Pro-Trump rapper Forgiato Blow and JJ Lawhorn face backlash over controversial song

Pro-Trump rapper Forgiato Blow and country singer JJ Lawhorn have released a music video for their song Good vs Evil, sparking widespread outrage.

The song's lyrics include references to public hangings, mentioning “a big tall tree and a short piece of rope” and urging to “hang ‘em up high at sundown,” a phrase historically associated with violent racial intimidation in “sundown towns.”

Forgiato Blow, whose real name is Kurt Jantz, is known for his support of Donald Trump and Republican officials.

In the song, he names three white murder victims whose alleged or convicted killers are Black and Latino, including Austin Metcalf, Laken Riley, and Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed on a bus in North Carolina.

Jantz controversially refers to Zarutska's death using a racial slur.

The release has triggered significant backlash, with critics accusing the artists of promoting hate speech and inciting violence.

The controversy contributes to ongoing national debates about politics, race, and free expression in the United States.