Kendrick Lamar and Drake‘s beef has been the focal point of the Hip Hop circuit over the past few weeks, and it has now crossed over into the political realm.
Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are currently trying to renew their tenures in the White House as president and vice president of the United States, respectively.
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With the general elections scheduled to commence on November 5, both candidates are trying to appeal to young voters through popular culture in a manner similar to Donald Trump, who is the subject of their latest ploy.
On Tuesday (May 7), the duo shared a video collage soundtracked by K.Dot’s “euphoria” bars: “It’s always been about love and hate, now let me say I’m the biggest hater/ I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk, I hate the way that you dress/ I hate the way that you sneak diss, if I catch flight, it’s gon’ be direct.”
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Each line plays over images of the Republican candidate, with the clip’s text altered to denounce the 77-year-old’s conduct and stances: “I hate the way that you walk over women’s rights, the way that you talk about immigrants […] I hate the way that you sneak diss on truth social.”
Check it out below:
In a similar spirit, John Legend also elaborated on his disdain for the former president last month.
In late April, the singer and pianist joined MSNBC to discuss the current state of criminal justice with an emphasis on pre-trial reform. During the chat, host Jen Psaki asked him about Trump signing the “First Step Act” in 2018 “to reduce the size of the federal prison population while also creating mechanisms to maintain public safety.”
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This, however, wasn’t enough to change the Grammy winner’s perspective.
“He’s not been an ally,” the Get Lifted hitmaker said right off the bat. “I think the ‘First Step Act’ was fine — it was a very small reform, and to be honest, most of the reform we need is on the local and state level because most incarceration is local and state, and most of the laws that end up being criminally enforced are local and state laws, so very little impact can happen on the federal level.
“At the same time he’s claiming credit for those small things, he’s also saying, ‘Y’know, if people are stealing something, they should get shot in the middle of the store.’ When we protested the killing of George Floyd, he was advocating for the military to shoot us in the streets.”
He added: “He’s made it clear throughout his life that he believes Black people are inferior; like he believes that to his core, in his bones. He won’t let us live in his buildings back in the day, but also when you hear some of the stray comments he makes, he clearly believes in a genetic hierarchy of humanity and is racially determined.
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“He is a tried-and-true, dyed-in-the-wool racist, like in the core of his being, he is a racist.”
