We got the 2 Live Crew treatment,” Townsend said Sunday on the Drinkin’ Bros Podcast, referring to the 1990 ruling in a federal district court that effectively banned 2 Live Crew’s 1989 As Nasty as They Wanna Be album for obscenity. After Townsend posted a clip of his performance at the rally, Instagram removed it and banned him from going live, citing a violation of its community guidelines.Ī week later, Townsend and TMR received an email from DistroKid, the popular distribution service that puts music into online stores and streaming services, notifying them that DistroKid had been “notified by stores and streaming services that they have received a take down” for “The Patriot.” Screenshots of the email from DistroKid to Townsend. Within hours of leaving the stage and heading back to their Airbnb, the artists learned Spotify had pulled “The Patriot” from its popular streaming platform. Photo of Townsend courtesy of the artist. Christopher “Topher” Townsend, left, and The Marine Rapper (TMR).
6, conservative hip-hop artists Christopher “Topher” Townsend and The Marine Rapper (TMR) were a mile away on stage at a Veterans for Trump rally, performing their hit song “The Patriot.”Īs members of Veterans for Trump, the former Air Force cryptologic language analyst and the former Marine combat correspondent, respectively, were buzzing with positive energy until a White House staffer informed them what was happening at the Capitol. When a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol building Jan.
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