Rapper Tom MacDonald’s father took his son aside after he released the first of many “controversial” songs.
“You may be a rapper, but what you’re doing right now is rock ‘n’ roll. It’s more about the truth and less about the music,” MacDonald recalls of his father’s advice.
Tracks like “Fake Woke,” “Clown World” and “Cancelled” pack so much “truth” into their bombastic melodies they made MacDonald more than just a rapper on the rise.
He’s a musical revolutionary.
Sound hyperbolic? What other musician, in rap or any other genre, stares down Cancel Culture with such precision?
The list of subversive musicians daring to question media narratives on race, identity politics and more is microscopically small, and no one does it better, or bolder, than MacDonald.
Here’s a lyrical snippet from Fake Woke, which hit no. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart earlier this month, to go along with nearly 10 million YouTube views:
I think it’s crazy I’m the one who they labeled as controversial
And Cardi B is the role model for twelve year old girls
There’s rappers pushing Xanax at the top of the Billboard
But if I mention race in a song I’m scared I’ll get killed for it
It’s backwards, it’s getting exponentially dumb
It’s more difficult to get a job than purchase a gun
Eminem used to gay bash and murder his mom
And now he doesn’t want fans if they voted for Trump
It’s pure MacDonald, pulsing with raps that make you question what the media demands you believe. His songs crackle with rage and regret, spiked by humor and self-reflection.
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