Social media found itself in a mild frenzy over the weekend when the official Twitter account for Eric B and Rakim appeared to express their support for Donald Trump.
The tweet in support of Donald Trump, which has since been deleted, stated: “Hillary ain’t speaking the truth. Trump is a business man. What America needs is @ERICB in the Presidential Cabinet as the Secretary of…” with the photo you see above.
The suspicious endorsement has now been clarified thanks to a statement made on behalf of Rakim, and a handful of tweets sent yesterday (November 6) from the Eric B and Rakim account.
Given that Rakim “prefers to communicate through his music,” the legendary spitter is not directly associated with the Eric B and Rakim Twitter account, according to his manager, Matthew Kemp.
“Rakim has no connection with, interest in nor makes contributions to ANY social media accounts with the exception of his verified Facebook page and a rarely used Twitter account nor do any speak for him,” Kemp said, while speaking with OkayPlayer. “He prefers to communicate through his music.”
The last time Rakim spoke through his music on a full-length album was on his third solo album, The Seventh Seal, which celebrates its six-year anniversary on November 17. The last time he was heard on a track was in 2014, when he collaborated with Linkin Park for their song “Guilty All the Same.”
Tweets sent from the account for Eric B and Rakim, which trended shortly after the Trump comment was made, allude to the account being hacked when the Trump tweet was sent.
“We’ve taken back command of our twitter. Thanks for your help @Twitter @Support,” Eric B and Rakim wrote.
The account went on to reveal that they are “not endorsing Trump” and will vote for Hillary Clinton come Election Day (November 8). Eric B’s personal Twitter account echoed a similar sentiment.
“Keeping it [100]. Not endorsing Trump. We are with her. @HillaryClinton, the next @POTUS. Hope that’s clear enough. Deal with it,” the account for Eric B and Rakim tweeted.
Lmao as big of double talkers as obama himself one minute shes not fit then the next she is the most fit most pathetic shit ive ever seen
lol all of her experience is abysmal
I wouldn’t say that. And at least she has actual political experience. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t completely endorse every aspect of Hillary 100% or anything like that. But between the lesser of two evils I’d pick her over Trump any day of the week.
And where has “political experience” gotten this country other than lining any politician with powers bank accounts with gold from special interests groups from walmart to banks to oil and realtorship companies? Exactly thats why we DONT need a politician as president we need a smart business owner sure as hell not donald trump but i could name at least 10 business owners who are more fit to run this country than ANY politician
Yeah, I had a feeling the political experience line would wound up within internet quotation marks and sure enough it did. I stand by my opinion. In case your memory requires refreshing, we had an immensely great run with Bill Clinton. A man who accumulated a significant amount of political experience before stepping into the oval office. To this day, I still think its wrong his reign was tainted over something personal rather than political. It betters the odds to a certain degree is all I’m saying. Didn’t say anything about business owners so I’m gonna go into that. Frankly, my main point overall was that although I don’t fully support Hillary, Trump is the last person who has any business being President, so at least we agree on that.
What a bunch of scumbags I hope the people who vote for Hillary get a dose of reality tomorrow
Well that was certainly bizarre. Oh well.
i wonder what vince staples thinks about this.