FDT (song)

2016 single by YG featuring Nipsey Hussle

"FDT" ("Fuck Donald Trump"") is the second single off of American rapper YG's second studio album Still Brazy. The song was released on March 30, 2016. The song also features American rapper Nipsey Hussle.

"FDT"
Song by YG featuring Nipsey Hussle
from the album Still Brazy
ReleasedMarch 30, 2016
Recorded2016
GenreWest Coast hip hop, G-funk, political hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length3:46
Label400, CTE, Def Jam
Songwriter(s)Keenon Jackson, Ermias Asghedom, Samuel Ahana, Steve-O Carless, Oscar Jackson
Producer(s)DJ Swish

The song was able to make it to #10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and #50 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.[1][2] The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3]

The song is a protest song against former President Donald Trump. The song was made in less than an hour. YG said that he made the song after seeing Hussle's connection and work with Mexican immigrants and Nipsey said he was angry about Trump's views on Hispanic people and immigration.[4] YG said that the United States Secret Service tried to stop his album's release. [5]

When Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election, the song was able to reach #1 on the iTunes music charts.[6]

References

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  1. "YG - Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  2. "YG - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  3. "YG - FDT". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  4. "YG & Nipsey Hussle Discuss Their Anti-Donald Trump Track 'FDT' & Why 'Trump Is Not the Answer'". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  5. "YG Says Secret Service Reached Out Following Release of Anti-Trump Song, May Try to Take His Album Off Shelves". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  6. "YG and Nipsey Hussle's "FDT" Jumps to No. 1 on iTunes Chart Following Biden's Victory". Complex. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

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