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You wake up, head to Twitter, and see “Eric B and Rakim” trending. That’s gotta be a win #fortheculture, right?

Wrong. Nope.

Turns out the R and his DJ are trending because they allegedly endorsed Donald Trump on Twitter on Saturday night (Nov. 5). The @EricBandRakim account delivered a tweet supporting Cheeto Jesus—including a campaign logo flipped to say “The Hood For Trump Pence—which has since been deleted. But, the Internet…

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Now the question is, who is running this account (which now claims it was hacked)? Keep in mind that despite news of Eric B and Rakim reuniting for a tour in 2017, the announcement was news to Rakim.

Either way, think about how welcome Eric B and Rakim would be at a Donald Trump rally. Exactly.

Peep Twitter reactions to this “news” below. Most hilarious are the Trump cult members who think that tweet was sincere.

https://twitter.com/acedizzyflow/status/795266899298881537

https://twitter.com/jen_sweet_jones/status/795246416549453824

https://twitter.com/KavalonThatsMe/status/795256436251095040

https://twitter.com/aneesahyumn/status/795255796623966208

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