LaRussell’s is facing backlash over his latest song, which references a number of public figures including Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Epstein.
LaRussellis defending his new song that name-checks Adolf Hitler, Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump as “heaven-sent,” despite facing intense social media backlash over the lyrics.
The Vallejo rapper shared a clip of himself performing the track in his backyard for a small crowd to the social platformXon Saturday, March 14, acknowledging that he is aware some may take issue with his references to the Nazi dictator, convicted sex offender and polarizing U.S. president.
“I made this record and I sent it off to my engineer, and he calls me. He says, ‘Man, you probably shouldn’t put this out,’” he admits in the video. “That’s exactly why we need it, ’cause everybody sit and be silent, and the goal of an artist is to express the times and say all the things that nobody else want to say or know how to say.”
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He then launches into the track.
“Even the devil was heaven-sent. Even Malcolm was heaven-sent. Even Martin was heaven-sent,” he raps, invoking the two Black civil rights activists Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. “Even Kanye was heaven-sent. We all heaven-sent. Donald too. We all heaven-sent. Epstein too. We all heaven-sent. Adolf too.”
The video has amassed more than 6.5 million views on X since it was shared over the weekend, sparking outrage from fans in the comment section, many calling the move “bizarre” and “ignorant.”
“Shoulda listened to your engineer,” wrote producerSpectreon X, while musicianCAPEsimply wrote: “Maybe this is part of some initiation or somethin because aint no way.’
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Others, such as musicianBam Keith, defended LaRussell, emphasizing that “he said heaven SENT, not heaven BOUND.”
The musician addressed the discourse on Tuesday, March 17, sharing a five-minute video toXin which he speaks candidly about his intentions with the song and more broadly as an artist.
“When the world be in despair, sometimes you need realization. And that realization for me through this song was, ‘Damn, the same God who created Martin Luther King and Malcom X, who did so many great things, is the same God that created Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, who did so many evil things,’” LaRussell explained. “It’s crazy the range of what a human life is capable of. … That’s the purpose of this song.”
