Believe it or not, at one time Donald Trump was actually a positive symbol of wealth, ambition and power, and several Hip Hop artists werenât shy about sharing their veneration for the affluent real estate mogul. In 2011, Mac Miller dropped a video for âDonald Trump,â which essentially glorified Trump as a potential role model, while Rae Sremmurd penned 2015âs âUp Like Trump,â and alluded to their apparent admiration for the current Republican nominee.
Since Trump began his bid to be the next President of the United States, however, times have changed. Trumpâs inflammatory comments about women, minorities, immigrants â basically most segments of the population â have resulted in a palatable shift in the publicâs perception of him.
Most of the Hip Hop community has turned on him as well and has naturally taken to music to express their feelings on the subject. Below are eight tracks that obliterate Trumpâs character and shine a spotlight on exactly just how much he is hated in the Hip Hop community, including Commonâs âLetter To The Freeâ and YG and Nipsey Hussleâs âFDT (Fuck Donald Trump).â
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Common â âLetter To The Freeâ
Although theyâre subtle, Commonâs most recent single from his forthcoming Black America Again album, âLetter To The Free,â takes a couple of quick jabs at Trump. The always politically outspoken MC says, âSlaveryâs still alive, check Amendment 13/ Not whips and chains, all subliminal/ Instead of âniggaâ they use the word âcriminalâ/ Sweet land of liberty, incarcerated country/ Shot me with your ray-gun/ And now you want to trump me.â
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As he continues his commentary on the corrupt prison system, he adds, âWe staring in the face of hate again/ The same hate they say will make America great again/ No consolation prize for the dehumanized,â a clear mention of  Trumpâs infamous campaign slogan, âMake America Great Again.â
will.i.am â âGrabâM By The Pussyâ Spoof
Black Eyed Peasâ will.i.am uses humor to get his message across in the âGrabâM By The Pussyâ spoof. Donning a horrible blonde wig, the long-time MC is at a mock debate, where he proudly proclaims, âIâm a star because I made it/ Iâm rich and Iâm famous/ Donald Trump says âGrabâm by the pussy.'â
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As he fields questions from a moderator (played by fellow Pea apl.de.ap), he continues to assert just how âfamousâ he is, completely avoiding the questions, which is typically how the real Trump handles things anyway. âTrump that, bitch.â
Anthony Hamilton & The Hamiltones â âDonald Trump Will Grab You By The Pussyâ
Beginning with the words, âVote for Hillary Clintonâ and the 2005 audio clip of Trumpâs off-color comments about womenâs genitalia, Anthony Hamilton and The Hamiltones take a harmonized approach to Trumpâs lewd, now-immortalized phrase. Although itâs over in 53 seconds, it packs a punch and makes it clear who theyâll be voting for in the upcoming election.
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Emilio Rojas â âI Hate Donald Trumpâ
Emilio Rojas makes his feelings about Trump clear with a video depicting the presidential candidate as a 40-ounce wielding, groundskeeper-harassing, female-objectifying masked maniac.
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Lyrically, Rojas goes straight for the throat, referencing accusations that Trumpâs father was a KKK member. âI guess that the apple does not fall far from the tree that they hang the minorities on,â he raps.
Billy Dha Kidd â âFuck Donald Trumpâ
Hailing from Lincoln, Nebraska, Billy Dha Kidd is in the heart of the Bible Belt, where conservative thinking rules the majority. However, Billy Dha Kidd comes out with guns blazing in the video for âFuck Donald Trump,â proving living in the Bible Belt isnât getting to him. As several people take a baseball bat to a Trump piñata, the aspiring artist raps, âFuck your whole campaignâŠ[Trump] ainât nothing but a racist.â
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Chali 2na & The Funk Hunters â âGet Involvedâ
Jurassic 5 MC Chali 2na takes a trip to his hometown of Chicago in the video for âGet Involved.â The song is a collaboration with Canadian electronic duo The Funk Hunters and comes from their most recent EP, ILLectric.
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While its lyrics definitely lean toward a call-to-action, Chali 2na takes it to a different level when heâs filmed flipping off Trumpâs International Hotel and Tower in downtown Chicago as the words âcorporate crooksâ roll off his tongue. We all know who isnât getting Chaliâs vote.
YG & Nipsey Hussle â âFDT (Fuck Donald Trump)â
Another blatant diss track, YG and Nipsey Hussleâs âFDT (Fuck Donald Trump),â pulls out all the ammunition. Before the music even begins, a message flashes across the screen that reads, âAs young people with an interest in the future of America, we have to exercise our intelligence and choose who leads us into it wisely. 2016 will be a turning point in this countryâs history, the question is, in which direction will we go?â
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The video shoot was supposedly shut down during a Trump rally because they were filming an anti-Trump song, but that didnât stop them. YG starts, âI like white folk, but I donât like you,â before the hook begins, âFuck Donald Trump.â Doesnât get any more straightforward than that.
YG F. Macklemore & G-Eazy â âFDT Part 2 (Remix)â
Macklemore and G-Eazy give YGâs âFDTâ the remix treatment in âFDT Part 2.â Macklemore uses his verse to aggressively and unapologetically attack Trump for his apparent hatred of Muslims and stance on gun control, spitting, âYour politics are like a Starburst pack/ Why?/ Nobody fucks with the orange one,â before calling him an âautomatic punk.â
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G-Eazy comes in and wastes no time comparing Trump to Hitler and the KKK, rapping, âThis manâs not peaceful/ Racism is evil/ This man hates Muslims/ Thatâs a billion fuckinâ people/ If truth be told, Donald is a terrorist.â Game, set, match.