AI-generated rap track mocking Trump's latest arrest zooms up iTunes chart
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Washington: A satirical rap song featuring an AI-generated portrayal of Donald Trump is making waves as it pokes fun at the former U.S. President's recent arrest related to an alleged racketeering scheme aimed at changing the outcome of Georgia's 2020 presidential election vote count.
"First Day Out," performed by artist Hi-Rez under the persona "Trump the Don” has landed on a No. 2 spot on the iTunes chart.
The track's popularity surged after its release last week, as the former President's notorious mug shot was taken while he was in custody in a Georgia jail, reports The New York Post.
According to The New York Post, Hi-Rez's digital rendition humorously portrays Trump's hypothetical emotions following his booking and subsequent release on bail in connection with charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the election results in Georgia.
“Out on bail, out on bail. I won’t see inside a cell,” the eerily-accurate AI-generated voice chants.
“Imma beat them RICO charges. And if I go to prison. You can’t do me like the Clintons. I’ll be laid up, eating steak with Secret Service chillin'.”
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The track, which garnered 3 million views on X, also mentioned the media frenzy surrounding Trump's mug shot, and how the 2024 presidential hopeful leaned into the attention by turning it into a symbol of rebellion against the Democrats.
“These DA’s acting silly. My mugshot is worth a billi. Sold some merch and made a milli.”
Meanwhile, the parody has gained heavy circulation on social media platforms. Donald Trump Jr. also applauded the song, calling it “hilarious”.
On August 24, the former President surrendered at a county jail in Georgia. He was arrested and released on bail.
Trump was made to pose for the procedural mugshot, like some of the 18 co-accused, including his former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who had surrendered and everyone else who went through this process.
He will be arraigned, his first appearance in a court in connection with this case, in September.
The proceedings will be aired live as is the practice, unlike the previous three cases in which he was arrested and released.
The first case is in New York in which Trump is accused of falsifying business records in regards to payment of hush money to an adult film star. It's a state case.
The second and the third are federal cases that charge him with mishandling confidential papers, being tried in Florida, and involvement in the January 6, being litigated in Washington D.C., attempt to prevent the US Congress from certifying Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 Presidential election.
The Georgia case is the fourth.
Despite the former President facing 91 charges in all, he still leads the Republican race for the party nomination for the 2024 presidential election by a wide margin.
He also skipped the first of the primary debates in Milwaukee on August 23.
With agency inputs
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