Fat Joe & E-40 Will Support Joe Biden Against Donald Trump At North Carolina Rally

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US President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Mariette, Georgia, on June 27, 2024, as he travels to Atlanta for the first 2024 presidential debate. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
This news comes as Donald Trump has recruited a couple of rappers to his side recently, including Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow.

The 2024 U.S. presidential race is getting nastier by the minute. With Joe Biden and Donald Trump's first debate this year happening later tonight (Thursday, June 27), it's only going to get more chaotic. But it looks like the Democrat is already planning for the future, inviting some special guests to a North Carolina rally on Friday (June 28) to either celebrate a successful debate or crisis-manage a disastrous one. Moreover, Fat Joe and E-40 will join the current United States president and his wife Jill to show their support and, by proxy, try to rally more of the rap world to the blue side come November.

Furthermore, we know that this is far from the first time that politicians have tried to steer hip-hop in their favor, and in fact, Joe Biden arrived late to the party this time around. Donald Trump already made his mark on the rap world this year in grand and controversial fashion, such as getting New York drill MCs Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow to co-sign him at a rally recently. In addition, there are even some lighter and less direct homages such as Sexyy Red's "Make America Sexyy Again" branding. We'll see which other players in the game come forward with their take, or to outright blast both candidates.

Fat Joe & E-40 Are On Joe Biden's Side

Nevertheless, Joe Biden's campaign labeled Fat Joe and E-40 as "legends of the music industry who understand the importance of utilizing their platforms to ensure their fan base understands the stakes of this election." However, other rappers like Sada Baby, whom Donald Trump recently linked with alongside fellow Detroit rappers Icewear Vezzo and Peezy, think that the convicted former president "might be the first person to make [the rapper] vote." "Him reaching out showed me, like, some type of effort that another candidate hadn’t shown ever," Sada reportedly told NBC News. "I’m trying to act like it doesn’t mean too much, but it means a lot."

In the face of this wave, Joe Biden might have to enlist more MCs to his side if he wants more hip-hop favor. Of course, both candidates could actually try to impact the struggling communities within rap, defend its artistic freedom in the courts system, and not parade them around as celebrity heads to curry favor with voters... But they're politicians: how rarely do they ever engage with their actual job descriptions? Regardless, Biden's not happy about Trump's convictions, and hopes to use them against him. Will the rap world actually have a role to play this election or are these all just false promises and obfuscations?

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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