Swag gifted to almost 1,500 attendees included “Make Bitcoin Great Again” red hats, and American flag pins with the symbol for Gemini, a crypto company that served as an event sponsor founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who backed Trump’s presidential campaign.

On Friday, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross headlined the exclusive Crypto Ball, a black-tie event organized by crypto entrepreneur David Sacks, recently appointed by Trump as the “AI and Crypto Czar.” The two hip-hop legends reportedly accepted payment for their performances in Bitcoin, currently trading at a staggering $103,000 per coin.

It’s hard to believe that Black and POC artists are still throwing their support behind Donald Trump, even though he is currently carrying out executive orders and planning to implement policies that will harm these communities. Trump also has a history of racist remarks and discriminatory actions— specifically toward marginalized communities.

The rap community was furious to learn Nelly, Soulja Boy, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross were supporting Trump's inauguration events.

Soulja Boy defends performing at Trump's Crypto Ball, citing payment while admitting he was misled about the event's political nature.

The 50-year-old St. Lunatic told the Geto Boys rapper, "it's an honor" to “perform for the president of the United States, regardless of who is in office.”

Steven A. Smith took to his eponymous podcast this week to defend the rappers who have been slammed for performing at Pres. Donald Trump’s Inauguration.

Snoop Dogg is feeling the heat after performing at the Crypto Ball, an event leading up to Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration. On Sunday, the hip-hop star performed at the event hosted by former PayPal COO and incoming AI and crypto czar,

X is calling Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, Soulja Boy and Nelly sellouts for performing at Donald Trump inauguration events.

Four Black artists will perform at Trump’s inauguration, igniting a cultural firestorm about art, politics, and the cost of complicity.

Death Row Records co-founder Michael 'Harry O' Harris is defending Snoop Dogg after he performed at a pre-inauguration event.