The Hip Hop community took more shots at presidential candidate Donald Trump when The Weeknd and Belly cancelled their appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
The Associated Press reports the two artists decided to remove themselves from the late night program because the entrepreneur was slated to appear on the same episode and they did not want to be associated with Trump. Filming for the show was set for yesterday (May 25) in Los Angeles. Belly was to perform his song “Might Not,” which features The Weeknd.
“I feel like the way I was raised was to be able to see through all the titles in this world — from religion to race,” Belly said in a statement. “I just didn’t want to feel like I was a part of a celebration for somebody who has beliefs that majority of us don’t agree with.”
Belly, who is signed to Roc Nation, is promoting his forthcoming mixtape, Another Day in Paradise. He explained that his decision to remove himself from the show is to distance himself from Trump’s past comments calling Mexican people criminals and rapists and declaring a bans of all Muslim people traveling to the United States.
“I’m here on a campaign of positivity and love and to contribute what I can to music,” Belly continued. “I create songs people go to sleep and wake up to, songs that they fall in love to. For me, being Muslim and being somebody that appreciates my access here in America, I love the fact that I’m able to be here. To play my part in this business is a privilege and a beautiful thing. The fact that I could lose that ability through the actions of someone such as Donald Trump isn’t right to me. At all.”
Belly and The Weeknd have a longstanding working relationship. Among their shared writing credits include the XO crew leader’s hits “Into The Hills,” “Often” and the Oscar-nominated “Earned It,” which appears on the 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack.
fuck donald trump! but fuck hilary even more! dont let the wool be pulled over your eyes hip hop!
Fuck these 2 Canadians. Nobody fkn cares about them. Donald Trump 2016!!!
Preach !
Preach !
We Fuck Either Way YA DIG #NewAge
Amazing how Democrats got black ppl supporting all kinds of immoral shit like killing babies gay marriage etc. All this bs about Trump being a racist, but nothing was said about Trump being a racist when he had the tv show the Apprentice. As a black man growing up in the hood in NW Indiana and traveling It’s clear that Democrat ran areas are full of poverty. In over 50 yrs since black ppl switched to voting for Democrats aint nothing changed or got better.
But Abortion and gay marriage is ok. No where near immoral. Rapist are immoral. Murderers are immoral. What other people arent hurting you dude relax
Wah wah wah wah. Vote for that fool then. See how much worse your situation gets.
Um…yeah. Abortion and gay marriage ARE ok. Killing brown people and apartheid are NOT ok and thats ACTUALLY what Hillary is all about
Lord, we come to you with our heavy hearts. We ask that you take the oxygen thief, Donald Trump out of this world. We pray that Donald Trump be assassinated on live television. In your name we pray, Amen
Oooh yeah! Oooh yeah! Oooh yeah!
But Belly and The Weeknd are Canadian……
I almost gave a shit for a second there, about the 2 canadians protesting USA politics…almost
FUCK Donald Trump
RESPECT