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Multiple songs, albums, bands and performances have referenced Donald Trump or his various brands, including Trump Tower, his TV show, his hotel chain, and his casinos. While recent songs refer to Trump's campaign, election, and tenure as President of the United States, more than 200 songs refer to Trump prior to his campaigns for president. Most earlier references to Trump in lyrics revolve around his status as a business tycoon, but then shifted toward a stance more critical of his politics as he attempted to attain public office. With his victory in the 2016 presidential election, Trump's prominence in hip-hop music has been likened to that of
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's in hardcore punk during the 1980s.


Background


Hip hop

Trump's name first appeared in hip hop lyrics during the 1980s when he became an icon of the ultra rich. Among the earliest mentions of Trump in rap lyrics was the
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' track "Johnny Ryall" on the 1989 album '' Paul's Boutique'', in which they contrast Trump with his homeless alter-ego, Donald Tramp. While many rappers early to this trend praised Trump's wealth, often as a means to compare their own financial aspirations or success to his, others used their music as a platform to criticize Trump's practices and politics. Among the earliest of these was The Coup from Oakland, California, who critiqued and mocked Trump on their first two albums released in the early 1990s. ESPN's political site FiveThirtyEight documented that between 1989 and 2014, 19% of song lyrics about Trump were negative while 60% were positive. The 2010s marked a left-leaning political shift in musicians' attitude toward Trump as his presence in the public eye changed from that of a business tycoon to a politician, particularly one known for making controversial statements. Because of hip hop's close association with minority communities and its reinvigorated politicization with the Black Lives Matter movement, lyrical depictions of Trump rapidly grew to be more disparaging throughout his campaign and subsequent election as President of the United States. Many artists have name-checked Trump in more than one song. Pre-presidency,
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had the most Trump mentions (nine songs between 2008 and 2015) with
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running second (seven songs between 1996 and 2012). Other major Trump name-checkers include
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(six songs between 2013 and 2016), Young Thug (six songs between 2013 and 2015), Lil Wayne (five songs between 2000 and 2012) and Raekwon (five songs between 1995 and 2012).


Mac Miller controversy

When
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's 2011 song " Donald Trump" became a ''
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'' hit, Trump released a YouTube video congratulating the rapper: As the song garnered more plays, Trump took a more aggressive tone and demanded
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for using his name, thereby starting a feud with Miller. In early 2013, Trump taunted and threatened legal action against the rapper via a series of exchanges on Twitter. By 2015, Trump changed his attitude toward Miller again when he ended an interview with '' The Hill'' by praising Miller's song as it approached 100 million hits. Miller later appeared on '' The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore'' to denounce Trump for his racial views during his run for president in 2016.


Eminem

In 2004, Trump endorsed
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in a mock presidential national convention to promote satellite radio station Shade 45. On October 10, 2017, Eminem performed a freestyle rap titled "The Storm" at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards, criticizing President Trump. The freestyle went
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, garnering millions of views and hundreds of thousands of likes on YouTube within weeks. Eminem's '' Revival'' has many lines critiquing Trump's presidential campaign and election, calling him a racist, a Nazi, and Adolf Hitler—among other incendiary insults and a fantasy in which the rapper is "framed" for murdering Ivanka Trump. He also raps about his regret at having collaborated with Trump in his promotion for Shade 45. On " The Ringer" from his 2018 album '' Kamikaze'', Eminem apologizes for alienating fans who supported Trump, and says that he was questioned by the
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for his seemingly threatening lyrics. This led ''
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'' to file a
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request with the Secret Service to find out if the claim was true. In October 2019, the agency revealed that, in response to an email from a TMZ employee pressing the agency to investigate Eminem for his "threatening lyrics" about Ivanka Trump, they had conducted a background check and arranged an interview, in which the interviewers read the verse out loud to Eminem—and he rapped along. The agency subsequently decided against referring the case to a federal prosecutor.


Other genres of popular music

Outside of hip hop, most lyrical references to Trump have appeared in songs ranging from satires of the billionaire, to outright protest in varying degrees of explicitness. One of the earliest Trump send-ups was the 1990 ballad "Donald Trump (Black Version)" written by Prince for fellow Minneapolis act the Time in which singer Morris Day calls himself a Black version of Donald Trump, who can use his riches to "fulfill woman'severy wish, nd herevery dream". In 1992, Irish folk-rock group
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had a #4 hit with " Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal," which references Trump's casino business in imagining an Irish county that becomes a gambling mecca. More recently, songs like "Fergus Laing" by English folk singer Richard Thompson present thinly veiled references to Trump without mentioning him by name, while songs like "Fucked Up Donald" by Canadian punk band D.O.A. are more direct. Many songs attack Trump by mocking his supporters through stereotypical portrayals of their views and lifestyles. Phoenix-based comedian Brian Nissen comedian stars as "Mullets Over America" spokesman Dwain in the music video "Make America Great Again", while Rocky Mountain Mike's cover of "
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" remakes the lyrics to be about Trump, with the song's title alluding to the color of his skin. Sung from the perspective of a xenophobic Trump supporter, the song opens: In October 2016, author Dave Eggers launched a project slated to release one anti-Trump song each day leading up to 2016's election day. Originally called ''30 Songs, 30 Days'', Eggers' plan was to have each song performed by a different artist, but due to more musicians coming through with songs, it grew to be 40, and then 50 songs in 30 days. Eggers worked on the project with
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with whom he had previously worked on two similar election-related projects. Eggers' inspiration for the project came when attending a Trump rally in Sacramento earlier that year. Participating artists included Death Cab for Cutie, Aimee Mann, Bhi Bhiman,
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, Franz Ferdinand, Josh Ritter, Thao Nguyen,
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, R.E.M., Adia Victoria,
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, Lila Downs, Mac McCaughan,
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, Vinnie Paz,
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, Filthy Friends, Radioinactive, Sheila Brody,
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, Andrew Bird, Mirah,
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, Sam Cohen,
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, Wesley Stace, Loudon Wainwright III, Cold War Kids,
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, Mission of Burma, Bob Mould,
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, The Long Winters,
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, Local Natives,
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, Laura Gibson, Tim Heidecker, Modern Baseball, Joe Purdy, and Rogue Wave. In June 2017, Compound Sound LLC released ''Trumped Music'', a 32-minute album of eight songs which are Fair Use parodies of famous hit songs throughout the years. These songs are sung by impressionist Christopher John as "Donald Trump", with several tracks also featuring impressionist Andrew Harris as "Vladimir Putin". Paul McCartney's song "Despite Repeated Warnings" from his 2018 solo album " Egypt Station" compares then-president Trump's failure to acknowledge climate change to the sinking of the Titanic where the captain ignored warnings of icebergs. In his song McCartney cites Trump's references to global warming as a "Chinese hoax," his pulling the United States out of the Paris Climate Accords, and otherwise denying the existence of climate change altogether.


Opera

At the 2017
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in the Netherlands, the American
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Sara Hershkowitz performed György Ligeti's 1992 concert excerpts from his opera '' Le Grand Macabre'', titled ''Mysteries of the Macabre'', with the
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. She alluded to Donald Trump in three costumes which she changed on stage: a clown, baby outfit with a bottle, and a beauty pageant swimsuit, the last a reference to his previous ownership of the Miss Universe organisation.


List of songs that mention Donald Trump


1980s

* "Johnny Ryall" by
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(1989): "Donald Trump and Donald Tramp living in the men's shelter" * "My Word Is Bond" by Donald D (1989): "And after that me and Donald Trump hung out / Donald talkin' 'bout Donald Trump,' man, y'all is crazy" * "Lie-Z" by The Fat Boys (1989): "I got money like Donald Trump!" * "Trump" by Cindy Lee Berryhill (1989), from the Rhino Records album ''Naked Movie Star''. *"Sick of You" by
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(1989) from ''
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'': "They ordained the Trumps and then he got the mumps..."


1990s

*" Donald Trump (Black Version)" by The Time (1990): "Donald Trump (black version), come on take a chance / A 1990s love affair, the real romance" *"I Gotta Say What Up" by
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(1990): "I gotta say what's up to Digital Underground and
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/ Cause he makin' more than Donald Trump, you know what I'm sayin', yo" *"Skin Trade" by Nice (1990): "I'm not rich like Donald Trump" *"Get Dumb! (Free Your Body)" by The Crew featuring Freedom Williams (1990): "I'm donaldtrumpin' gettin' paid buildin' somethin'" *" Tale o' the Twister" by
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(1990): "Up on the roof of Trump Tower / She said, 'It's yours on a trade-in'" *"Skypager" by
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(1991): "Beeper's goin off like Don Trump gets checks" *"
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" by
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(1991): "With his mouth sewn shut, he still shakes his butt / 'Cause he's Hitler and Swayze and Trump and Travolta" *"Money and the Power" by Scarface (1991): "Rolling hard, stackin paper like Trump" * " No Nose Job" by Digital Underground (1992): "Now
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says you're making more than Donald Trump / So yo, go on and get your nose fixed, Hump." * "Panhandlin' Prince" by
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(1992): "Mr. Trump, can I ask you a question, you got some spare some change for me, sucka?" *"Pocket Full of Stones" by
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(1992): "Call me Black Trump" *"Da Funk" by Redman (1992): "I'm back with the funk, chump / You want funk, how many lumps? / I got spunk / I'm well known like Donald Trump" *" Las Vegas (In the Hills of Donegal)" by
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(1992): " Inishowen could then be known for its multimillionaires / Where Donald Trump would like a chunk to live in solitaire" *"Smart Like Einstein" by Little Charlie and the Nightcats (1993): "I was smart like Einstein, rich like Donald Trump". * The Coup's eponymous song from their debut album '' Kill My Landlord'' (1993): "Break yourself
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, it's collection day / Break yourself Trump, it's collection day / Break yourself
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, it's collection day / You stole the shit from my great granddaddy anyway" *"Pimps (Free Stylin at the Fortune 500 Club)" by The Coup (1994): "Trump Trump check out the cash in my trunk/I am Donald Trump me think you mighta heard about me/How me last wife Ivana come and catch me money" *"211" by Master P (1994): "Put more cash in my pockets than Donald Trump" *"Incarcerated Scarfaces" by Raekwon (1995): "But yo, guess who's the black Trump?" *"Protect Ya Neck II The Zoo" by Ol' Dirty Bastard (1995): "Warning you chump, brain is out for lunch/Given the power punch, soon to be paid like Donald Trump" *"Money Talks" by
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(1995): "A bank account so fat that Donald Trump would wanna be me" *"Paid" by
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(1996): "I'd still be in the house getting paid like Trump" *"Three Strikes You In" by
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(1998): "I'm just tryin' to get rich like Trump" *"Mafioso" by Kool G Rap (1998): "Can't stop until I got a casa up in Trump plaza" *"Trump Change" by E-40 (1998): "Trump change, I'm talking Donald Trump change / I'm talking Steve Wynn, I'm talking you know? E-Feezee" *"Tru Master" by
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(1998): "In hot pursuit of Donald Trump rap loot" *"Get Back" by
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(1998): "Got to get the dough like my man Donald Trump" * Paper Bag Thoughts" by DJ Clue? featuring Raekwon (1998): "Hear me yo; wild Trump style." *"Money Is My Bitch" by
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(1999): "The best couple they seen since Trump and Marla Maples" *"Speed Law" by Mos Def (1999): "Rocked the Trump Tower to the terrordome" *"Muzzle Toe" by
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(1999): "It's reg or not, pockets love Trump Donald" *"Hova Interlude" by
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(1999): "Well, I'm the ghetto's answer to Trump"


2000–2009

*"Love on Haight Street" by BT with Rasco and Fifty Grand (2000): "Took me twelve months to stack money in lumps / Far from livin' foul but further from Don Trump" *"
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(2000): "Let me in, now / Let me in now / Bill Gates, Donald Trump let me in now / Spin now, I got money to lend my friends now" *"Bad Boyz" by
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(2000): "What type of nigga stay in the Trump for weeks? (Bad Boyz)" *"Can I Live" by
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(2001): "We tryna get money so we can be livin' like Trump" * "Get Paid" by Styles P. (2001): "Tryin' to see my sh*t in the Forbes; Trump tower for 'self." – Styles P, 2001, A Gentleman and a Gangster. *"Hip Hop Quotables" by Ludacris (2003): "I buy cars with straight cash, have meetings with Donald Trump" *"What More Can I Say" by
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(2003): "I'm at the Trump International: ask for me I ain't never scared" *"Playas Only" by
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(2005): "Bet she ain't never seen a penthouse at the Trump / Me and are been around the world and we'll give it to you just how you like it girl" Google Play. Retrieved February 16, 2017 *"Thug Motivation 101" by
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(2005): "I'm Donald Trump in a white tee and white 1's" *"Good Morning" by Cage (2005): "Donald Trump, shotgun pump, illegal store fronts" *"Shut Up Bitch" by
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(2005): "I'm in the Trump International, 30 floors up (so high)" *" It's Goin' Down" by Yung Joc (2006): "Boys in the hood call me black Donald Trump" *"Jealousy" by
Fat Joe Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper from New York City. He began his music career as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), then forged a sol ...
(2006): "We fuckin with Donald Trump now" *"Heavy Metal Kings" by Jedi Mind Tricks (2006): "I'm like Trump in ''The Apprentice'', only fire at night!" *" The Format" by AZ (2006):"From Bed-Stuy to the East, I'm too at peace to lose it / But love it, I still does it, breathing off a Trump budget" *"We Gon' Make It" by Diddy (2006): "I spend absurd money, private bird money/That Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Bloomberg money" *"Free Radicals" by The Flaming Lips (2006): "You're turning into / A poor man's Donald Trump / I know those circumstances make you wanna jump" *"Midgets and Giants" by Sage Francis (2007): "Fuck an apprentice, I got more firepower than Donald Trump!" *"The Morning News" by
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(2007): " Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump keep arguin' about nonsense" *"American Wedding" by Gogol Bordello (2007): "So be Donald Trump, or be an anarchist. Make sure that your wedding doesn't end up like this!" *"Mo Cars, Mo Hoes" by Fabolous (2008): "They know I'm hood rich, Donald Trump of the pumpers" *"This is the Life" by Rick Ross (2008): "I'm in Trump Towers, amongst earners" *"Donald Trump's Hair" (2009) by
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*"F.U.$" by Danger Danger (2009): "I wanna be a famous jet-set billionaire, just like Donald Trump, with better hair" *"96,000" From In the Heights by Lin-Manuel Miranda: "Donald Trump and I on the links and he's my caddy"


2010–2015

*" So Appalled" by Kanye West (2010): "Balding Donald Trump taking dollars from y'all" *"Get It" by Big Sean and Pharrell (2010): "I'm tryna stuff em until I can't fit no more. I'm talking Donald Trump level" *"Listen to My Drama" by Ivy Queen (2010): "Yo soy fina como Gucci, la heredera de Donald Trump / I am fine like Gucci, Donald Trump's heiress" *" Donald Trump" by Mac Miller (2011) *"Trump" by Young Jeezy (2011): "Call me Donald Trump / The type that count my money while I smoke a blunt" *"Racks on Racks" by Lil Wayne (2011): "Get money like Donald Trump" *"Gucci Gucci" by Kreayshawn (2012): "I'm looking like Madonna but I'm flossing like Ivana Trump" *"I Need Dollas" by T.I. (2012): "Used to want dough like Jay-Z, but now I'm thinking Donald Trump" *"Loco-Motive" by
Nas Nas (born 1973) is the stage name of American rapper Nasir Jones. Nas, NaS, or NAS may also refer to: Aviation * Nasair, a low-cost airline carrier and subsidiary based in Eritrea * National Air Services, an airline in Saudi Arabia ** Nas Air ( ...
(2012): "I started out broke, got rich, lost paper then made it back / Like Trump bein' up down up, play with cash" *"
Ball A ball is a round object (usually spherical, but can sometimes be ovoid) with several uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used f ...
" by Lil Wayne and T.I. (2012): "I'ma fire my blunt like Donald Trump" *"Google That" by Raekwon (2012): "Black Trump... with fat pockets" *"Pirates" by
Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...
(2012): "Resurrection of the real, time to get the richer than Trump" *"I Wanna Be With You" by Nicki Minaj with DJ Khaled (2013): "At the Trump, and you bitches at the Radisson" *"The Dangerous Three" by
R.A. the Rugged Man R.A. Thorburn, better known by his stage name R.A. the Rugged Man, is an American rapper and producer. He began his music career at age 12, building a reputation locally for his lyrical skills. Thorburn signed with major label Jive Records at a ...
(2013): "I'm the Don: Corleone, Cornelius, Trump, King" *"Karate Chop" by
Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), known commonly as "Shaq" ( ), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program ''Inside the NBA''. O'Neal is regarded as one of the greates ...
(2013): "You ain't got enough, better get a loan from Mr. Bill Gates / And Donald Trump and Carlos Slim" *"Loaded" by Young Thug (2013): "Plottin' on Donald Trump!" *"Donald Trump Walk" by Jerry James (2013): "I'mma make them bottles pop / Donald Trump talk" *"Off the Corner" by Meek Mill (2014): "Going Donald Trump numbers on the corner/I made a million on that corner" *"***Flawless Remix" by
Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
feat. Nicki Minaj (2014): "He want 'Monster Nicki' in Sri Lanka I told him, 'Meet me at the Trump, Ivanka'" *"Donald Trump" by Young Thug (2014): "Donald Trump, I made / Forbes list this month!" *"What We Doing" by
Fat Trel Martrel Reeves (born June 26, 1990), better known by his stage name Fat Trel, is an American rapper. He is currently signed to MGE The Label with distribution of Asylum Records. He was signed to DTLA Records with the distribution with Beryl Med ...
(2014): "What we countin'? (hundred thousands) / Where we at? (Trump Towers)" * "Up Like Trump" by Rae Sremmurd (2015): " Forbes list, Forbes / Read it like the Bible / Up like Donald Trump"


2015–2016, during Trump's presidential race and election

* "Black Friday" by Kendrick Lamar (2015): "I'm the son of the pioneer that got you near the sun / Play with him, bitch you better off voting for Donald Trump" * "El Chapo" by The Game (2015): "This is goons day, I can have Guadalupe / Come through and knock Donald Trump out his toupee" * "Free Enterprises" by
Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...
(2015): "Assassinate Trump like I'm Zimmerman" * "Bad Boy on Death Row" by Dave East (2016): "Donald Trump ain't safe on my block, gotcha your wifey at IHOP" * "Mr. Tangerine Man" by Rocky Mountain Mike (2016) * "
Nobody Speak "Nobody Speak" is a song by American hip hop producer DJ Shadow, featuring rap verses from American rap duo Run the Jewels. The song was first a part of Run the Jewels' Record Store Day release, which was a virtual reality cardboard viewer that i ...
" by DJ Shadow featuring
Run the Jewels Run the Jewels, also known by the initials RTJ, is an American hip hop super-duo composed of Brooklyn-based rapper and producer El-P and Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike. They released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut studio album ...
(2016): "Flame your crew quicker than Trump fucks his youngest" * " FDT" YG & Nipsey Hussle (2016): "Fuck Donald Trump" * "FDT Pt. 2" by
G-Eazy Gerald Earl Gillum (born May 24, 1989), better known by his stage name G-Eazy, is an American rapper. His first major-label album, '' These Things Happen'', was released on June 23, 2014, and peaked at number 3 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 ...
(2016): "A Trump rally sounds like Hitler in Berlin or
KKK The Ku Klux Klan (), commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan, is an American white supremacist, right-wing terrorist, and hate group whose primary targets are African Americans, Jews, Latinos, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and ...
shit, now I'm goin' in" * "Free Steven Avery (Wrong America)" (2016) by
Cabbage Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of ''Brassica oleracea'', is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage ( ''B.&nb ...
: "Death to Donald Trump/ Death to Donald Trump/ There's something about politics in America/ Death to Donald Trump/ Death to Donald Trump/ There's something about politics in America..." * ''
30 Days, 50 Songs 1,000 Days, 1,000 Songs (originally called 30 Days, 30 Songs, then 30 Days, 50 Songs) is a musical project launched on October 10, 2016, by Dave Eggers which was originally supposed to release one song per day from then until November 8, 2016, whic ...
'' project, released daily between October 10 and November 8, 2016 by Dave Eggers and
Jordan Kurland Jordan Kurland (born 1972) is a founding partner of Brilliant Corners Management, a music and artist management company with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Seattle. He is the co-founder of the Treasure Island Music Festival and a partner in ...
, including notably: ** " Million Dollar Loan" by Death Cab for Cutie ** " Mr. Tangerine Man ive by Wesley Stace ** "I Might Vote 4 Donald Trump" by JPEGMafia ft. Freaky * "Viva Presidente Trump" by Brujeria (2016) * "Donald Trump" by
Upchurch Upchurch is a village and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, England. It is situated just off the A2 road, between Rainham and Sittingbourne. History Upchurch lay on a pre-Roman trackway; the many linking roads are the result of Ro ...
* "Conrad Tokyo" by
A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,Q-Tip
featuring Kendrick Lamar (2016): "Move with the fuckery / Trump and the
SNL ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves a ...
hilarity" * "See Me Down" by
Lil Durk Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper and singer. He is the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only the Family (OTF). Durk garnered a cult following with the ...
featuring Jadakiss (2016): "Let's face it/ If Donald Trump win the spot, then we back to the basics" * " Black Barbies" by Nicki Minaj and Mike WiLL Made-it (2016): "Island girl, Donald Trump want me go home"


2017–2021, during Trump's presidency

* "I Burn but I am not Consumed" composed and performed by Karine Polwart with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for Celtic Connections, Thursday 19th January 2017 and subsequently included on her " Laws of Motion" album. * "The Kingly Ladder" composed and performed by Colin Macpherson, released July 13, 2020 on the album "Wire Angel", and with accompanying YouTube video on September 24, 2020 * "Tomorrow's Light" an earlier song composed and performed by Colin Macpherson and directed at Donald Trump, released on the album "Synaptic Overflow" March 11, 2018 * "No Smoke" by Roc Marciano & Knowledge the Pirate: "Somewhere in Fiji, sippin' mojitos and martinis / While Trump tweetin' quotes from Mussolini" * "No Es Mi Presidente" by
Taina Asili Taína Asili is an American musician, singer, songwriter, poet, artist and activist. Born in Binghamton, New York to Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican parents, she first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the singer for the punk band Anti-Product, and ...
Y La Banda Rebelde * "Tear Down That Wall" by
The Bright Light Social Hour The Bright Light Social Hour is an American psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas. The band is composed of Jackie O'Brien on bass and vocals, Curtis Roush on guitar and vocals, Zac Catanzaro on drums, Mia Carruthers on keys and vocals, and Jua ...
* "
Tiny Hands "Tiny Hands" (full title: "We Don't Want Your Tiny Hands, Anywhere Near Our Underpants") is a protest song by Fiona Apple, released on SoundCloud days prior to the 2017 Women's March (January 21, 2017), for which the song was created. Compositio ...
" by
Fiona Apple Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. She has released five albums from 1996 to 2020, which have all reached the top 20 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Apple has received numerous awards an ...
* " No Favors" by Big Sean & Eminem: "I'm anti, can't no government handle a commando / Your man don't want it, Trump's a bitch! / I'll make his whole brand go under" * "
Land of the Free Land of the Free may refer to: Music Anthems * "Land of the Free" (anthem), the national anthem of Belize by Selwyn Walford Young * A phrase in "The Star-Spangled Banner", national anthem of the United States ** A nickname for the United States ...
" by Joey Badass (2017): "Obama just wasn't enough, I just need some more closure / And Donald Trump is not equipped to take this country over" * "Rockabye Baby" by Joey Badass (2017): "Time is running up, feel the burn in my gut / And if you got the guts, scream, 'Fuck Donald Trump'" * "Santa Please" by Miss Eaves (2017): "Impeach for Christmas Impeach for Chanukah Impeach for Solstice Impeach for Kwanzaa One thing I need One thing I want Impeachment Impeach Trump" * " Legendary" by deadmau5 &
Shotty Horroh Adam Rooney (born 22 September 1986), better known by his stage name Shotty Horroh, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter and actor. In 2017, Shotty Horroh signed a four-album record deal with Sony Music Canada and released his major label deb ...
(2017): "Tried to give her draws of the proper skunk / But she prefer the whites like Donald Trump" * "
The Heart Part 4 "The Heart Part 4" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar. It was released on March 23, 2017, by Top Dawg Entertainment. The track features uncredited vocals from American singer Khalid. The song contains samples from "Do ...
" by Kendrick Lamar: "Donald Trump is a chump / Know how we feel, punk?" * "Tin Foil Hat" by Todd Rundgren featuring
Donald Fagen Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician best known as the co-founder, lead singer, co-songwriter, and keyboardist of the band Steely Dan, formed in the early 1970s with musical partner Walter Becker. In addition to his w ...
* "
I'm Not Racist "I'm Not Racist" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Joyner Lucas, released on November 28, 2017, by Atlantic Records. It features a heated discussion about race and society from the perspective of a white man and a black man. Lucas has ...
" by Joyner Lucas (2017) * " XXX." by Kendrick Lamar (2017): "Donald Trump's in office / We lost
Barack Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...
and promised never to doubt him again" * "Thug Life" by
21 Savage Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (born October 22, 1992), known professionally as 21 Savage, is a rapper based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Born in London, he moved to Atlanta with his mother at age seven. He became known after releasing two m ...
(2017): "All my tint presidential, like I'm Trump, dawg" * "Set Up Shop (Remix)" by Lil Baby and Marlo featuring Young Thug (2017): "I wanna be a billionaire/ I ain't got no problem with Donald Trump" * "Like Home", " Framed", and "Heat" by Eminem (2017) from his '' Revival'' album: " Grab you by the *meow*, hope it's not a problem, in fact / About the only thing I agree on with Donald is that" * "Gays 4 Donald" by Pink Guy (2017) * "Dining At The Trump" written by Cude & Pickens (2017) for the album ''Bobby Lee's Good American Musical Show''. Bobby Lee Cude, Hard Hat Records, CEO *" Diamond Duck" by
Maraaya Maraaya are a Slovenian duo founded by Marjetka Vovk and Aleš Vovk (Raay) in 2014. The group's name is a combination of its members' names, while its pronunciation means "She has Raay" in Slovene. Raay is credited as co-writer and producer for ...
(2017) * "Losing My Life" by Falling in Reverse: "I respawn like I have a reset button, hated more than Trump is" (2018) * "
Ye vs. the People "Ye vs. the People" is a song by American rapper Kanye West. It stars a guest appearance from fellow rapper T.I., with him being credited as the People. The song was solely produced by West, who co-wrote it with T.I., and due to the work of the F ...
" by Kanye West featuring T.I. (2018): "But ever since Trump won, it proved that I could be president". * " Uproar" by Lil Wayne (2018): "Listenin' to Bono, you listen to Donald". * "Another Year" by
Shad The Alosinae, or the shads,Alosinae
, Eternia &
Ian Kamau Ian Kamau is a Canadian writer, hip hop and spoken word artist, writer, designer, and visual artist from Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which t ...
(2018): "Trump is in charge, and they trump up the charges" * "
Love It If We Made It "Love It If We Made It" is a song by English band the 1975 from their third studio album, '' A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships'' (2018). The song was written by George Daniel, Matthew Healy, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald, while the produc ...
" by The 1975 (2018): "'I moved on her like a bitch!' / Excited to be indicted / Unrequited house with seven pools / 'Thank you Kanye, very cool!'" * "15 (Intro)" by Bhad Bhabie (2018) *"KITTY KITTY" by De Staat (2018): Various lyrics alluding to Trump and his campaign policies, (such as "Big deal maker, orange entertainer, swamp it up, 'gator" and "Make the new news faker"). The song's music video depicts two crowds of people charging towards each other in slow motion, with the two groups coloured blue (to represent the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...
) and red (representing the
Republican Party Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party. Republican Party may also refer to: Africa *Republican Party (Liberia) * Republican Part ...
). * " Let Me Out" by
Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, ...
(2018): Donald Trump's name is mentioned, but censored, because writer Damon Albarn did not want to give the "most famous man on earth any more fame". * "
Veins Veins are blood vessels in humans and most other animals that carry blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are the pulmonary and umbilical veins, both of which carry oxygenated b ...
" by Earl Sweatshirt (2018): "Stuck in Trump Land, watching subtlety decayin'" *Clean Bandit – Mama (feat. Ellie Goulding): Trump portraited in music video. * "Commotion" by
Moneybagg Yo DeMario DeWayne White Jr. (born September 22, 1991), known professionally as Moneybagg Yo, is an American rapper. He is signed to fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti's record label, Collective Music Group (CMG), in a joint venture deal with Interscope ...
(2019): "Presidential made 'em mad like Trump (ha)" * " Batuka" –
Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
(2019): "Get that old man / Put him in a jail / Where he can't stop us" *"The Principal" – Melanie Martinez (2019) * "45 (A Matter of Time)" by
Sum 41 Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. Originally called Kaspir, the band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Dave Baksh (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jason "Cone" McCas ...
(2019): "I believe that I / Am losing faith in all of humankind / But then I realize it's plain to see / That a number is all you are to me" * " The Adventures of Moon Man and Slim Shady " by
Kid Cudi Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), also known by his stage name Kid Cudi ( ), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and fashion designer. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Cudi would move to New Yo ...
and
Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclai ...
(2020): "Bunch of half-wits up in office". * "Trump is your President" by Bryson Gray, Mickey Winston and David Films (2020) about the first impeachment of Donald Trump : "Donald Trump is your President, if you like it or not". *
Virus Potus
" by Vii-Pii (2020) about the Trump communication during the COVID-19 pandemic : "Shutdown Trump, we'll all get by". * "Sunshine" by Young Dolph (2020): "my president is Trump and my Lambo blue" * "Real One" by G Herbo featuring
Lil Durk Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper and singer. He is the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only the Family (OTF). Durk garnered a cult following with the ...
(2020): "I was pissed off at my lawyer, me and Von ain't do shows in month/ I can't blame the judge and state's attorney, 'cause both of 'em voted for Trump" * "4 More Years" by Forgiato Blow & Colt Ford (2020) * "MAGA STEPPING" by Bryson Gray (2020): "Trump 2020 I'm bout' that" * " Ain't It Different " by Headie One, AJ Tracey,
Stormzy Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. (born 26 July 1993), known professionally as Stormzy, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2014, he gained attention on the UK underground music scene through his ''Wicked Skengman'' series of f ...
, and Onefour (2020): "I'm stacking up all these funds, making paper like Donald Trump" *"GUN TOTIN' PATRIOT" by Bryson Gray & Forgiato Blow (2020): "Trump, okay bury him a legend. Trump, okay America's biggest blessin/ Tell Jesse Smollett that I know this MAGA Country" *" Quick Escape" by
Pearl Jam Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guita ...
(2020): "The lengths we had to go to then to find a place Trump hadn't fucked up yet" *"Border Inside My Heart" by
Watsky George Virden Watsky (born September 15, 1986), better known mononymously as Watsky, is an American rapper, singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, poet, author, and illustrator. Watsky broke out as a rapper with his viral video "Pale ...
(2020): "Donald J. Trump is a thug and a plague / and if he signed your check, you belong at The Hague" *"Dirty Little Virus" by
Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...
(2020): "Grandfather's dead, got Trump instead" *" Commander in chief" by
Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992), known as Demi Lovato, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), Lovato rose to prominence for pl ...
(2020)


2021 – Present, after Trump's presidency

*" FIX URSELF!" by JPEGMAFIA (2021): "I love my baby like Trump loves Putin, in the deepest way (Yeah)" * " Fake Woke" by Tom Macdonald (2021): "Eminem used to gay bash and murder his mom/ And now he doesn't want fans if they voted for Trump" * "Cancelled" by Tom MacDonald (2021): "Y'all been starting rumors, let me help you with some, yeah: / I'm a racist, I'm a sexist, I'm in love with Donald Trump" * "
We Cry Together "We Cry Together" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar and American actress Taylour Paige, taken from the former's fifth studio album, '' Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers'', released on May 13, 2022. The eighth track on the album, Lamar wr ...
" by Kendrick Lamar (2022): "See, you the reason for Trump!"


Pre-existing songs modified to be about Donald Trump

* "Born to Die," a 1982 song by
Millions of Dead Cops MDC is an American punk rock band formed in 1979 in Austin, Texas, subsequently based in San Francisco, and currently Portland, Oregon. Among the first wave of bands to define the sound and style of American hardcore punk, MDC originally formed ...
begins with the chant "No war! No KKK! No fascist USA!" The chant was modified by American punk rock act
Green Day Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, together with bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt. For most of the band's career, they have been a powe ...
at the 2016 American Music Awards to become, "No Trump! No KKK! No Fascist USA!" from there, the chant was taken to the streets by anti-Trump protestors. * "
Mr. Tambourine Man "Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released as the first track of the acoustic side of his March 1965 album '' Bringing It All Back Home''. The song's popularity led to Dylan recording it live many times, and it has been includ ...
" by Bob Dylan (1965) was reworded to "Mr. Tangerine Man" by Rocky Mountain Mike (2016). *"Fucked Up Donald" (2016) by Canadian punk band D.O.A. is based on their song "Fucked Up Ronnie" (1981). * " Civil War", a song by
Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...
, contains the line "Look at the fear we're feeding". Axl Rose changed this to "Look at the fear Trump's feeding" at a November 2016 performance in São Paulo during the band's Not in This Lifetime... Tour. * "Control (Trump 45 Version)" by Dicepeople featuring The Brooklyn Foundation. In March 2018, London based dark electro band Dicepeople teamed up with Manchester's The Brooklyn Foundation for a remix of "Control", a track originally from Dicepeople's acclaimed 2011 album It Gets Darker. The new "Trump 45" version of the song was released exclusively as a new politically inspired video single. * "Donald Trump is a Wanker" is a four-voice
fugue In music, a fugue () is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (a musical theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and which recurs frequently in the c ...
composed by
Ben Comeau Ben Comeau (born 1993) is a British composer, pianist and organist, whose work combines classical, jazz and contemporary music. Biography Comeau was born in 1993 and grew up in Truro, Cornwall. As a child, he sang with the choir at Truro Cat ...
, based on a theme from The White Stripes' "
Seven Nation Army "Seven Nation Army" is a song by American rock duo the White Stripes. It is the opening track on their fourth studio album, ''Elephant'' (2003). V2 Records released the song to American alternative radio on February 17, 2003, as the lead single f ...
". * "Hey Don" (2020) by Tony Fontana is a remake of the classic " Hey Joe" (first popularized in the Sixties by The Leaves and
Jimi Hendrix James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...
), with new lyrics that refer to some controversial acts made by Donald Trump during his first Presidency and his run for the second Office. Themes of the lyrics range from his promised border wall to Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and
unrest Unrest, also called disaffection, is a sociological phenomenon, including: * Civil unrest * Civil disorder * Domestic terrorism * Industrial unrest * Labor unrest * Rebellion * Riot * Strike action * State of emergency Notable historical instance ...
following the murder of George Floyd. * "
Nazi Punks Fuck Off "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" is the fifth single by Dead Kennedys. It was released in 1981 on Alternative Tentacles with "Moral Majority" as the B-side. Both are from the '' In God We Trust, Inc.'' EP, although the EP version is a different recordi ...
", a song by the Dead Kennedys written by the band's singer Jello Biafra, was re-written by Biafra as "Nazi Trumps Fuck Off" and performed with Dead Cross.


See also

*
Musicians who oppose Donald Trump's use of their music A major aspect of Donald Trump's presidential election campaigns, in both his 2016 campaign, and his 2020 campaign, are his prominent and frequent political rallies. Below are musicians who have voiced opposition to their music being used by Tru ...
* Ronald Reagan in music


References

{{Donald Trump Popular music * Music