Fake Woke: Difference between revisions

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| name = Fake Woke

| artist = [[Tom MacDonald (rapper)|Tom MacDonald]]

| album =

| type = single

| cover = Tom MacDonald "Fake Woke".jpg

| border = yes

| alt = The face of Canadian rapper Tom MacDonald appears, with his mouth digitally removed; above him reads "Fake Woke" and below reads "Tom MacDonald" in an all-caps, white font.

| caption =

| released = {{Start date|2021|01|29}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = * [[Political rap]]

* [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Kristin |title=Fake Woke |url=https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/tom-macdonald-fake-woke/ |website=[[Focus on the Family|Plugged In]] |access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref>

| length = {{duration|m=4|s=12}}

| label = [[Self-publishing|Self-released]]

| writer = * Tom MacDonald

| producer = Tom MacDonald

| chronology = Tom MacDonald

| prev_title = Angels

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Cancelled

| next_year = 2021

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|2l6JUNFAJ9o|"Fake Woke"}}}}

"'''Fake Woke'''" is a song written, produced, and performed by Canadian rapper [[Tom MacDonald (rapper)|Tom MacDonald]]. It was self-released as a single on January 29, 2021. A music video for the song, directed by his girlfriend and fellow musician [[Nova Rockafeller]], was released simultaneously with the single.<ref>{{cite web |last=Baker |first=Chris |title=Number 1 Hip Hop Rap downloads on iTunes; 'Fake Woke' by Tom McDonald |url=https://kfab.iheart.com/featured/chris-baker/content/2021-01-30-number-1-hip-hop-rap-downloads-on-itunes-fake-woke-by-tom-mcdonald/ |publisher=[[KFAB]] |access-date=February 3, 2021 |date=January 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tom MacDonald – 'Fake Woke' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l6JUNFAJ9o |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=February 3, 2021 |date=January 29, 2021}}</ref> The [[American conservative]] news television channel [[Fox News]] promoted "Fake Woke" on its series ''[[The Story with Martha MacCallum]]'' and interviewed MacDonald about the song.<ref name="Yahoo News interview" />

== Music and lyrics ==

The song begins with an isolated clean [[electric guitar]]. In the song's introduction, MacDonald [[Diss (music)|disses]] American rapper [[Cardi B]], criticizing her for being perceived as arole model, and also points out that [[Eminem]] used to [[gay bash]] and talk about [[Kill You (Eminem song)|murdering his mother]] in his songs, but now he doesn't want fans who voted for [[Donald Trump]] coming to his concerts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Is Tom MacDonald Taking Shots at Eminem on New Song 'Fake Woke'? |url=https://hiphop24x7.com/news/is-tom-macdonald-take-shots-at-eminem-on-new-song-fake-woke/ |website=Hip Hop 24x7 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |date=January 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tom MacDonald disses Eminem in a new song |url=https://hiphopfreaks.com/2021/01/29/tom-macdonald-disses-eminem/ |website=Hip Hop Freaks |access-date=February 3, 2021 |date=January 29, 2021}}</ref> He also takes a stand against the idea that [[white privilege]] exists and against the activist group [[Black Lives Matter]], rapping, "I think Black Lives Matter was the stupidest name / When the system screwing everyone exactly the same."<ref name="Yahoo News interview">{{cite news |title=Canadian rapper calls out 'woke' America in new single |url=https://news.yahoo.com/canadian-rapper-calls-woke-america-222956585.html |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=[[Yahoo! News]] |date=February 2, 2021}}</ref>

Macdonald also says that the [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] is "Fake Woke", hence the title of the song. However, he also criticizes the [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] in the line, "[People] hate their neighbor 'cause he wears a mask or he stays home/ Has a daughter but his favorite artist said he slays hoes/picks her up from school, music slaps on the way home."

Macdonald also criticizes [[censorship]] for being biased, saying, "Censorship's an issue 'cause they choose what they erase/There's a difference between [[hate speech]] and speech that you hate."

== Credits and personnel ==

Credits adapted from [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Credits – Fake Woke – Tom MacDonald |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/170248862/credits |website=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]] |access-date=February 3, 2021}}</ref>

* Tom MacDonald – composer, producer, songwriter

* Evan Morgan – mixing and mastering

== Charts ==

=== Weekly charts ===

|+ Weekly chart performance for "Fake Woke"

! scope="row"| Canada Digital Song Sales ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="Canada Digital Songs">{{cite magazine |title=Canadian Digital Song Sales: The week of February 13, 2021 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-canada-digital-song-sales |accessdate=February 15, 2021 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 13, 2021 }}</ref>

! scope="row"| US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2021-02-13|title=The Hot 100 Chart: February 13, 2021|magazine=Billboard|date=February 8, 2021|accessdate=February 9, 2021}}</ref>

! scope="row"| US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2021-02-13|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart: February 13, 2021|magazine=Billboard|date=February 8, 2021|accessdate=February 9, 2021}}</ref>

=== Year-end charts ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+2021 year-end chart performance for "Fake Woke"

! scope="col"| Chart (2021)

! scope="col"| Position

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! scope="row"| US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/r-and-b-hip-hop-digital-songs/|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref>

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== Release history ==

| January 29, 2021

* {{cite web |title=Fake Woke – Single – Tom MacDonald |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/fake-woke-single/1549841408 |publisher=Apple Music (AU) |access-date=February 3, 2021 }}

* {{cite web |title=Fake Woke – Single – Tom MacDonald |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/fake-woke-single/1549841408 |publisher=Apple Music (CA) |access-date=February 3, 2021 }}

* {{cite web |title=Fake Woke – Single – Tom MacDonald |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/fake-woke-single/1549841408 |publisher=Apple Music (GB) |access-date=February 3, 2021 }}

* {{cite web |title=Fake Woke – Single – Tom MacDonald |url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/fake-woke-single/1549841408 |publisher=Apple Music (NZ) |access-date=February 3, 2021 }}

* {{cite web |title=Fake Woke – Single – Tom MacDonald |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/fake-woke-single/1549841408 |publisher=Apple Music (US) |access-date=February 3, 2021 }}</ref>

== References ==

[[Category:Conservative media in Canada]]

[[Category:LGBT-related songs]]

[[Category:Tom MacDonald (rapper) songs]]