# Tom MacDonald (rapper)

Thomas MacDonald (born September 21, 1988) is a Canadian rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his right-wing lyrics and fanbase. His music has been characterized as "MAGA rap", a Trumpist subgenre of political hip-hop.
He first rose to prominence with the release of his 2017 debut single "Dear Rappers". His 2021 single "Fake Woke" marked his first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100. His 2024 single, "Facts" (featuring Ben Shapiro), debuted and peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 42 on the Canadian Hot 100.

## Early and personal life

MacDonald lived in British Columbia and Alberta. He later worked as a professional wrestler under the ring name Allstar. MacDonald struggled with alcoholism for much of his life and in 2017 had a "bad breakdown" that prompted him to begin rehabilitation. Fellow Canadian rapper Nova Rockafeller, who frequently collaborates and films his music videos, has been his girlfriend since 2017, often collaborating under the name GFBF.

## Career

MacDonald started rapping at age 18, and first rose to fame after releasing the single "Dear Rappers" in February 2018. His song "Straight White Male", which was written about MacDonald's belief that straight white men are being demonized, was criticized on social media for its subject matter. In September 2019, MacDonald released the single "Cloned Rappers", in which he rapped that the Illuminati are cloning rappers and disposing of the originals. In late 2019, MacDonald was scheduled to be a supporting act for Falling in Reverse's Episode IV Tour before it was cancelled. In 2020, he released 20 singles, including "White Trash", "Sellout", "Best Rapper Ever", "Cancer", and "Angels". In March 2020, MacDonald released the single "Coronavirus", which was written about the COVID-19 pandemic.
In January 2021, MacDonald released the single "Fake Woke", which debuted at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100. After Eminem released a series of NFTs as part of his "Shady Con" event with Nifty Gateway, MacDonald purchased one—an Eminem-produced instrumental called "Stan's Revenge"—for $100,000. MacDonald used the instrumental to create his song "Dear Slim", released in May 2021. The song's accompanying music video paid homage to the music video for Eminem's 2000 song "Stan". In June 2021, he released "Snowflakes", which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 71. The music video featured political commentator Blaire White as a background dancer. His single "Brainwashed", released in August 2021, peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2022, MacDonald collaborated with Adam Calhoun to release an album, The Brave. It was the best-selling album of the week in the U.S. upon its release in March 2022, having sold 16,000 copies in the U.S. that week. MacDonald collaborated with Calhoun again in 2023 to release the song "American Flags", which reached number two on the Digital Songs chart in the US, and number eight in Canada. In September 2023, MacDonald and Calhoun released the album, The Brave II.
In January 2024, MacDonald collaborated with conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro to release the single "Facts".
On July 14, 2024, he released his single "You Missed". The song is about the attempted assassination of former US president and 2024 US presidential election candidate, Donald J. Trump, which occurred the previous day. The title is reference to the fact that Trump survived the incident. He released the single less than 24 hours after the incident.
On January 17, 2025, MacDonald released the single "Daddy's Home", featuring comedian Roseanne Barr. The song's name references the second inauguration of Donald Trump.

## Influences

MacDonald has cited the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin, Marilyn Manson, Tupac, Eminem, Aerosmith, GG Allin, Kanye West, and the Offspring as musical influences. His music often discusses controversial social and political topics in the United States.

## Public image

MacDonald has created a significant online presence among right-wingers, becoming one of the most prominent figures on the "MAGA rap" scene. Writing for Vice, Drew Millard described MacDonald as "turgid", and wrote that he rose to fame by "taking the undercooked platitudes of the Intellectual Dark Web and filtering them into songs", adding that he "can feel like an unstoppable force of reactionary dumbness". Ariana Thompson of Inked described MacDonald as "one of the most divisive personas hip hop has ever seen" and wrote that his right-wing fanbase "cling[s] onto every word he utter[s]". In a Rolling Stone profile, MacDonald said he wants to "show people I'm not just some brainwashed right-wing zombie." For the Dallas Observer, Garrett Gravley criticized his songs as "white victim complex anthems" and wrote that they gave him "status among zoomer Trump supporters as an oracle of sorts".

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums with details :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | CAN | US |
| All Growed Up (as Mr. MacDonald) | Released: December 15, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital | — | — |
| See You Tomorrow | Released: December 21, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download | — | — |
| Deathreats | Released: August 1, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: CD | — | — |
| Ghostories | Released: August 30, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: CD | — | — |
| Killing the Neighbors (with Madchild) | Released: February 15, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: CD | — | — |
| Gravestones | Released: August 14, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: CD | — | — |
| As Far as the Stars (with Nova Rockafeller & Brandon Hart) | Released: April 9, 2021 Label: Self-released Format: CD | — | — |
| Us Against the World | Released: September 3, 2021 Label: Self-released Format: CD | — | — |
| The Brave (with Adam Calhoun) | Released: February 18, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital | 83 | 14 |
| Renegade | Released: November 18, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: CD | — | — |
| The Revolution | Released: November 18, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: CD | — | — |
| The Brave 2 (with Adam Calhoun) | Released: September 8, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital | — | 62 |

### Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| Killville (as TMax) | Released: 2008 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| Demo (as T Mac) | Released: 2008 Label - Sel-released Format: Digital Download |
| Young and Crazy (as T Mac) | Released: 2009 Label: Self-released Format: Digital Download |
| Creature From the Rap Lagoon (as T Mac) | Released: January 17, 2010 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| A Glorious Future (as T Mac) (with Synn) | Released: 2010 Label: Self-released Format: Digital Download |
| Feet Up (with O.V Charbonneau) | Released: 2011 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| Infidelity In The Throne Room | Released: December 15, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital |
| Bad Dream Mad Again | Released: June 1, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| LeeAnn's Son | Released: June 1, 2014 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| Bad Dream Mad Again II | Released: November 20, 2014 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| Dream People & the Whiskey Wars | Released: December 21, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| Teacups | Released: 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| Flowers for the Dead | Released: August 14, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: CD |
| No Guts No Glory | Released: September 3, 2021 Label: Self-released Format: CD |

### EPs

| Title | Album details |
| MacBeth | Released: March 22, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| Therapy | Released: March 13, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: CD, Digital |

### Compilations

| Title | Album details |
| Something Like the Truth | Released: November 13, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| All of Me | Released: 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | CAN | HUN | US | US R&B /HH | US Rock | WW | Album |
| "Dear Rappers" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Deathreats |
| "Castles" (featuring Sniima Beats) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Deathreats |
| "Helluvit" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Deathreats |
| "Hangman" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Deathreats |
| "Whiteboy" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Deathreats |
| "This House" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Deathreats |
| "American Dreamz" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Deathreats |
| "Exposure" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Deathreats |
| "Politically Incorrect" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Deathreats |
| "Everybody Hates Me" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories |
| "I Wish" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories |
| "Sad Rappers" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories |
| "Straight White Male" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories |
| "Lethal Injection" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Mac Lethal Sucks" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "If I Was Black" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories |
| "Buttholes" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories |
| "I'm Sorry" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories |
| "Ashes" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories |
| "Cloned Rappers" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead |
| "Trying to Kill Me" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories |
| "Fake Fans" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories |
| "I Hate Hip Hop" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones |
| "Famous" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories |
| "White Trash" (with Madchild) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Killing the Neighbors |
| "Sober" (with Madchild featuring Nova Rockafeller) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Killing the Neighbors |
| "Bad News" (with Madchild featuring Nova Rockafeller) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Killing the Neighbors |
| "D.R.U.G." (with Madchild) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Killing the Neighbors |
| "I Don't Care" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead |
| "Coronavirus" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead |
| "Blame the Rappers" (featuring Dax) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones |
| "I Don't Drink" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead |
| "I Can't Sleep" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead |
| "No Response" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones |
| "My Fans" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead |
| "The Music Industry" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones |
| "People So Stupid" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones |
| "I'm Corny" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones |
| "Gravestones" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones |
| "Cancer" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones |
| "No Lives Matter" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Us Against the World |
| "Sellout" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones |
| "Best Rapper Ever" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Us Against the World |
| "Angels" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Guts No Glory |
| "Fake Woke" | 2021 | — | — | 96 | 35 | — | — | Us Against the World |
| "Cancelled" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Guts No Glory |
| "Clown World" | 2021 | — | 27 | — | 48 | — | — | No Guts No Glory |
| "No Good Bastards" (with Nova Rockafeller and Brandon Hart) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | As Far as the Stars |
| "Church" (with Brandon Hart featuring Nova Rockafeller) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | As Far as the Stars |
| "Heart Emojis" (with Brandon Hart featuring Nova Rockafeller) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | As Far as the Stars |
| "Dear Slim" | 2021 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | Us Against the World |
| "Snowflakes" | 2021 | — | — | 71 | 31 | — | 197 | Us Against the World |
| "Don't Look Down" | 2021 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | No Guts No Glory |
| "Withdrawals" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Guts No Glory |
| "Brainwashed" | 2021 | — | — | 89 | 31 | 11 | — | No Guts No Glory |
| "Dummies" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Us Against the World |
| "America" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Us Against the World |
| "Balloons" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Us Against the World |
| "Naked" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Revolution |
| "New World Order" (with Adam Calhoun) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Brave |
| "Whiteboyz" (with Adam Calhoun) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Brave |
| "In God We Trust" (with Adam Calhoun, Struggle Jennings, and Nova Rockafeller) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Brave |
| "Fire Emojis" (with Adam Calhoun and Madchild) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Brave |
| "The System" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Renegade |
| "Scars" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Revolution |
| "Names" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Revolution |
| "Riot" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Renegade |
| "Sheeple" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | Renegade |
| "Fighter" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Renegade |
| "Ghost" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Revolution |
| "End of the World" (with John Rich) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "American Flags" (with Adam Calhoun) | 2023 | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | The Brave 2 |
| "Your America" (with Adam Calhoun) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Brave 2 |
| "Black and White" (with Adam Calhoun and Dax) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Brave 2 |
| "Race War" (with Adam Calhoun) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Brave 2 |
| "Chrome" (with Adam Calhoun and Nova Rockafeller) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Brave 2 |
| "Superman" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Stronger Version" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Facts" (featuring Ben Shapiro) | 2024 | 42 | — | 16 | 8 | — | 30 | — |
| "The Machine" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Renegade |
| "God Mode" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Me Vs. You" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Heroes" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "You Missed" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Everybody Needs Me" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Goodbye Joe" (with Nova Rockafeller) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Daddy's Home" (featuring Roseanne Barr) | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||

#### As a featured artist

| Title | Year | US R&B/HH | Album |
| "Dark Side Of The Moon" (Rp Matt Brevner Featuring Tom MacDonald) | 2014 | — | — |
| "Pillz" (Rp Jesus featuring GFBF, Nova Rockafeller, and Tom MacDonald) | 2017 | — | — |
| "WxWxw" (Fleshxfur featuring Tom MacDonald and Illvibe) | 2018 | — | — |
| "Travelers" (Ryan Upchurch featuring Tom MacDonald and Struggle Jennings) | 2019 | — | — |
| "Gang Gang" (Nova Rockafeller featuring Tom MacDonald) | 2021 | — | Scared of Heights |
| "Propaganda" (Dax featuring Tom MacDonald) | 2021 | — | Pain Paints Paintings |
| "Space Trash" (Brandon Hart and Tom MacDonald) | 2023 | — |