOKYOJETZ) June 27, 2020
Tokyo’s diagnosis follows Houston rapper Slim Thug who revealed he’d tested positive after having a slight cough, followed by Scarface who noted since battling COVID-19 he’s had to go on dialysis due to kidney failure.
“I fought the COVID, double bilateral pneumonia and kidney failure, all in my house,” Face told Willie. “Before the COVID, I never had kidney problems before.”
Scarface Reveals He’s On Dialysis After Suffering Kidney Failure Due To COVID-19
The Hip Hop community lost New York rapper Fred The Godson to COVID-19 in April. Florida is currently experiencing one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the country. As of press time, over 5,000 new cases were reported in the state and the overall number of COVID-19 cases sits at over 146,000, according to WESH 2.