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I dont get it… I know nothing about the guy other than he’s a country “musician” making trash they think sounds good
I saw him on the news yesterday, hadn’t heard about him before that. I’d suggest finding an article that talks about it, but here’s some of the info (some from memory, some from the web, so apologies if it’s slightly inaccurate or missing info):
He wrote a controversial song (“Try That In A Small Town”) that some people were claiming was racist while others defended it. The music video ended up getting taken down due to the controversy. The video showed footage of BLM protests, along with showing violence and other crimes. Some lyrics include:
“Try that in a small town/ See how far ya make it down the road/ Around here, we take care of our own”
And
“Got a gun that my granddad gave me/ They say one day they’re gonna round up/ Well that shit might fly in the city/ Good luck”
He’s mostly getting defended by republicans if you were curious. I know he was also singing in front of the Maury County Courthouse, which had an 18 year old black man get hanged for alleged assault of a white woman who never identified the man as the assailant. It also showed the building on fire and the American flag burning too. There’s some other imagery as well that I can’t quite remember now, again I’d suggest finding an article on it.
Hopefully that helps to answer some questions
It’s a dumb song but wtf is racist about it?
Sucker punch somebody on a sidewalk Carjack an old lady at a red light Pull a gun on the owner of a liquor store Ya think it's cool, well, act a fool if ya like
Cuss out a cop, spit in his face Stomp on the flag and light it up Yeah, ya think you're tough
Well, try that in a small town See how far ya make it down the road Around here, we take care of our own You cross that line, it won't take long For you to find out, I recommend you don't Try that in a small town
Got a gun that my granddad gave me They say one day they're gonna round up Well, that shit might fly in the city, good luck
Try that in a small town See how far ya make it down the road Around here, we take care of our own You cross that line, it won't take long For you to find out, I recommend you don't Try that in a small town
Full of good ol' boys, raised up right If you're looking for a fight Try that in a small town Try that in a small town
Try that in a small town See how far ya make it down the road Around here, we take care of our own You cross that line, it won't take long For you to find out, I recommend you don't Try that in a small town
Try that in a small town Ooh-ooh Try that in a small town
It’s more just pandering to the fear that rural people have about cities being dangerous places, along with some pandering to the pro cop and 2A crowd.
I think it was more the footage used in the video than the lyrics themselves if I understood correctly.
I am slightly upset you made me read those lyrics with my own eyes though, they're quite bad.