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President Joe Biden’s first term is taking a bad rap — times four.
What started as one chart-topping anti-Biden hip-hop anthem has quadrupled into four hit tracks in iTunes’ Top 10 on Friday, as conservatives flock to buy the tunes and prove their purchasing power.
All four songs are titled “Let’s Go Brandon” — a phrase that has become a right-wing rallying cry in recent weeks.
The phrase originated during a NASCAR race in Alabama on Oct. 2. At that event, crowds were caught on camera chanting “F–k Joe Biden,” but an NBC anchor insisted they were actually chanting “Let’s go, Brandon” — in reference to a win by racer Brandon Brown.
“Let’s go Brandon” began trending on Twitter, with some right-wingers claiming NBC was involved in a cover-up by refusing to allow any criticism of the president on their network. The phrase has now been co-opted by conservatives, with several rappers creating tracks to troll Democrats.
Now right-wing social media pundits are urging Republicans to buy the songs and send them up the charts in order to raise a metaphorical middle finger to the left-wingers they accuse of censorship and controlling the culture.
On Friday morning, rapper Bryson Gray’s track “Let’s Go Brandon” was still perched at No. 1 on iTunes, a position it has held strong since Sunday.
The track was banned from both YouTube and Instagram for spreading “harmful false information” about COVID-19, as it features the line: “Pandemic ain’t real/ they just planned it.”
Gray told The Post earlier this week that he believes the song shot to the top spot because of the ban: “Cancel culture doesn’t work anymore. It only works on people who are scared … all it does is help me out. Thanks, YouTube!” the North Carolina-born rapper cheekily declared.
The 30-year-old musician also claimed big tech discriminates against Republicans, unfairly censoring them for their political beliefs while those on the left can say whatever they want.
“If you’re going to ban people, you’ve got to remain consistent,” he said. “There’s rap songs out there about killing people. On YouTube you can talk about murder, you can talk about sex, you can talk about whatever you want, but I can’t simply question the narrative or I’ll get banned. When did they start banning art?”
Meanwhile, a different track by Loza Alexander — which is also titled “Let’s Go Brandon” — is sitting in second spot on the iTunes chart.
The song features the lyrics: “That’s what they get for treatin’ us like we in Squid Games/
Green light, mandate like he’s insane/These times, people wakin’ up to e’ything.’
The chorus of the rap simply repeats the lines “Let’s go Brandon/ F–k Joe Biden.” That track has not been banned from YouTube.
Alexander — a New-Jersey based raper — took to Twitter earlier this week to thank conservative fans for sending the song flying up the charts.
“Congratulations! Couldn’t buy your song fast enough. Easy to support the truth! Keep up the good work,” one fan cooed.
Both Bryson Gray’s and Loza Alexander’s versions of “Let’s Go Brandon” are beating out Adele’s new track, “Easy On Me,” which is currently sitting at No. 3.
Meanwhile, two remixes of Alexander’s rap — both also titled “Let’s Go Brandon” — are sitting at No. 5 and No. 7 on the iTunes charts respectively.
Conservative radio host Matt Dunn celebrated the news on Twitter, writing: “Right now — the #1 song on iTunes is “Let’s Go Brandon” by rapper Bryson Gray. Also right now — the #2 song on iTunes is “Lets Go Brandon” by rapper Loza Alexander. Biden has lost America — and won’t be getting it back. Greatest meme ever??”
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