Kendall Parks
Russian President Vladimir Putin is getting smoke from all sides for invading Ukraine. US President Joe Biden and the EU have imposed sanctions on Russia, including exclusion from the SWIFT system. Even notoriously neutral Switzerland has picked a side in this battle, freezing access to over $31 billion in Russian assets in its banks. And the rap community has spoken out, with Cardi B, Gunna, Nicki Minaj, and Young Thug taking a stand for peace in the conflict. In typical hip-hop fashion, it wouldn't be long before a diss track dropped. Enter, FUBU Banks.
Now, underground rapper FUBU Banks has responded to the conflict with a cheeky diss track titled “F*** Russia” where he goes after President Putin, takes shots at Russian women’s beauty (and odor) and Putin’s wife and kids. Banks even goes as far to say he doesn’t mess with anything that’s Russian, including games like Tetris and chess “because it’s Russian.”
The Memphis-born rapper’s song, in which he spits, “Fuck the whole entire country of Russia, on my momma,” has been trending on social media.
On a simple trap beat starting with a crowd chanting, “Fuck Russia,” FB raps,
Vladimir Putin yous a bitch, Vladimir Putin yous a hoe, and your wife is ugly is shit, and your kids, ugly as shit, Vladimir Putin, yous a bitch.
FUBU Banks has 64 tracks on Soundcloud, with “Fuck Russia” being his biggest hit to date with over 76,000 streams and over 1000 comments from fans who are calling it the next “Ukrainian national anthem.” Others are saying the song has so much smoke, it could provoke an attack on the US.
Cardi B is no stranger to using her platform to speak passionately about justice and current issues happening in society. She recently took to Twitter to share her views on the war being waged against Ukraine by President Vladimir Putin of Russia. She said, “I’m really not on NATO’s side, I’m really not on the Russian side, I’m actually on the citizens’ side, because at the end of the day, the world is having a crisis right now.”
Gunna joined Cardi B in speaking out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Gunna came out on Twitter stating, “We Pushing Peace #prayforUkraine”
Racism Raises Its Ugly Head…Again
Over the last week, over 500,000 people have fled Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded the country. Among these are African students who state they are facing racial segregation and discrimination as they attempt to pass through borders. In response, Young Thug wants the rap community to come together to help.
