Few celebrities in the entertainment industry have openly supported conservative causes, but several prominent rappers have voiced their support for former President Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Since Trump became a Republican politician, many rappers have openly opposed him.
In 2017, Snoop Dogg released the music video for “Lavender,” which featured him shooting a clown dressed as President Trump with a gag gun.
The cover of Snoop Dogg's album “Make America Crip Again” from the same year showed a body in a morgue with a toe tag that read “Trump.”
Rapper Eminem delivered a four-minute freestyle slamming President Trump at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards.
Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) attacked Trump in his 2017 song “The Ringer,” accusing the then-president of being afraid to respond to his constant criticism.
Kendrick Lamar said, “Heart Part 4A rap song released in 2017.
But a growing number of hip-hop entertainers are publicly supporting Trump.
Some of this support is driven by President Trump's policies on criminal justice reform and economic policy, and some rappers are also driven by a need to become subversive countercultural forces.
Joe Rogan pointed out in June that rappers were showing their support for Trump after he was convicted of falsifying business records.
“A lot of rappers are coming out in support of Trump right now, which is crazy,” Rogan said. “Because he committed a felony. So, just like everybody's rapping about being caught up in the system, they're realizing that Trump is caught up in the system. Caught up in this f**king system. And they're seeing that happening to him.”
This new alignment with powerful Republican politicians stands in stark contrast to hip hop's historically strong ties to the Democratic Party.
From chart-topping hip hop music artists to influential voices in the rap genre, these rappers are defying the status quo.
Here is a list of the best rappers who have voiced their support for Trump.
Lil Wayne
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In the final hours of President Trump's term, he Pardoned 74 people were pardoned and 70 had their sentences commuted. Of the 144, President Trump pardoned Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., better known as rapper Lil Wayne.
“I want to thank President Trump for recognizing that I have more to offer to families, the arts, and the community,” Lil Wayne said. said The post was made on the X social media platform the day after Joe Biden's inauguration.
The Grammy Award-winning rapper pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a loaded weapon and could have faced up to 10 years in prison.
Lil Wayne has spoken out about Trump'sPlatinum PlanThe plan aimed to create economic opportunity for Black Americans through a $500 billion investment.
In October 2020, Lil Wayne met with President Trump.
“In addition to what he's done so far in rehabilitating criminals, the Platinum Plan will give true ownership to the community. He has committed to listening to what we have to say today and seeing it through,” Lil Wayne said.
Trump worked with rapper Ice Cube (real name O'Shea Jackson Jr.) on the Platinum Plan.
Kodak Black
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In 2019, rapper Kodak Black Sentenced He pleaded guilty to weapons charges for providing false information on federal documents to buy four guns from a Miami-area gun shop and was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison.
In addition to pardoning Lil Wayne, President Trump also commuted Kodak Black's 46-month federal prison sentence.
“I want to thank President Donald Trump for his work on justice reform and reducing prison sentences, and I also want to thank everyone for their support and love,” Kodak Black said. Written “This means more than you could ever imagine,” he wrote on social media in January 2021. “I hope to continue giving back, learning and growing.”
In April, Kodak Black defended Trump after he was criminally charged.
“I feel just like everyone else,” the South Florida rapper says. said“So they know they're going to try to get rid of Trump because Trump is a good black man, a real black man. He lets the scum get away with anything. … Trump is a real black man, a man, a soldier.”
Kodak Black, whose real name is Bill K. Capri, added, “Trump was already carrying a lot of baggage. Baggage. Everybody get off Trump.”
Sexy Red
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In December 2018, then-President Trump signed the First Step Act into law. The First Step Act is a significant and comprehensive criminal justice reform law.
The First Step Act aims to improve and promote rehabilitation in the federal prison system, reduce recidivism rates, and reduce excessive sentences.
Rapper Sexy Redd praised President Trump for passing the First Step Act and helping to provide stimulus checks to Americans during the pandemic.
“I love Trump,” Sexy Red said of comedian Theo Von's “last weekend“They're poor people and they support him,” she said on a podcast in October 2023. “I don't think at first people were trashing on him. They all thought he was a racist and said crap about women. Once he started releasing black people out of prison and giving free money to people, it was like, oh, we love Trump. We want him back as president.”
The St. Louis rapper added, “I love Trump. He's funny. I used to watch him talk to people. He's calling people fat. He's just so bold and funny. We need more people like him.”
Sexy Red has used the phrase “Make America Sexy Again” as part of her branding, a play on President Trump's “Make America Great Again” slogan.
Sexy Red has had two singles reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Anuel AA
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Music artist Anuel AA is a staunch supporter of Donald Trump.
Puerto Rican musicians Anuel AA and Justin Killes attended a Trump rally in Pennsylvania in August.
President Trump introduced the reggaeton stars as “legends in music.”
Anuel said “I’m from Puerto Rico, and we all know that the country is in a tough spot without Trump, as Biden always promised. [and] “He promised it. A lot of politicians have promised it over the years. We all know … the greatest president the world has ever seen, the greatest president this country has ever seen, his name is President Trump.”
Anuel continued, “Puerto Ricans, let's unite. Let's vote for Trump. I've spoken to Trump personally and he wants Puerto Rico to grow and succeed as a country. He wants to continue to help Latinos in the United States. Let's do things the right way and Make America Great Again.”
Quiles continued, “Mr. President, I like you more than anything because, as I always say, you are not a puppet. I support you because I feel you are the most honest man we have ever had as a president. Many Latinos stand strongly with President Trump. Thank you for sharing how important it is to make Puerto Rico great again. Not just Puerto Rico, but America great again!”
Tom McDonald
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Canadian rapper Tom McDonald has gained popularity for a string of controversial and politically charged songs that champion conservative values.
McDonald began his career as a professional wrestler before turning to music.
McDonald's songs and lyrics frequently explore themes such as cancel culture, opposition to wokeness, denunciation of political correctness, questioning social justice movements, criticizing mainstream media, critique attempts to stifle free speech, and promoting conservative viewpoints.
Some of his best-known songs include “Fake Woke,” “Snowflakes,” “Brainwashed,” “Cancelled,” “No Lives Matter,” “American Flags,” “Sheeple,” “The System,” “New World Order,” “In God We Trust,” and “Facts,” a collaboration with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro.
Within 24 hours of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, McDonald released a song called “You Missed,” which quickly rose to number one on iTunes.
McDonald's condemned left-wing political extremism. lyrics“They're burning down the country with progressivism / It started with changing what gender is / Then they started thinking anyone who thinks their life matters and they don't have melanin in their skin is a racist / They don't want peace, they want skeletons / They want men to act feminine / They don't want elections, they're pissed off about freedom / They just wanted to kill the president.”
Kanye West
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Kanye West (now legally known as Ye) has become a staunch supporter of President Trump in recent years.
West initially voiced his support for Trump after the 2016 presidential election.
Yep said At a concert in California in November 2016, she sang to the audience, “I told you all I wouldn't vote, right? But if I did, I would have voted for Trump.”
In 2018, Kanye made a symbolic visit to the White House wearing a hat that read “Make America Great Again.”
“When I put this hat on, I felt like I was Superman. I created Superman. Superman is my favorite superhero. I created a Superman cape,” West told reporters in the Oval Office at the time. “I think you have to have courage to win the game of life. My friends have tried to scare me away from wearing this hat. This hat empowers me in a way.”
In November 2022, Ye had dinner with the former president at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.
The two mavericks reportedly had a falling out over a dinner at Mar-a-Lago when Ye asked Trump to become his vice president.
“I think what upset Trump the most was that I asked him to be my vice president,” Ye said “I guess that was low on the list of things that surprised him,” he said in a video posted to the social media platform.
Kanye continued, “When Trump started yelling at me at the table that he was going to lose, I mean, has that ever worked on anyone in history? I was like, wait, wait, wait, Trump, you're talking to Ye.”
However, Kanye said in February that he was still a Trump supporter.
“Oh, sure, Trump all day.” stated“What are you talking about? You know what that is.”
President Trump recently said that Kanye is “very complicated” but has a “kind heart.”
“He's a very complicated guy,” Trump said of West. Live Stream Streamer Adyn Ross hosts: “Let's just say he's complicated. He's a really nice guy, but he can be annoying to people. And he can be annoying to other people. He's got a good heart, that's for sure, but he's complicated.”
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