{"id":1427058,"date":"2022-04-09T18:14:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T22:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1427058"},"modified":"2022-04-09T18:14:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T22:14:42","slug":"jussie-smollett-releases-rap-single-asserting-his-innocence-attacking-critics-after-being-released-from-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jussie-smollett-releases-rap-single-asserting-his-innocence-attacking-critics-after-being-released-from-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Jussie Smollett Releases Rap Single Asserting His Innocence, Attacking Critics After Being Released From Jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjussie-smollett-releases-rap-single-asserting-his-innocence-attacking-critics-after-being-released-from-jail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1427058&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/92A5820B-946B-4565-804E-207D8619BAA2-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Disgraced former \u201cEmpire\u201d actor Jussie Smollett released a single Friday proclaiming his innocence of faking a hate crime, shortly after being released from jail.<\/p>\n<p>Smollett released the single, titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QVaIKKNAII4\">Thank You, God<\/a>,\u201d on several major music streaming services. In the song, Smollett asserts his innocence regarding the faking of a hate crime in 2019, and fires back at critics who \u201cpoliticized\u201d the controversy. The song also features a chorus in which he sings \u201cthank you, God, for showing me my enemies.\u201d A clip of the song was released to Smollett\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcGJKv3lvKy\/\">Instagram<\/a> account, which is run by his family, according to the account\u2019s biography line. The caption under the clip said that proceeds from the song would go to support the Rainbow Push Coalition, STB Safety, and the Illinois Innocence Project.<\/p>\n<p>The clip opens with a note from Smollett to fans. \u201cChanneling these thoughts the best way I know how,\u201d Smollett wrote. In the clip, Smollett asserts his innocence, and seemingly blames the criminal justice system for ignoring issues of race and homophobia:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i>It\u2019s like they\u2019re hell-bent on not solving the crime<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Taking out the elements of race and trans and homophobia that\u2019s straight taking lives<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>But turn around and act like I\u2019m the one that killed the strides<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He then appears to claim that those who turned his hate crime hoax into a public scandal were looking out for social media attention, and that he wasn\u2019t \u201cstupid enough\u201d to kill his reputation by faking a hate crime:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i>But I can\u2019t be mad<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Take my ego out<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Some people searching for fame<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Some people chasing that clout<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Just remember this<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>This ain\u2019t that situation<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>You think I\u2019m stupid enough to kill my reputation?<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i>Just simply to look like a victim like it\u2019s something fun<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Y\u2019all better look at someone else, you got the wrong one<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smollett goes on to thank the people who stayed by his side when the controversy broke, and claims that the media narrative is the reason those around him \u201cfelt betrayed\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i>Wait, let me rephrase that<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Cause the narrative they played<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>I really \u201cover-stand\u201d the reason why y\u2019all felt betrayed<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smollett also referenced film director <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/04\/09\/jussie-smollett-and-lee-daniels-not-on-speaking-terms\/\">Lee Daniels<\/a> and CNN anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/don-lemon-blasts-smollett-for-lies-stays-silent-on-allegedly-aiding-actor-during-police-investigation\">Don Lemon<\/a>, saying he still had good will toward them, even after both figures distanced themselves from Smollett after his alleged hate crime was outed as a hoax:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i>They had my own people<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Thoughts going off the wall<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>That\u2019s why from L.D. to Don I still got love for y\u2019all<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>I know we\u2019ll meet again<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Talk like real men<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Instead of sharing shade in rooms and up on CNN<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smollett ends the clip, saying that he is \u201cpushing through the clouds,\u201d and that all he ever wanted to was \u201cmake his people proud\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i>Thunder\u2019s mad loud<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Still I\u2019m pushing through the clouds<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>All I ever wanted to do was make my people proud<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Fame is nothing real, it\u2019s how you make them feel<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Celebrity is for the birds, I ain\u2019t no man of steel<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The full song, nearly 6 minutes long, has fewer than 1,600 plays on YouTube as of publication of this article, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/09\/jussie-smollett-releases-new-song-claiming-innocence-weeks-after-leaving-jail\/\">New York Post<\/a> notes less than 6,000 plays on Spotify.<\/p>\n<p>Smollett was convicted on five of six counts of disorderly conduct, which included lying to police. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-jussie-smollett-gets-jail-time-probation-ordered-to-pay-fine\">sentenced<\/a> in December to 150 days in jail, followed by 30 months on probation, and ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution and $25,000 in fines. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-jussie-smollett-ordered-released-from-jail-after-serving-less-than-week-of-5-month-sentence\">released<\/a> from jail in March, pending appeal.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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