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- ↑ Millard, Drew (August 31, 2022). "The Baffling World of MAGA Rap". Gawker . Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
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- ↑ Spocchia, Gino (April 15, 2022). "Matt Gaetz gets his own rap song from 'MAGA rapper'". The Independent . Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Roger Stone dances to pro-Trump rap outside CPAC". The Independent. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ Allen, Nick (2023-06-02). "Boycott Target rap accusing store of pushing LGBT agenda on children at number one on the iTunes chart". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 2023-06-04.
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