The Post Millennial Reports: Since the release of the #1 iTunes hit " FACTS " with Ben Shapiro and Tom Macdonald, corporate media outlets have been struggling to handle it.
The idea for the collaboration was floated in May of last year during an interview of MacDonald and has had many media outlets turning their heads.
Clips of the music video went viral online with the YouTube version of the collaboration gathering nearly 5 million views since Friday and tens of millions have viewed clips of the video on X.
Corporate media outlets such as TMZ reacted to the hit with dismay, with one article publishing a bolded and oversized subtitle, "Ben Shapiro: I'M A RAPPER NOW!!! ... Internet Totally Cringes."
The outlet said Shapiro is "diving headfirst into the rap game" in the single calling the song "polarizing" because of its " lyrical content, which references culture wars and defunding the police" and called the song "jarring."
The Daily Beast headlined that "Ben Shapiro Is a Rapper Now Because That's What 2024 Deserves" and wrote that "the whole thing is purposely cringe, which is the entire point."
Mediaite released a headline saying, "'Homie I'm Epic': Ben Shapiro's New Rap Video is the Cringiest Thing You Will Ever Watch."
"Nobody asked for Ben Shapiro to drop an anti-woke rap song and unbearably cringe accompanying video. And yet, here we are," the outlet wrote in the lead.
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Jan 31, 2024
I love the irony that Shapiro is a self-described rap music hater yet managed to hit number one on the charts with his first attempt. Am I the only one hoping the song included @benshapiro jamming out with his violin? 🤣