LaRussell's 'Heaven Sent' Sparks Controversy

0:00On March 28th, Balejo rapper LaRussel is catching heat for his track, Heavenscent, where he lumps Adolf Hitler, Jeffrey Epstein, and even Donald. Trump in, with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, calling them all Heavenscent from God. The song dropped February 26th on his project, Father God Guide Me, but it blew up after a live performance March 14th that racked up 6. Million views online. Critics slammed it as tone deaf, saying it disrespects victims by equating evil figures with civil rights icons, while his mom Yvette McDonald held a, rally this week backing him up, urging folks to listen first. Hip hop professor David D, gets the point about everything coming from a higher power, but things to delivery missed the mark, and some backlash ties. Into LaRussel's fresh rock nation deal with Jay-Z, amid those recent Epstein file drops. LaRussel calls it selective outrage, stressing it's just artistic truth that all humans, good or bad, were created equal by God, and now the dramas, giving the track its own wildlife.