Many artists have vocally dissed Donald Trump, but rapper YG is single handedly the most outspoken. His political anthem titled “FDT,” is made up of the cursed presidential candidate’s initials.
It comes as no surprise the “FDT” music video has been viewed more than nine million times on YouTube.
The video’s opening message is a huge pat on the back to President Obama for leading our country for the last eight years:
“The last 8 years represented an upward evolution in Western political principles and the collective vibration of America as a whole… We saw more inclusive/diplomatic foreign policy… We saw prison reform actually bring home family members and neighbors of ours…We saw healthcare become a civil service… And we saw morally unjust conflicts with our countries resolved…”
Sirens ring out and helicopters can be heard overhead as a small Black boy stands with a poster board that says, “F**k Donald Trump.”
Then YG starts cursing the billionaires name over and over.
In the explicit head-bobbing rap song, the rapper calls Trump “racist” and threatens to “turn Black Panther.” The anti-Trump song includes other hard-hitting verses:
“…surprised the nation of Islam ain’t tried to find you … don’t let Donald Trump win that n****r cancer.”
In an interview with CNN, YG said issues that Trump dismissed, such as police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement, influenced his new music. YG says:
“He can’t be counted on to handle these issues. This issue is important to the black community, period. It’s life. This s— is bigger than hip- hop. … We’re supposed to use our platform to speak up and bring our brothers together and put some light on some of this s— that’s not right for our people.”
Before his presidential candidacy, Trump’s riches and social status were referenced in hip-hop songs by big time ballers like Nas and Juicy J. According to FiveThirtyEight, Trump has been referenced in 266 songs dating all the way back to 1989, and in one year alone there were 33 references to the business mogul.
CNN also reported that YG says other rappers are afraid to speak out on controversial issues that matter:
“They’re scared on what comes with it, what could come with it. They’re not doing business with Trump… They’re saying they ain’t political. They ain’t going to get into all this s—… I’m not political either bro, but guess what? All that s— matters.”
YG released “FDT Part 2,” featuring two famous white rappers, Macklemore and G-Eazy. In the song, the rappers compare a Donald Trump rally to, “Hitler in Berlin.”
The second video hasn’t received as many views as the first, but YG is still gung-ho with the “FDT” movement.
On Sept. 18 he kicked off a nationwide “F**k Donald Trump” tour just in time for Election Day. The tour will have more than 50 concert dates and even makes some stops in Canada.
For a guy who doesn’t care much about politics he’s beating this “F**k Donald Trump” thing into the ground.
According to Billboard, YG will offer opportunities to vote at the merchandise booth and registered voters will also receive a discount on tour gear. A portion of the merchandise profits will also be donated to families affected by police brutality.
The “FDT” music video blatantly urges young people to vote for anyone other than Donald Trump, but YG isn’t all that satisfied with the so-called left overs. YG says:
“Out of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, I would rather Clinton be president but just overall, I would rather Obama have a third term.”
Warning, the following video has graphic language.
