"Fake Woke" is a song written, produced, and performed by Canadian 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.[2][3] 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.[4]
The song begins with an isolated clean electric guitar. In the song's introduction, MacDonald disses American rapper Cardi B, criticizing her for being perceived as a role model, and also points out that Eminem used to gay bash and talk about murdering his mother in his songs, but now he doesn't want fans who voted for Donald Trump coming to his concerts.[5][6] 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."[4]
Macdonald also says that the left-wing is "Fake Woke", hence the title of the song. However, he also criticizes the 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."
