{"id":2160233,"date":"2024-01-26T13:56:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T18:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-debuts-rap-video-with-tom-macdonald\/"},"modified":"2024-01-26T13:59:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T18:59:39","slug":"ben-shapiro-debuts-rap-video-with-tom-macdonald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-debuts-rap-video-with-tom-macdonald\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shapiro and Tom MacDonald drop rap collab"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fben-shapiro-debuts-rap-video-with-tom-macdonald%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=2160233&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--><h2>Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro Drops Rap Music Video with\u200d Tom MacDonald<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, you read that right\u200b \u2014 \u200cbut it bears \u2062repeating: Ben Shapiro \u2063released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roger-stone-exclusive-does-cnn-ever-report-the-truth-cpac-rap-video-mischaracterized-in-smear\/\" title=\"ROGER STONE EXCLUSIVE: Does CNN Ever Report the Truth? CPAC Rap Video Mischaracterized in Smear\">rap video<\/a> with Tom MacDonald. The song, called <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/1727146399?ls=1&#038;app=itunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cFacts,\u201d<\/a> goes after the establishment and\u200b mainstream media \u2062\u201csacred cows,\u201d \u200bwhich get\u200c taken down \u2062by\u200b Shapiro and MacDonald in a \u201cquotable verbal crossfire,\u201d \u200daccording\u2063 to\u200d a press release from MacDonald.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a \u200blongtime devotee of rap,\u200c becoming a rapper was the natural next step in my career \u200dtrajectory,\u201d Shapiro said. \u201cSo, when Tom asked if\u2062 I wanted to collaborate\u2062 on a \u200bsong, I leapt\u2064 at the chance.\u2064 This\u200c was the moment I spent 20 years of classical violin training preparing for. For those who\u2064 don\u2019t\u2062 appreciate my artistic stylings, all I \u2063can say is that\u200d they didn\u2019t appreciate Bach properly in his own time, either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/1727146399?ls=1&#038;app=itunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOWNLOAD \u2018FACTS\u2019\u200c ON \u200diTUNES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shortly after its \u200drelease, the\u2062 Shapiro\/MacDonald song was charting at \u2063#5 overall, above hits from top artists such as Taylor Swift \u2062and Dua Lipa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.@TomMacDonald has now brought\u2063 the magic of my \u200cflow \u2062to\u2062 the world. And the iTunes store now properly has us charting \u200dabove Taylor Swift\u2062 and\u200b Dua Lipa. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GLCEamHanf\">pic.twitter.com\/GLCEamHanf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro\u200b (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1750933859057782880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFacts\u201d also reached #2 on the iTunes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/f-bet-lil-nas-x-throws-tantrum-over-not-being-nominated-for-awards-network-responds\/\" title=\"\u2018F*** BET\u2019: Lil Nas X Throws Tantrum Over Not Being Nominated For Awards, Network Responds\">rap chart<\/a> ahead of Nikki\u2062 Minaj and Doja \u2063Cat. \u201cHey, \u200b@NICKIMINAJ, it\u2019s \u200bgreat \u200bto join you atop\u200b the iTunes\u200b rap charts,\u201d Shapiro posted. \u2062\u201cSorry, correction, \u2062you\u2019re a few\u200c slots lower.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey, \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NICKIMINAJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NICKIMINAJ<\/a>, it&#8217;s great to join \u2062you atop the iTunes\u200d rap charts. Sorry, \u200ccorrection, you&#8217;re a few slots lower. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6XXou5Znge\">pic.twitter.com\/6XXou5Znge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2064 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1750937601433813289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI like to do things nobody \u2064else can do,\u201d \u200dMacDonald said after releasing \u201cFacts.\u201d \u201cNot everybody can get\u200d Ben \u200cShapiro on a track. For \u200csomeone\u200d who had\u2062 never recorded a rap song \u2064before, \u2062he got\u2064 in the\u2062 studio and nailed it. We\u2019ve both criticized the status quo of hip-hop, \u2063so it made sense.\u2064 There is \u200ca good\u2062 intention at\u2063 the\u200c heart\u2064 of \u2018Facts.\u2019\u2062 There is light.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who\u2019s ready for \u2062something \u2062absolutely INSANE?! Friday 9 AM! Let\u2019s go! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5zES9s7LQe\">pic.twitter.com\/5zES9s7LQe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom MacDonald \u2064(@IAMTOMMACDONALD) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAMTOMMACDONALD\/status\/1750205006849171530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While a number accused MacDonald of \u201cselling out\u201d in the comments,\u2063 some joked about how \u200bShapiro\u2019s notoriously fast \u200cstyle \u2062of speaking would actually work in his favor \u200bin the rap \u2063genre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan you imagine \u200dBen \u200bShapiro pulling a Rap God? He could probably spit 200 bars in\u2062 12 seconds,\u201d one joked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lots of people seem to be \u200bREALLY mad that\u200c I\u2019m \u2064dropping a song with\u2064 Ben Shapiro on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>To those who I\u2019ve upset, I\u2019d just like\u2063 to say\u2026<\/p>\n<p>There isn\u2019t \u200ba metric small enough\u200b to measure \u200dhow\u2062 little I care \u2764\ufe0f <\/p>\n<p>To the folks who\u2064 are excited\u20262 sleeps till Friday!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom MacDonald (@IAMTOMMACDONALD)\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAMTOMMACDONALD\/status\/1750341025326084117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January\u200c 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>MacDonald \u200dfollowed the initial announcement with a nod\u2064 to the haters,\u200c saying, \u201cLots of\u2062 people seem to be \u2064REALLY mad\u2062 that I\u2019m dropping\u200d a song with\u200b Ben Shapiro on Friday. To those who I\u2019ve\u200b upset, I\u2019d \u2063just \u2063like to say \u2026 \u200bThere isn\u2019t a \u2062metric small enough to measure how\u2063 little I care. \u2063To the folks who are excited \u2026 2 sleeps till Friday!!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lots \u200cof people seem\u200c to\u200b be REALLY mad that I\u2019m dropping \u200ca song with Ben Shapiro on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>To those who I\u2019ve upset, I\u2019d\u200b just like to say\u2026<\/p>\n<p>There isn\u2019t a metric small enough to measure how little I \u2062care \u2062\u2764\ufe0f <\/p>\n<p>To the folks who are excited\u20262 sleeps till Friday!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom MacDonald \u200c(@IAMTOMMACDONALD) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAMTOMMACDONALD\/status\/1750341025326084117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January \u200c25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For good measure, MacDonald \u200badded a \u2062promotional graphic. \u201cTomorrow \u2062at 9 AM! \u2063Who\u2019s ready for a crazy music video?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\"><b>CLICK HERE TO \u200bGET \u2063THE\u2063 DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tomorrow \u2063at 9 AM! Who\u2019s ready for a crazy music video?! \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eWpap4Zs5b\">pic.twitter.com\/eWpap4Zs5b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom MacDonald (@IAMTOMMACDONALD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAMTOMMACDONALD\/status\/1750565134236307963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, \u200c2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2063 collaborative effort came\u200b as a shock to many who had just \u2062watched Shapiro\u2019s recent interview with podcaster\u2062 Lex Fridman, during which he argued that rap\u2062 was not\u2064 really music\u2062 \u2014\u200b but\u2063 that he could potentially be convinced otherwise.<\/p>\n<p><b>WATCH:<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.@lexfridman asks @benshapiro and @TheOmniLiberal if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-buzzfeed-employee-and-trump-hater-baked-alaska-who-endorsed-a-democrat-for-president-gets-arrested-after-storming-us-capitol\/\" title=\"Former Buzzfeed Employee And Trump-Hater \u2018Baked Alaska\u2019 \u2013 Who Endorsed A Democrat For President \u2013 Gets Arrested After Storming US Capitol\">rap music<\/a> is bad<\/p>\n<p>Ben: Absolutely. \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n22FbYiT8I\">pic.twitter.com\/n22FbYiT8I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily \u200cWire (@realDailyWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDailyWire\/status\/1749856779427631535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23,\u2064 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shapiro\u2019s argument was that music \u2014 at least,\u2062 classically speaking \u2014 has \u2064three key \u200bcomponents:\u200c rhythm, melody, and \u2062harmony. And by \u200chis assessment,\u200d rap typically only had maybe one \u2064of \u2064the three.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did Ben \u2063Shapiro and Tom MacDonald justify their collaboration in the face of criticism and accusations of selling out?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Eem\u200b to be upset \u200babout \u200cthe recent collaboration between Ben Shapiro and\u2064 Tom MacDonald. \u200bHowever, the release of their rap song, titled &#8220;Facts,&#8221; has proven to be a \u2064success, charting at \u2064#5 overall on the iTunes charts \u200cand reaching #2 on the rap chart.\u2062 This accomplishment is particularly notable as it placed them\u200d above\u2062 popular artists such as\u2063 Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Nikki Minaj, and Doja Cat.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Shapiro, the former editor of the Daily Wire, expressed his excitement about the collaboration, \u200cstating\u200d that \u200chis\u2063 passion for rap\u2062 made\u200d it a natural progression in his \u2064career. He humorously compared himself to classical composer Bach, \u2064suggesting\u200c that his artistic stylings \u2063might not be appreciated immediately but will be recognized in due time.<\/p>\n<p>Tom MacDonald, known for his unapologetic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billie-eilishs-journey-celebrated-in-new-comic-book\/\" title=\"New comic book celebrates Billie Eilish's journey.\">thought-provoking music<\/a>,\u2062 praised Shapiro for embracing a genre\u200c that they both\u200d believe needs a critical eye.\u2062 He commended Shapiro for his ability to\u2063 deliver \u2063his lines flawlessly, despite it being his first rap recording. MacDonald emphasized that their song, &#8220;Facts,&#8221; carries a good intention and \u2062a message of light amidst their \u2062criticism of the status quo in \u2064hip-hop.<\/p>\n<p>While some\u2064 accused MacDonald of selling out, others\u2062 joked \u2064about the compatibility \u200bof Shapiro&#8217;s fast-speaking style with rap. Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/britney-spears-takes-swipe-at-paparazzi-in-new-collab-with-rapper\/\" title=\"Britney Spears teams up with rapper, throws shade at paparazzi.\">fans eagerly awaited<\/a> the release of the \u200dcollaboration, and MacDonald responded to the negative comments by expressing his indifference \u2062and focusing \u2064on those who are excited about the project.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, despite the initial surprise and skepticism surrounding \u2062Ben\u200b Shapiro\u200d and Tom MacDonald joining forces, the success of their rap song has proven that anything is possible in the realm of music.\u200b The collaboration challenges \u2064the mainstream and establishment narratives and offers a unique perspective rooted in \u2064their individual \u2063experiences\u200c and beliefs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro surprised fans with a rap music video collaboration alongside Canadian wrestler-turned-rapper Tom MacDonald. 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Ben Shapiro teamed up with Tom MacDonald to release a rap video called &#8220;Facts.&#8221; The song fearlessly challenges the establishment and mainstream media&#8217;s untouchable beliefs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2160234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2160233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2160233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2160234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2160233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2160233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2160233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}