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Being completely different Rage Against the Machine’s heavy metal delivery, YG delivers his message through “FDT” with a catchy tune well suited for the radio. His lyrics, however, would not be as the course is just a repetition of “F*ck Donald Trump.” Released at the time of the Republican primaries for the 2016 election, YG makes it clear in his lyrics that he did not want candidate Donald Trump to win the election. In doing so, many followed YG and made their voices heard in protest against the soon to be president.
While the delivery of “Killing in the Name of” and “FDT” are vastly different, they also share striking similarities that make each track stand out as a protest song. It is clear that both songs have a simple message, repeated over and over again so that those that are listening can easily understand the message and quickly join the cause. Both songs also shared a very similar theme. It was clear that Rage Against the Machine and YG both have great disdain for those that are in charge of them, and that they want to something about