Busta Rhymes leads dramatic anti-Trump Grammys moment

THE most impassioned performance of the night came in the form of a furious anti-Trump hip-hop medley led by Busta Rhymes.

THE most powerful, political Grammys moment came in the shape of a furious anti-Trump performance that almost got lost on a night packed with drama.

Busta Rhymes led the charge when he strode on to the stage attacking “President Agent Orange” at the start of an explosive rap with provocative lyrics including, “All you black folks, you must go/ All you Mexicans, you must go/ And all you poor folks, you must go/ Muslims and gays, boy, we hate your ways.”

Performing with Anderson .Paak and A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes likened Donald Trump to the deadly chemical used in the Vietnam War with the introduction: “I’m not feeling the political climate right now. I just wanna thank President Agent Orange for perpetuating all of the evil that you’ve been perpetuating throughout the United States.

“I wanna thank President Agent Orange for your unsuccessful attempt at the Muslim ban.

“We come together! We the people!”

Busta Rhymes led the fierce performance with a furious tirade against ‘President Agent Orange’. Picture: Matt Sayles/Invision/AP

The hip-hop artists brought down the house at the awards show with their dramatic political statement. Picture: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS

The US hip-hop artists performed a three-song medley of We The People, Award Tour and Movin Backwards as an enthusiastic Rihanna danced in the crowd. Actors of diverse ethnicities — including women in headscarves — walked on to the stage and broke through a foam wall while the television screen behind the artists showed protest footage of placards reading “No Wall, No Ban.”

A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip rounded off We The People with a battle cry: “Resist!”

While they were the most outspoken, the musicians weren’t the only ones to make political statements on a memorable evening.

Singer/actress Joy Miller wore a “Make America Great Again” dress and a member of the band Highly Suspect sported a jacket with “IMPEACH’ stamped across the back.

Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest shouted ‘Resist!’ after a medley that referenced Donald Trump’s travel ban. Picture: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS

Actors of diverse ethnicities, some wearing headscarves, marched on stage during the act. Picture: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS

Host James Corden name-dropped Mr Trump in his opening rap, saying: “With President Trump/ you don’t know what comes next” and Jennifer Lopez remarked that “at this particular point in history our voices are needed more than ever.”

Katy Perry appeared in front of a “We The People” backdrop wearing a white Hillary Clinton style pants suit and an armband with the word “Persist” on it, referencing Senator Elizabeth Warren’s refusal to be silenced in Congress, and shouting: “No hate!”

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