Rap and politics have been linked for decades. From the 90s powerful anthem “Fight the Power” to more recent songs by artists like Kendrick Lamar that helped promote “Black Lives Matter.” When it came to this year’s election, rappers like Sexyy Red encouraged those to vote by placing “I voted” stickers (literally) all over her body while others showed up to speak at rallies like Cardi B and Sleepy Hallow.
Now, the election results are in — and your favorite hip-hop artists have had plenty to say. Below, we are breaking down some of the most viral reactions.
Cardi B
The Bronx native supported Vice President Kamala Harris throughout her campaign, even delivering a speech at her Milwaukee rally in November. When Donald Trump was announced as the winner, she posted that she “hates y’all bad.” Nevertheless, she continued to show her support for VP Harris in an Instagram post, saying that she ran her race “with honesty and with integrity.”
Denzel Curry
Curry shared why he was voting for the first time in 2020, stating that “misinformation and the restriction of knowledge is just a small part of the oppression we deal with within our community.” He has continued to stay vocal about politics and let off his thoughts about this year’s results as well.
50 Cent
After the assassination attempt on Trump in July, forever Internet troll 50 Cent performed “Many Men (Wish Death)” with a picture of Trump photoshopped onto his Get Rich or Die Tryin cover. He then claimed in October (which was denied by Trump’s camp) that he was asked to perform at his rally at MSG for $3 million. Despite turning it down though, he released a congratulations post for Trump.
Sauce Walka
While he didn’t show his direct support for Trump before, he posted that the presidency is a “man’s job” the morning after Election Day which caused controversy online.
Kodak Black
After being pardoned by Trump in 2021, Kodak Black continued to be Team Trump once back outside. In August, he released the campaign anthem “ONBOA47RD” (also giving Trump songwriting credits). However, he had an issue with the new Presidential-Elect’s false comments about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
Sexyy Red
While on the podcast This Past Weekend with Theo Von in October 2023, the St. Louis native expressed her support for Trump, stating that “once he started getting Black people out of jail and giving people that free money. Aww, baby, we love Trump.”
Nevertheless, she decided to put her vote towards VP Harris, letting the world know about her change of heart in one of her signature poses.
Meek Mill
Mill posted a random rant about Donald Trump and his voting status on X in August. He told his followers that he was not endorsing anyone in the upcoming election and that he didn’t know anything about politics. Like numerous others across the country, he was glad that everything election-wise was finally wrapped up (for better or worse).
Lil Pump
A giant Trump supporter, the rapper said that he would leave the country if VP Harris ended up being the next President. Sadly, Lil Pump is still here — posting a rant on X the morning after election day that “gas is gonna be cheaper. Taxes is gonna be lower and life is gonna be great” and dropping the F-bomb at Taylor Swift.
GloRilla
The “TGIF” rapper first showed her support for VP Harris on TikTok, saying that the public should vote for her due to her stance on a woman’s right to choose and LGBTQIA+ protections. She also delivered a special performance at VP Harris’ Milwaukee rally (despite people not liking the clean versions of her hit songs).
Eminem
Eminem had plenty of fans who were excited to see him at the Harris rally in his hometown of Detroit — including former President Barack Obama, who spit some bars from one of his smash hits, “Lose Yourself.”
During his brief speech, Eminem championed the importance of free expression, declaring, “People shouldn’t be afraid to express their opinions, and I don’t think anyone wants an America where people are worried about retribution for making their opinions known.”
