Spotify Declines Request to Remove Rap Song Cited for Antisemitic Content

Spotify declined a request by the International Legal Forum to remove a rap song from its platform that the group said contained antisemitic conspiracy theories. In an email reviewed by The Jerusalem Post, Spotify said on Monday that it did not believe Chris Webby's track Raw Thoughts VII met the threshold for removal under the platform's rules.

The song, uploaded March 4, has accumulated nearly three million plays across Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Music. It describes a secretive group that controls global systems and engages in child sacrifice before identifying the Jewish people and Israel as the responsible party.

The track begins with references to thirteen bloodlines that practice usury, ritual sacrifice, and religious infiltration. It later incorporates the melody of the Jewish folk song Hava Nagila and names deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein along with several celebrities and politicians.

Lyrics include the line "It's time to load this chamber, And aim at the head of the monster now" and call for burning President Donald Trump if he is found complicit.

The International Legal Forum argued in a letter to Spotify that the song promotes hate and incites violence in violation of the platform's content policies. "Taken together, these elements form a cohesive and highly recognizable antisemitic narrative framework," the letter stated.

ILF CEO Michal Cotler-Wunsh said the platform's decision not to act was dangerous for the Jewish community and for others. "Online antisemitism is not just harmless chatter relegated to dark corners of the internet," Cotler-Wunsh said. "It spills onto campuses and into the streets, causing rising real-world harm.