Ludacris is underneath fireplace and his Instagram feedback part is trying like a conflict zone proper now.

Followers are going nuclear after discovering out the Atlanta legend signed as much as carry out on the Rock The Nation competition this summer time. The competition payments itself as celebrating 250 years of freedom, however all people’s calling it the MAGA Music Fest. Child Rock is headlining, which tells you every little thing you have to know concerning the vibe they’re going for.

Luda’s imagined to hit two levels: Anderson, South Carolina, with Creed and Shinedown, and Ocala, Florida, with Blake Shelton and Brooks & Dunn.

Nelly can also be catching flak for reserving Hamburg, New York, with Child Rock and Hank Williams Jr. Nelly is used to being put by means of the wringer after he carried out at President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony.

However Ludacris followers are hitting completely different with these feedback. They’re not simply mad – they’re heartbroken.

“Luda how may you…we have been rooting for you,” one fan wrote with 239 likes backing them up. One other fan obtained particular concerning the disappointment: “You’re performing in that l###### maga ‘rock the folks’ competition????? Actually?????? Child freaking rock is headlining. So embarrassing, dude. Atlanta is upset in you for this. Thought you have been higher than that. You’ve misplaced contact with humanity.”

That remark pulled 499 likes.

The Nelly comparisons hold arising, too. A number of folks mentioned they anticipated this transfer from Nelly however thought Ludacris was completely different.

“Rattling Luda, upset you’re enjoying that competition. I anticipate it from Nelly however not you,” wrote a fan whose remark obtained over 1,000 likes.

Individuals are connecting this to greater patterns in Hip-Hop.

“First Snoop, then Waka, now you?!?! And from Atl, this makes me unhappy,” somebody commented, referencing different rappers who’ve caught warmth for Trump-adjacent strikes.

The political angle hits completely different as a result of Ludacris has a historical past with Democrats. In 2020, hecriticized Trump’s administration for not believing systemic racism exists. He backed Barack Obama arduous in 2008 and 2012, and even endorsed Hill Harper for Senate in 2024.

The New York Times known as Rock The Nation “a imaginative and prescient of the MAGA motion in pure occasion mode” after they coated the 2024 model. They mentioned it felt like Trump rallies with out Trump truly displaying up.

The competition runs by means of eight cities this summer time, mixing nation acts with the 2 Hip-Hop legends who are actually catching all of the smoke.

Neither Ludacris nor Nelly has responded to the backlash but, however the remark sections continue to grow, with extra upset followers becoming a member of by the hour.

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