As the January 20 presidential inauguration, a handful of artists who originally agreed to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s big day have already jumped ship, including singer Jennifer Holliday (Flo Rida was never scheduled to begin with.) But former Motown singer and Rick Ross collaborator Chrisette Michele has reportedly signed up for the job to the dismay of countless of her alleged fans. Questlove is one of many who aren’t having it. In fact, The Roots’ funky drummer said he would actually pay Michele not to perform via Twitter.
According to New York Daily News, Michele’s publicity camp has reportedly kept this a secret for the past week for fear of backlash, but as soon the news hit social media, naturally it was a modern day witch hunt for the Grammy Award-winner’s head.
Check out some of the best Instagram and Twitter posts below.
Let her live, it’s not everyday that you get to perform at a presidential inauguration.
Ok first and foremost it is Chrisette Michele performing NOT BEYONCE, ADELE OR ALICIA KEYS, SO DONT FREAK OUT PEOPLE. most RnB listeners and HipHop lovers dont really know who she is. Her previous albums didn’t sell AT ALL. SO what is she gonna lose? if she doesn’t perform her album sales aint going anywhere, if she performs her album sales aint going nowhere BUT ATLEAST HE NAME IS OUT THERE GOOD OR BAD. So she might as well take the risk and hope that for doing this she can get a quarter of his supporters to buy her album. Either way she cant lose because she is already losing. She cant lose what she never had(FANS THAT BUY HER ALBUM).
A female R&B singer has more balls to perform at Trump’s inauguration than all these whiny rappers combined.
Like some of those posts said, she may not have a lot of fans or album sales, so maybe she needs a paycheck. Some of these artist should boss up if they dont like trump and actually pay her to NOT perform.
Did you even read the headline, brah? Exactly what Questlove did.
These same rappers, actors, singers etc claim to be fighting against racism, sexism, bullying etc are the ones who are doing the most to support the same things they claim to be against.
These idiot libs get mad when other artists don’t agree with their ways of thinking. Further proof these dems are idiots, sore losers who FAILED to see the uprooted racism in this country against blacks during Obama… Y’all are SO upset that Trump’s in office that you fail to see the fact the Obama was one of the worst foreign relations presidents ever, that Flynt chaos or even the fact that he could’ve focused on trying to save Chicago instead of focusing on such a graceless exit… THE ONE CITY, HIS HOMETOWN. But no, these libs wanna go on social media and make memes and share .GIF images complaining.
Grow Up, get educated and really “WOKE”… idiots. Y’all should celebrate Dems lost.. they haven’t been this upset since slavery was abolished **insert Kermit sippin’ tea here.
And they wonder why we can’t move forward as blacks y’all can’t accept the lose but yet y’all wanted Hilary in office who invest in prisons and owns the commissary in prisons who’s the real jagaboo?
I hate Trump just as much as the next guy but where were all these other millions of people at the polls? Why don’t we get out to the polls next time before it’s too late?? No reason to complain now. We the ones who let him in
Are you 100% sure that these people didn’t vote? If not, keep quiet.
Exactly!! Now ppl want to get up and say no not him. When they can’t have voted and avoided this.
boycott!!!!
nothing more needs to be said.
if someone’s political views are not aligned with yours, don’t support them (her in this case).
if you rock with Trump, buy her albums and attend her concerts; if you don’t -dont patron her anymore!
Well, if Chrisette needs a shoulder to cry on after all this slander, I just need her to know, she has a friend in me lol I’ll make it aaaaaaaaaalllllll better.
Black ppl don’t vote or buy music, so fuck it! Take that check shorty!
Black ppl so Dayum late. The election was last November. Worry about why we are there fighting on MLK day. Did Trump make us act like animals?
How many of y’all voted?
Whether democrat, republican or independent, no one will ever be truly happy with our president or future president(s).
I don’t like Donald Trump either but how is is any worse than Obama? He dropped bombs every 20 mins and signed more of our rights away just like any other puppet presidents in the past. Could someone actually explain to me what the hell Obama has done that’s good besides being the first half black president?
He kinda forced everyone to get healthcare via ObamaCare lol
It’s just sad… Obama has spent that last 8 years basically telling it to your face that he don’t give a damn about any of you but yeah, lets get mad at Trump because he’s the new president who is also not going to do anything. Just hirlarious
The first comment I see and it’s someone with some sense. I agree 100%. And here we go again hootin and hollerin over shit that doesn’t mean a damn thing in the long run. Cryin about a performance, who gives a fuck.
You hit the nail straight on the head, the only reason these black celebs (and some white ones too) are all over Bozos dick is because of the simple fact he is black. If any of them actually think Bozo has done good in the last 8 years are beyond demented. Trump has not even had one day in power so far, yet these snowflakes want to destroy him before he has even had a chance. Will be fucking hilarious if he turns out to be the best. Then all these washed up rich (I do not have to worry about shit) rappers can eat their words. Even then though Racists like Snoop Dogg will still say Bozo was the best ever.
You call snoop a racist while calling the first black president a bozo? Get a life loser. Maybe you don’t care about prison reform and the thousands of people who will be set free after spending 20 years in prison for a gram of crack. Maybe you don’t care about unemployment going from 8% to 4.9%? Maybe you don’t invest so you don’t care about the market going from 6500 to 18000 under his watch? Maybe you don’t care about 20 million Americans getting insurance coverage when they couldn’t before? Maybe you’re just an idiot that doesn’t have a clue about any of these things! Was he perfect? Nope but he turned this country around after Bush destroyed it
Grow the fuck up and accept it. Friday you will have a new POTUS. He will not kill blacks, he will not deport everyone who isn’t white. You low life pieces of shit are what’s wrong with America
Chrisette Michele has a beautiful voice and has collaborated with many of YOUR favorite artists.. She might back out like some other weak minded artists previously scheduled, but if not then more power to her and God Bless
The Govt wants us divided period, people as a group can’t figure that out??? They will keep us divided because people are stupid enough to buy into it. How do they do it, through race baiting, religion, political views. Do you really believe a country as crooked as the U.S really counts your votes??? Me personally I don’t think so but I’m not going to attack or degrade anyone that disagrees. We spend some much time attacking, degrading trying to debate on why my opinion is right, we forget the most important thing what is the solutions. I choose to help out through education and sports.
Member when Mary J Blige was sangin for Crooked Hillary? That was some slave shit.
I member. Member when house niggas were singing for their masters?
Pepperidge Farm members.
How about his weird azz should have taken her on tour with them or encouraged people to buy her last album when it came out? Her last album went wood because nobody supported it and now they have all these demands? It’s pathetic
Apparently HHDX has a large amount of Trump supporters/racist readers judging by the comment section
Apparently the USA has a large amount of trump supporters judging by the election.
From my experience, Trump is also very popular in Canada. Because of the Trump phenomenon, Kevin O Leary (from Shark Tank) is going to be our future leader.
So Chrisette Michele is looked down upon for doing the Grab Em By the Pussy Inauguration performance but Beyonce can perform in parts of the Middle East that treat women like garbage and no one bats an eye?
Ok then.
Why don’t all of u white boys on here defending Trump just stay the fuck off of hip hop sites and out of our culture!!!
That’s Racist!!!
White lives don’t matter!
You don’t even know who’s White or Black. Shut you’re sheep ass up.
I guess she truly is a Lost One
Um yeah, Obama has done nothing for anyone including your peeps or yo “culture!!!”but he was a good president because why? ‘Cause he’s Half Black y’all, half black y’all, half b, b, b, b, b, b, half black y’all…. Word to the mutha
I don’t care about all them no brain idiots having nothing but disrespect for your president but please, ?uestlove, you’re a part of my favourite hip-hop group, please, do not make me hate you and your band for acting stupid.
You chose the guy, I know not literally you, but the society you live in did. That’s democracy. What is wrong with yaalll
That isn’t democracy stupid…it’s called the Electoral College which was brought forth because the southern states were worried they didn’t have adequate representation in the US government because of their love of slavery. Read up. The popular vote says he lost by 3 mill, doesn’t seem like we all chose him.
NY and California should decide the vote from now on.
So the Democrat wins every time for the free handouts and amnesty. Got it.
When a hip hop site is anti Obama and pro Trump I think it’s safe to say that hip hop is dead
That’s Why I will be nominating Myself In future Elections for President ,Not Anymore Caucasian Men – Lying, Cheating,Stealing…
Chrisette, don’t do it! how will you explain it to your grandkids?