An Interview With Patriot J: The Next Right-Wing Rap Star
Art by Tanzanian Wojak
It’s a career death sentence to be in hip-hop, or mainstream music at all, and take a positive stance towards conservatism or Donald Trump.
Although there are overlaps between the two cultures—both believe in entrepreneurism, traditional notions of masculinity, and are weary of large bureaucracies like ‘The Music Industry’—Hollywood is a city which relies on galas and charities auctions often for Democrat causes. If you want to be a famous rapper, you need to dial back your political views to keep your seat at the table, if they diverge from the center-left. (Kanye is the only exception.)
But Patriot J, who’s real name is Jordan Dixon-Hamilton, a law student who attends Pepperdine University in California, doesn’t care. Patriot J is one of the only conservative rappers out today with a growing audience and support from establishment politicians. As the former intern for Arizona U.S. Representative Paul Gosar—who has Tweeted his support of his intern’s rap career—Patriot J is also the only conservative rapper on Capitol Hill.
It has been tough at times. Patriot J began his career as a law student in California going by the name J-Hotz. A white liberal girl, after learning about his anti-woke stance, tried to get him banned from campus. While she ultimately failed, attacks have continued, and Twitter even suspended Patriot J for a week in August.
Countere was able to get 25 minutes with the upcoming ‘Right-Wing Rap Star.’ Below is our interview, lightly edited for clarity.
How did you get into ‘Conservative Rap’ for lack of a better term?
I’ve been rapping for ten years but really only taking it seriously for the last five. I’ve always been interested in politics. Even my earlier work was political, except instead with a liberal bias.
In 2015, I started becoming conservative, but since I wanted to appeal to a broader audience I would find myself steering away from political topics. One day I decided to say “Fuck it, I’ll stick to what I know,” since it’s easier for me to rap about what I’m into like conservative politics, rather then topics—guns, money, bitches, drugs—that aren’t as pertinent to me.
Just us being out there makes the interest in our genre grow and it’s introducing a whole new audience to rap music. I love the fuck out of it man and it’s cool to be someone’s introduction to rap music. Mine was Aaron Carter.
[We Played 6ix9ine Out Loud in New York to See What Would Happen]
So there are other conservative rappers—but you must be the first who interned on Capitol Hill.
I was interning there from January to May for Rep. Paul Gosar. Halfway through, it became virtual, so I was working from home due to Covid. But yeah…as far as being the only conservative rapping intern, it’s a safe bet.
When I was trying to get the internship I was talking to his Chief of Staff and in the acceptance email he said “Ok, fly out. We got a spot for you and bring K-mo with you too!” and I thought to myself, “How does he know K.mo?” For context, K.mo is a guy I do music with. Yeah, he welcomed it and it was cool, a real down-to-earth guy and staff over there.
What is it like being a conservative in the entertainment world?
It’s fun. With everyone so far-left, I stand out. I think my stuff is pretty good so people, regardless of belief, will recognize my bars and maybe they’ll listen and it plants a seed and in five years they will come back and think “It all make sense now!” There is another pro-Trump rapper Bryson Gray and he broke down the barrier for me, because he did this first. I’m just expanding on that.
I’m dropping an album end of October—28th or 29th—should be ten tracks. It’s 100% hip-hop. It’s not necessarily a ring-wing album but has those influences. I’m into politics and the right-wing so it’s really about the black conservative perspective.
““A white girl sent an email to my own school / she tried to cancel me and slander me with old news / all because I made a joke I wasn’t supposed to””
What happened at Pepperdine with getting reported?
During the George Floyd BLM protests, I Tweeted “brb going to change my Venmo handle to Minnesota defense fund and get the donations.” This girl [got upset and] found screenshots on my private Twitter and sent them to the California Bar and my school. But it’s all good, I wrote a song about it with An0moly and it’s actually out now.
What are your views on BLM?
It sounds nice but the actual Black Lives Matter™️ organization is a Trojan horse for a radical-left agenda. They even took down sections of the BLM website that [referenced] the Communist Manifesto.
[The Dangers of White Leftists]
When did you get into conservative politics?
It was my second semester at college and I took Introduction to Logic. It let me realize there is another side so I said, let me see what they are talking about—looking at things objectively, not emotionally. I found their arguments way more convincing. I didn’t gain an audience until a few months ago but I was always right-wing and made my Trump support known. The night he got elected, I lost so many followers for celebrating.
Who has supported you?
Mike Cernovich helped me out a lot with law school but he was also one of the first to retweet my music. He went to my law school. I had a song “Jet Fuel (Can’t Melt Steel Beams)” so I hit him up and asked him for tips. He has been a big help in both careers. I graduate next May. One day, I’m going to run for office, some type of office.
What do you think of popular rap music?
Drugs, bitches, and hoes is played out but some of it is dope. It’s obvious why it’s popular. I love Comethazine and he’s the GOAT. He became my favorite last summer. I listened to him so much that I decided I wanted to do that but add some substance to it: ignorant trap music that makes sense and makes you think a little bit. For my new projects its all Comethazine-type beats. I know my shit is unique and I’m building the market for it.
