Tom MacDonald (rapper)
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Thomas MacDonald (born September 21, 1988)[1] is a Canadian rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his right-wing lyrics and fanbase.[2] His music has been characterized as "MAGA rap", a Trumpist subgenre of political hip-hop.[3][4][5]
Tom MacDonald | |
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| Birth name | Thomas MacDonald |
| Born | September 21, 1988 British Columbia, Canada |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
| Partner | Nova Rockafeller (2017–present) |
He first rose to prominence with the release of his 2017 debut single "Dear Rappers". His 2021 single "Fake Woke" marked his first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100. His 2024 single, "Facts" (featuring Ben Shapiro), debuted and peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 42 on the Canadian Hot 100.[6]
Early and personal life
MacDonald lived in British Columbia and Alberta.[7] He later worked as a professional wrestler under the ring name Allstar.[8] MacDonald struggled with alcoholism for much of his life and in 2017 had a "bad breakdown" that prompted him to begin rehabilitation.[7] Fellow Canadian rapper Nova Rockafeller, who frequently collaborates and films his music videos, has been his girlfriend since 2017, often collaborating under the name GFBF.[9]
Career
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Perspective
MacDonald started rapping at age 18, and first rose to fame after releasing the single "Dear Rappers" in February 2018.[7][10] His song "Straight White Male", which was written about MacDonald's belief that straight white men are being demonized, was criticized on social media for its subject matter.[11] In September 2019, MacDonald released the single "Cloned Rappers", in which he rapped that the Illuminati are cloning rappers and disposing of the originals.[12][13] In late 2019, MacDonald was scheduled to be a supporting act for Falling in Reverse's Episode IV Tour before it was cancelled.[14] In 2020, he released 20 singles, including "White Trash", "Sellout", "Best Rapper Ever", "Cancer", and "Angels".[15] In March 2020, MacDonald released the single "Coronavirus", which was written about the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
In January 2021, MacDonald released the single "Fake Woke", which debuted at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100.[17] After Eminem released a series of NFTs as part of his "Shady Con" event with Nifty Gateway, MacDonald purchased one—an Eminem-produced instrumental called "Stan's Revenge"—for $100,000.[18][19] MacDonald used the instrumental to create his song "Dear Slim", released in May 2021. The song's accompanying music video paid homage to the music video for Eminem's 2000 song "Stan".[20][21] In June 2021, he released "Snowflakes", which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 71.[22] The music video featured political commentator Blaire White as a background dancer.[23] His single "Brainwashed", released in August 2021, peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100.[24]
In 2022, MacDonald collaborated with Adam Calhoun to release an album, The Brave. It was the best-selling album of the week in the U.S. upon its release in March 2022, having sold 16,000 copies in the U.S. that week.[25] MacDonald collaborated with Calhoun again in 2023 to release the song "American Flags", which reached number two on the Digital Songs chart in the US,[26] and number eight in Canada.[27] In September 2023, MacDonald and Calhoun released the album, The Brave II.[28]
In January 2024, MacDonald collaborated with conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro to release the single "Facts".[29]
On July 14, 2024, he released his single "You Missed". The song is about the attempted assassination of former US president and 2024 US presidential election candidate, Donald J. Trump, which occurred the previous day. The title is reference to the fact that Trump survived the incident. He released the single less than 24 hours after the incident.
On January 17, 2025, MacDonald released the single "Daddy's Home", featuring comedian Roseanne Barr. The song's name references the second inauguration of Donald Trump.[30]
Influences
MacDonald has cited the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin, Marilyn Manson, Tupac, Eminem, Aerosmith, GG Allin, Kanye West, and the Offspring as musical influences.[31][32] His music often discusses controversial social and political topics in the United States.[7]
Public image
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MacDonald has created a significant online presence among right-wingers, becoming one of the most prominent figures on the "MAGA rap" scene.[33] Writing for Vice, Drew Millard described MacDonald as "turgid", and wrote that he rose to fame by "taking the undercooked platitudes of the Intellectual Dark Web and filtering them into songs", adding that he "can feel like an unstoppable force of reactionary dumbness".[21] Ariana Thompson of Inked described MacDonald as "one of the most divisive personas hip hop has ever seen" and wrote that his right-wing fanbase "cling[s] onto every word he utter[s]".[34] In a Rolling Stone profile, MacDonald said he wants to "show people I'm not just some brainwashed right-wing zombie."[35] For the Dallas Observer, Garrett Gravley criticized his songs as "white victim complex anthems" and wrote that they gave him "status among zoomer Trump supporters as an oracle of sorts".[16] Despite a huge portion of his music being about his distain/indifference to people being upset with his political beliefs, most professional criticism he gets is critiques on his reactionary tactics to gain attention, and performing against a group of people “going after” him, which may not even exist.
Discography
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Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [36] |
US [37] | ||
| All Growed Up (as Mr. MacDonald) |
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— | — |
| See You Tomorrow |
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— | — |
| Deathreats |
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— | — |
| Ghostories |
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— | — |
| Killing the Neighbors (with Madchild) |
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— | — |
| Gravestones |
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— | — |
| As Far as the Stars (with Nova Rockafeller & Brandon Hart) |
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— | — |
| Us Against the World |
|
— | — |
| The Brave (with Adam Calhoun) |
|
83 | 14 |
| Renegade |
|
— | — |
| The Revolution |
|
— | — |
| The Brave 2 (with Adam Calhoun) |
|
— | 62 |
Mixtapes
 | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (February 2023) |
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Killville
(as TMax) |
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| Demo
(as T Mac) |
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| Young and Crazy
(as T Mac) |
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| Creature From the Rap Lagoon
(as T Mac) |
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| A Glorious Future
(as T Mac) (with Synn) |
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| Feet Up
(with O.V Charbonneau) |
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| Infidelity In The Throne Room |
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| Bad Dream Mad Again |
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| LeeAnn's Son |
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| Bad Dream Mad Again II |
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| Dream People & the Whiskey Wars |
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| Teacups |
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| Flowers for the Dead |
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| No Guts No Glory |
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EPs
| Title | Album details |
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| MacBeth |
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| Therapy |
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Compilations
| Title | Album details |
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| Something Like the Truth |
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| All of Me |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [38] |
HUN [39] |
US [40] |
US R&B /HH [41] |
US Rock [42] |
WW [43] | |||
| "Dear Rappers"[44] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Deathreats |
| "Castles" (featuring Sniima Beats)[45] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Helluvit"[46] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hangman"[47] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Whiteboy"[48] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "This House"[49] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "American Dreamz"[50] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Exposure"[51] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Politically Incorrect"[52] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Everybody Hates Me"[53] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories | |
| "I Wish"[54] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Sad Rappers"[55] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Straight White Male"[56] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lethal Injection"[57] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mac Lethal Sucks"[58] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If I Was Black"[59] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories | |
| "Buttholes"[60] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm Sorry"[61] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ashes"[62] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cloned Rappers"[63] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead | |
| "Trying to Kill Me"[64] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories | |
| "Fake Fans"[65] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Hate Hip Hop"[66] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones | |
| "Famous"[67] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories | |
| "White Trash" (with Madchild)[68] |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Killing the Neighbors |
| "Sober" (with Madchild featuring Nova Rockafeller)[69] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bad News" (with Madchild featuring Nova Rockafeller)[70] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "D.R.U.G." (with Madchild)[71] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Don't Care"[72] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead | |
| "Coronavirus"[73] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Blame the Rappers" (featuring Dax)[74] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones | |
| "I Don't Drink"[75] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead | |
| "I Can't Sleep"[76] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Response"[77] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones | |
| "My Fans"[78] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead | |
| "The Music Industry"[79] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones | |
| "People So Stupid"[80] | — | — | —[a] | —[b] | — | — | ||
| "I'm Corny"[83] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Gravestones"[84] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cancer"[85] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Lives Matter"[86] | — | — | —[c] | —[d] | — | — | Us Against the World | |
| "Sellout"[89] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones | |
| "Best Rapper Ever"[90] | — | — | —[e] | —[f] | — | — | Us Against the World | |
| "Angels"[93] | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Guts No Glory | |
| "Fake Woke" | 2021 | — | — | 96 | 35 | — | — | Us Against the World |
| "Cancelled"[94] | — | — | —[g] | —[h] | — | — | No Guts No Glory | |
| "Clown World" | — | 27 | —[i] | 48 | — | — | ||
| "No Good Bastards" (with Nova Rockafeller and Brandon Hart) |
— | — | —[j] | —[k] | 20 | — | As Far as the Stars | |
| "Church" (with Brandon Hart featuring Nova Rockafeller) |
— | — | —[l] | —[m] | 29 | — | ||
| "Heart Emojis" (with Brandon Hart featuring Nova Rockafeller) |
— | — | — | —[n] | 45 | — | ||
| "Dear Slim" | — | 15 | —[o] | —[p] | — | — | Us Against the World | |
| "Snowflakes" | — | — | 71 | 31 | — | 197 | ||
| "Don't Look Down" | — | 39 | — | —[q] | — | — | No Guts No Glory | |
| "Withdrawals" | — | — | — | —[r] | — | — | ||
| "Brainwashed" | — | — | 89 | 31 | 11 | — | ||
| "Dummies" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Us Against the World | |
| "America" | — | — | —[s] | —[t] | — | — | ||
| "Balloons" | — | — | —[u] | —[v] | — | — | ||
| "Naked" | — | — | —[w] | —[x] | — | — | The Revolution | |
| "New World Order" (with Adam Calhoun) |
2022 | — | — | —[y] | —[z] | — | — | The Brave |
| "Whiteboyz" (with Adam Calhoun) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In God We Trust" (with Adam Calhoun, Struggle Jennings, and Nova Rockafeller) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fire Emojis" (with Adam Calhoun and Madchild) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The System" | — | — | —[aa] | —[ab] | — | — | Renegade | |
| "Scars" | — | — | —[ac] | —[ad] | — | — | The Revolution | |
| "Names" | — | — | —[ae] | —[af] | — | — | ||
| "Riot" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Renegade | |
| "Sheeple" |
— | — | — | — | 33 | — | ||
| "Fighter" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ghost" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | The Revolution | |
| "End of the World" (with John Rich)[121] |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[ag] |
| "American Flags" (with Adam Calhoun)[123] |
— | — | —[ah] | 43 | — | — | The Brave 2 | |
| "Your America" (with Adam Calhoun) |
— | — | —[ai] | —[aj] | — | — | ||
| "Black and White" (with Adam Calhoun and Dax) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Race War" (with Adam Calhoun) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Chrome" (with Adam Calhoun and Nova Rockafeller) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Superman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Stronger Version" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Facts" (featuring Ben Shapiro) |
2024 | 42 | — | 16 | 8 | — | 30 | |
| "The Machine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Renegade | |
| "God Mode" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Me Vs. You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Heroes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You Missed" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Everybody Needs Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Goodbye Joe"[127] (with Nova Rockafeller) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Daddy's Home" (featuring Roseanne Barr) |
2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
As a featured artist
| Title | Year | US R&B/HH |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Dark Side Of The Moon"[128] (Rp Matt Brevner Featuring Tom MacDonald) |
2014 | — | — |
| "Pillz"[129] (Rp Jesus featuring GFBF, Nova Rockafeller, and Tom MacDonald) |
2017 | — | |
| "WxWxw"[130] (Fleshxfur featuring Tom MacDonald and Illvibe) |
2018 | — | |
| "Travelers"[131] (Ryan Upchurch featuring Tom MacDonald and Struggle Jennings) |
2019 | — | |
| "Gang Gang"[132] (Nova Rockafeller featuring Tom MacDonald) |
2021 | — | Scared of Heights |
| "Propaganda"[133] (Dax featuring Tom MacDonald) |
2021 | —[ak] | Pain Paints Paintings |
| "Space Trash" (Brandon Hart and Tom MacDonald) |
2023 | — | |
Notes
- "People So Stupid" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 9 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[81]
- "People So Stupid" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 5 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[82]
- "No Lives Matter" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 25 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[87]
- "No Lives Matter" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[88]
- "Best Rapper Ever" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 38 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[91]
- "Best Rapper Ever" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 7 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[92]
- "Cancelled" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[95]
- "Cancelled" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 7 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[96]
- "Clown World" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[97]
- "No Good Bastards" did not enter on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Digital Songs Sales chart.[98]
- 'No Good Bastards" did not enter on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 4 on the Rap Digital Songs Sales chart.[99]
- "Church" did not enter on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Digital Songs Sales chart.[100]
- "Church" did not enter on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 4 on the Rap Digital Songs Sales chart.[101]
- "Heart Emojis" did not enter on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 4 on the Rap Digital Songs Sales chart.[102]
- "Dear Slim" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[103]
- "Dear Slim" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 5 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs Sales chart.[104]
- "Don't Look Down" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs Sales chart.[105]
- "Withdrawals" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 14 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs Sales chart.[106]
- "America" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[107]
- "America" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs Sales chart.[108]
- "Balloons" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 8 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[109]
- "Balloons" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[110]
- "Naked" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 35 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[111]
- "Naked" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[112]
- "New World Order" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[113]
- "New World Order" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[114]
- "The System" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 9 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[115]
- "The System" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[116]
- "Scars" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 9 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[117]
- "People So Stupid" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 5 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[118]
- "Names" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 5 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[119]
- "Names" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 2 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[120]
- "End of the World" featuring John Rich has not been included on any album to date. However, "End of the World" sung exclusively by Tom MacDonald is on Renegade as Track 6.[122]
- "Your America" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but reached at number 9 on the Digital Songs chart.[125]
- "Your America" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but reached number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[126]
- "Propaganda" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[134]
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