Introduction
Thomas MacDonald (born September 21, 1988) is a Canadian rapper, songwriter, and former professional wrestler. MacDonald first rose to prominence with the release of his song "Dear Rappers". His songs "Fake Woke", "Snowflakes", and "Brainwashed" all appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021.
Life and career
MacDonald lived in British Columbia and Alberta. He later worked as a professional wrestler under the ring name Allstar. MacDonald struggled with alcoholism throughout much of his life, and in 2017, had a "bad breakdown" that prompted him to begin rehabilitation.
MacDonald started rapping at age 18, and first rose to fame after releasing the single "Dear Rappers" in February 2018. His song "Straight White Male", which was written about MacDonald's belief that straight white men are being demonized, was criticized on social media for its subject matter. In September 2019, MacDonald released the single "Cloned Rappers", on which he rapped that the Illuminati are cloning rappers and disposing of the originals. In late 2019, MacDonald was scheduled to be a supporting act for Falling in Reverse's Episode IV Tour before it was canceled. In 2020, he released 20 singles, including "White Trash", "Sellout", "Best Rapper Ever", "Cancer", and "Angels". In March 2020, MacDonald released the single "Coronavirus", which was written about the COVID-19 pandemic.
In January 2021, MacDonald released the single "Fake Woke", which debuted at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100. After Eminem released a series of NFTs as part of his "Shady Con" event with Nifty Gateway, MacDonald purchased one—an Eminem-produced instrumental called "Stan's Revenge"—for $100,000. MacDonald used the instrumental to create his song "Dear Slim", released in May 2021. The song's accompanying music video paid homage to the music video for Eminem's 2000 song "Stan". In June 2021, he released "Snowflakes", which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 71. The music video featuredpolitical commentator Blaire White as a background dancer. His single "Brainwashed", released in August 2021, peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Influences
MacDonald has cited the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin, Marilyn Manson, Tupac, Eminem, Aerosmith, GG Allin, Kanye West, and The Offspring as musical influences. His music often discusses controversial social and political topics in the United States.
Public image
Writing for Vice, Drew Millard described MacDonald as "turgid", and wrote that he rose to fame by "taking the undercooked platitudes of the Intellectual Dark Web and filtering them into songs", adding that he "can feel like an unstoppable force of reactionary dumbness". Ariana Thompson of Inked described MacDonald as "one of the most divisive personas hip hop has ever seen" and wrote that his right-wing fanbase "cling[s] onto every word he utter[s]".[1]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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| All Growed Up |
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| See You Tomorrow |
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| Deathreats |
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| Ghostories |
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| Killing the Neighbors (with Madchild) |
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| Gravestones |
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| As Far as the Stars (with Nova Rockafeller & Brandon Hart) |
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| Us Against the World |
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| The Brave (with Adam Calhoun) |
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83 | 14 |
| Renegade |
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| The Revolution |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
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| Killville |
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| Creature From the Rap Lagoon |
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| Feet Up |
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| Infidelity In The Throne Room |
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| Bad Dream Mad Again |
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| LeeAnn's Son |
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| Bad Dream Mad Again II |
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| Dream People & the Whiskey Wars |
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| Flowers for the Dead |
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| No Guts No Glory |
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EPs
| Title | Album details |
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| MacBeth |
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| Therapy |
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Compilations
| Title | Album details |
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| Something Like The Truth |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUN |
US |
USR&B/HH |
USRock |
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| "Dear Rappers" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | Deathreats |
| "Castles" (featuring Sniima Beats) |
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| "Helluvit" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hangman" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Whiteboy" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "This House" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "American Dreamz" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Exposure" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Politically Incorrect" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Everybody Hates Me" | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories | |
| "I Wish" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Sad Rappers" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Straight White Male" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lethal Injection" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mac Lethal Sucks" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If I Was Black" | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories | |
| "Buttholes" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm Sorry" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ashes" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cloned Rappers" | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead | |
| "Trying to Kill Me" | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories | |
| "Fake Fans" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Hate Hip Hop" | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones | |
| "Famous" | — | — | — | — | — | Ghostories | |
| "White Trash" (with Madchild) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Killing the Neighbors |
| "Sober" (with Madchild featuring Nova Rockafeller) |
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| "Bad News" (with Madchild featuring Nova Rockafeller) |
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| "D.R.U.G." (with Madchild) |
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| "I Don't Care" | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead | |
| "Coronavirus" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Blame the Rappers" (featuring Dax) |
— | — | — | — | — | Gravestones | |
| "I Don't Drink" | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead | |
| "I Can't Sleep" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Response" | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones | |
| "My Fans" | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers for the Dead | |
| "The Music Industry" | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones | |
| "People So Stupid" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm Corny" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Gravestones" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cancer" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Lives Matter" | — | — | — | — | — | Us Against the World | |
| "Sellout" | — | — | — | — | — | Gravestones | |
| "Best Rapper Ever" | — | — | — | — | — | Us Against the World | |
| "Angels" | — | — | — | — | — | No Guts No Glory | |
| "Fake Woke" | 2021 | — | 96 | 35 | — | — | Us Against the World |
| "Cancelled" | — | — | — | — | — | No Guts No Glory | |
| "Clown World" | 27 | — | 48 | — | — | ||
| "No Good Bastards" (with Nova Rockafeller and Brandon Hart) |
— | — | — | 20 | — | As Far as the Stars | |
| "Church" (with Brandon Hart featuring Nova Rockafeller) |
— | — | — | 29 | — | ||
| "Heart Emojis" (with Brandon Hart featuring Nova Rockafeller) |
— | — | — | 45 | — | ||
| "Dear Slim" | 15 | — | — | — | — | Us Against the World | |
| "Snowflakes" | — | 71 | 31 | — | 197 | ||
| "Don't Look Down" | 39 | — | — | — | — | No Guts No Glory | |
| "Withdrawals" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Brainwashed" | — | 89 | 31 | 11 | — | ||
| "Dummies" | — | — | — | — | — | Us Against the World | |
| "America" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Balloons" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Naked" | — | — | — | — | — | The Revolution | |
| "New World Order" (with Adam Calhoun) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | The Brave |
| "Whiteboyz" (with Adam Calhoun) |
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| "In God We Trust" (with Adam Calhoun, Struggle Jennings, and Nova Rockafeller) |
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| "Fire Emojis" (with Adam Calhoun and Madchild) |
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| "The System" | — | — | — | — | — | Renegade | |
| "Scars" | — | — | — | — | — | The Revolution | |
| "Names" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Riot" |
— | — | — | — | — | Renegade | |
| "Sheeple" |
— | — | — | 33 | — | ||
| "Fighter" |
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| "Ghost" |
— | — | — | — | — | The Revolution | |
| "End of the World" (with John Rich) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "American Flags" (with Adam Calhoun) |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
As a featured artist
| Title | Year | USR&B/HH | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Dark Side Of The Moon" (Rp Matt Brevner Featuring Tom MacDonald) |
2014 | — | — |
| "Pillz" (Rp Jesus featuring GFBF, Nova Rockafeller, and Tom MacDonald) |
2017 | — | |
| "WxWxw" (Fleshxfur featuring Tom MacDonald and Illvibe) |
2018 | — | |
| "Travelers" (Ryan Upchurch featuring Tom MacDonald and Struggle Jennings) |
2019 | — | |
| "Gang Gang" (Nova Rockafeller featuring Tom MacDonald) |
2021 | — | Scared of Heights |
| "Propaganda" (Dax featuring Tom MacDonald) |
2021 | — | Pain Paints Paintings |