Ben Shapiro made a name for himself with his conservative political commentary. He is also known as a columnist, podcast host, and author. However, the most bizarre step in Shapiro’s professional life came in 2024, when he made his rap rebut in collaboration with Canadian artist Tom MacDonald. While that itself might sound strange, the song has managed to reach the number-one spot on some musical charts.
Ben Shapiro
In the latest music video from Tom MacDonald, which also features Ben Shapiro, the duo pokes fun at established artists such as Lizzo. As a result, fans are unimpressed with the new track, titled . Despite the track’s supposed success on music charts, fans are calling out Shapiro for his poor musical debut and also poking fun at the columnist for making a cringe-inducing music video. Here is what fans are saying about Ben Shapiro’s diss track.
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Ben Shapiro Makes His Rap Debut With a Track That Disses Eminem and Lizzo
Ben Shapiro is the editor emeritus of The Daily Wire and has had a long career as a columnist, author, and political commentator. However, Shapiro surprised everyone by collaborating with rapper Tom MacDonald for a hip-hop music video. Shapiro makes his rapping debut in the song titled . The music video was released on YouTube on January 26, 2024, and has amassed over 2 million views.
Ben Shapiro and Tom MacDonald
In the music video, Shapiro pokes fun at artist Lizzo, who has won four Grammy Awards. Meanwhile, Shapiro also shared his track on X, comparing himself to Eminem. While the song sees Shapiro and MacDonald talk about identity politics, media, racism, and anti-gun laws, their dig at Lizzo and social media comparison with Eminem drew the ire of some fans.
Nonetheless, the song reportedly became the number-one rap song on iTunes mere hours after its debut. However, irrespective of the song’s content or performance, fans were left most shocked by Shapiro dropping a rap number.
Shapiro is known for hosting one of the most politically conservative podcasts in America, making his rap debut shocking even for his most ardent followers. Furthermore, Shapiro himself criticized the rap genre back in 2019, stating that it was not real music.
Shapiro made the above statement on an episode of . With his new rap single, Shapiro made a complete 180 over his opinion of hip-hop and rap in general. As a result, most fans of the genre and netizens in general are criticizing Shapiro’s rap debut.
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Fans Are Unimpressed as the Track Reaches the Number 1 Spot on Charts
Ben Shapiro in music video
According to reports, the song reached the number-one spot on iTunes, beating the likes of artists such as Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, and Taylor Swift. Shapiro took to X to share his reaction to the song reaching the number-one spot and said the following:
I just want to thank God, @IAMTOMMACDONALD, and my parents, who paid for 15 years of classical violin lessons so I could become the #1 rapper in America. pic.twitter.com/rrMGzh5N7h
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) January 26, 2024
On the other hand, Twitter users and hip-hop fans were less than amused or enthralled by Shapiro and MacDonald’s latest song. Here is how fans reacted to the song on X.
okayy Ben Shapiro i see you this song is straight АSS https://t.co/mAlBVMpMnu
— kira (@kirawontmiss) January 26, 2024
nigga rap like he’s reading a powerpoint pic.twitter.com/HZmkwkBhEu
— Rewindz (@Rewindz_Burner) January 26, 2024
Shit had us like this pic.twitter.com/TQ3jIagDNX
— Cejezy (@Cejezy) January 26, 2024
We really went from Eminem and 2pac to Ben Shapiro pic.twitter.com/JoS3NvQvlT
— Drawny (@FCB_Drawny) January 26, 2024
They need to listen to them haters
— Kiann (@rmfc_kiann) January 26, 2024
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As the tweets suggest, fans did not enjoy the song and took the opportunity to mock Shapiro’s rapping skills. The X feed turned into a meme fest and fans stopped just short of bullying Shapiro for his rap debut as they roasted him with their hilarious comments. However, Shapiro continues to revel in the success of the song. Here’s hoping the song does not lead to a full-fledged rapping career for Shapiro.
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