Conservative Rapper’s ‘Boycott Target’ Song Criticizing LGBT ’Agenda' Reaches Top of iTunes

A worker collects shopping carts in the parking lot of a Target store in Highlands Ranch, Colo., on June 9, 2021. David Zalubowski/AP Photo

A song by a conservative rapper taking aim at Target for “targeting” children with their controversial LGBT “Pride” merchandise has made it to the top spot on Apple iTunes.

The song, titled “Boycott Target“ by Forgiato Blow, whose real name is Kurt Jantz, has even knocked high-profile artists including Taylor Swift off the number-one spot.

Filmed inside a Target store, the song begins with the rapper stating that the store is “targeting your kids” before noting that LGBT “went too far” and is leaving children with “cuts” and “scars,” in an apparent reference to so-called “gender-affirming care.”

At one point, one of the individuals in the video can be seen removing large amounts of Bud Light—which has faced backlash over its decision to partner with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney for a campaign—from an aisle in the store.

The music video comes as Target has reportedly lost around $10 billion in market value amid the backlash over its controversial LGBT-themed children’s products, including some made for newborn infants such as onesies with pro-LGBT slogans.

Other items for adults included a “tuck-friendly” swimsuit and bags and sweatshirts emblazoned with the words “We Belong Everywhere,” “Too Queer for Here,” and “Cure Transphobia,” according to reports.

Target shares were trading at $133.37 as of the time of publication, after previously being valued at $160.96 on May 17.

Speaking about his song’s success in an interview with Fox News on Monday, Blow explained, “We’re living in a culture right now where people need to speak out,” adding that there is “no place” for such merchandise being sold at Target stores to children in elementary school.

“Somebody has to stand up for the kids,” he said.

Target's new Pride line includes a Pride Parade Flot gingerbread kit along with LGBT gingerbread house kits. Alice Giordano/The Epoch Times

Shadow Banned on Social Media

Despite the song’s success, Blow claimed that the hit has been “shadow-banned” from searches on Apple’s music platform but added that he is no stranger to censorship.

“I had my free speech ripped from me. A lifetime ban on Instagram, a lifetime ban on Facebook for speaking positivity. You know, when I was an artist before this, a degenerate rap artist, they didn’t care if I rapped about negativity and demonizing America,” he said.

“We’re obviously shifting the culture,” he continued. “We’re waking people up, letting them know that, hey, you don’t have just to follow the crowd. You can stand on your own and be a leader, not a follower.”

The artist added that he believes the 2020 election was intertwined with a “Black Lives Matter” agenda but that going into the 2024 election “it’s going to be LGBTQ.”

“And if you’re not with them, they’re going to ruin you anyways,” he said.

“You know, drag queens and middle schools. They got these furries now coming out. That’s the next thing, where people are identifying as cats. I mean, it’s just crazy out here right now,” the artist added.

Target has since pulled some of its controversial LGBT-themed children’s items from its U.S. stores and its website, citing concerns over its employees’ safety.

In a May 24 statement, the company said, “For more than a decade, Target has offered an assortment of products aimed at celebrating Pride Month. Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and well-being while at work.”

“Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior. Our focus now is on moving forward with our continuing commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community and standing with them as we celebrate Pride Month and throughout the year,” the company said.