A faux-rap song that features the AI-generated voice of Donald Trump defending himself against the criminal indictment out of Georgia has jumped to the No. 2 spot on the iTunes rap chart.
Hi-Rez the Rapper, who describes himself as a radical freedom extremist, released the song on August 25, one day after Trump posted his August 24th mugshot to X (formerly Twitter).
The song has been viewed nearly 3million times on X, and has shot to the top of the Hip-Hop charts since its release.
The digital imitation of the former president’s voice is nearly identical to the real-life 2024 candidate’s.
In the song, Hi-Rez imagines how Trump responded to being booked and released on bond on charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.
‘Out on bail, out on bail. I won’t see inside a cell,’ the AI-produced ‘Trump the Don’ sings.
Donald Trump has made history by becoming the first former president to pose for a mugshot after his arrest for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia
‘Imma beat them RICO charges. And if I go to prison. You can’t do me like the Clintons. I’ll be laid up, eating steak with Secret Service chillin,’ the song continues.
‘These DA’s acting silly. My mugshot is worth a billi. Sold some merch and made a milli,’ AI Trump raps, making reference to the media frenzy surrounding his mugshot and the inevitable merchandise that will be made out of it.
The roughly 90-second song hits on many of Trump’s favorite topics, which he is often heard discussing with crowds at MAGA rallies and during other public speaking appearances.
‘Screaming ‘orange man bad!’ The whole world mad. Thug life, shout out all of my Maga-based Chads,’ raps ‘Trump the Don.’
‘Coming for the deep state. I will stop the New World Order. But before that I’ll finish walls at the border.’
Hi-Rez said he came up with the catchy song after Trump’s booking last week, the whole creative process took him just about 30 minutes.
Right-wing pundits and members of the online Trump universe began circulating and praising the song, driving up its viewership in the last several days.
Donald Trump Jr. called the song ‘hilarious,’ and commentator Candace Owens called it ‘absolutely genius,’ as she danced along to the video earlier this week on her YouTube show.
The roughly 90-second song hits on many of Trump’s favorite topics, which he is often heard discussing with crowds at MAGA rallies and during other public speaking appearances
On several occasions in the past, Trump has met with famous rappers, including – now infamously – Kanye ‘Ye’ West at Trump Tower, Snoop Dogg, Lil’ John – who did stints on the Celebrity Apprentice in 2011 and 2013 – and Lil’ Wayne, who endorsed Trump’s criminal justice reform efforts ahead of the 2020 election.
Last week, Trump has made history after becoming the first former president to pose for a mugshot following his arrest for trying to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
The 77-year-old was booked in to jail following his fourth indictment at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta on Thursday – and afterwards shared his mugshot on X, formerly known as Twitter.
He did not have his booking photo taken during his previous arrests in New York City, Miami and Washington, D.C.
Trump’s arrival at the Fulton County jail on Rice Street in downtown Atlanta was greeted with loud cheers by his supporters, and some boos from detractors.
He spent around 20 minutes inside the decrepit facility, where seven people have died in custody since the start of this year, and was processed far more quickly than other accused criminals.
Trump’s height and weight were recorded, as well as his hair and eye color. His fingerprints and booking photo were taken, and his bond money was paid.
Hi-Rez the Rapper, who describes himself as a radical freedom extremist, released the song on August 25, one day after Trump posted his August 24th mugshot to X
Kayne West and Trump became close during the Trump’s first term
Trump with Snoop Dogg in 2011 at the Comedy Central Roast of the would-be president
Trump meets with Lil Wayne in 2020. The rapper endorsed the former president and toured his criminal justice reform efforts
Trump with Lil’ Jon, who competed twice on Celebrity Apprentice
After the booking, Trump declared on the Tarmac that it was ‘a very sad day for America’.
He said it was ‘a travesty of justice’ and added: ‘We did nothing wrong, I did nothing wrong.’
‘This is election interference. So I want to thank you for being here. We did nothing wrong,’ Trump said. ‘We had every right, every single right, to challenge an election we think was dishonest.’
He then boarded his plane and flew back to New Jersey.
Ahead of his surrender, Trump criticized Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis, calling her a ‘Radical Left, Lowlife District Attorney’.
His surrender came hours after Willis set a date for the trial.
She requested that Trump’s trial begin on October 23 – a date widely viewed as being impossibly soon.
It comes after a handful of other Trump allies and ‘co-conspirators’ who turned themselves in to the Georgia prison this week had their mugshots released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday.
They are accused of joining a ‘conspiracy’ led by Trump to unlawfully change the outcome of the election.
Among them was ‘America’s Mayor’, Rudy Giuliani, who also faced the humiliation of having his mugshot taken after getting booked at the Atlanta jail on Wednesday.
In the image, Giuliani can be seen frowning with industrial lighting shining on his forehead and a sheriff’s badge on the wall to his right.
Trump speaks with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. Trump has called for the impeachment and removal of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis
Mugshots of nine of Trump’s co-defendants who turned themselves in in Fulton County last week
The former Trump lawyer is facing 13 felony counts, including RICO charges – the same number as Trump.
It was a stunning and symbolic fall from grace for Giuliani, a former mob boss prosecutor, who famously used the RICO – the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act – to take down the Mafia in the 1980s during his time as a Manhattan prosecutor.
Trump slammed the arrest of Giuliani in a Truth Social post after the release of the 79-year-old’s mugshot.
‘The greatest Mayor in the history of New York City was just ARRESTED in Atlanta, Georgia, because he fought for Election Integrity. THE ELECTION WAS RIGGED & STOLLEN. HOW SAD FOR OUR COUNTRY. MAGA!’ Trump wrote.
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