SZA condemned the Trump White House for utilizing her track “Big Boys” in an ICE video, accusing officers of exploiting artists.

SZA is looking out the Trump-era White House after her track “Big Boys” was utilized in a social media video showcasing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) brokers detaining undocumented immigrants.

The clip, posted earlier this week by representatives tied to former President Donald Trump’s administration, featured the observe, carried out initially by SZA, throughout a December 2022 Saturday Night Live sketch.

The track, which humorously references “cuffing season”—a time period describing short-term winter romances—was repurposed within the video with a caption that learn, “We heard it’s cuffing szn. Bad news for criminal illegal aliens. Great news for America.”

The “Kill Bill” singer didn’t maintain again in her response. Posting on X, formerly Twitter, she wrote, “White House rage baiting artists for free promo is PEAK DARK ..inhumanity +shock and aw tactics ..Evil n Boring (sic).”

Her longtime supervisor, Punch, echoed her frustration, writing, “Trying to provoke artist(s) to respond in order to help spread propaganda and political agendas is nasty business. Knock it off.”

In an announcement to Variety, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson responded to the backlash by saying, “Thank you, SZA, for drawing even more attention to the tremendous work America’s ICE officers are doing by arresting dangerous criminal illegal aliens from American communities.”

SZA isn’t alone in her criticism.

Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter additionally condemned the administration after her track “Juno” was utilized in the same ICE-themed video montage. “This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda,” she posted on-line.

Excerpt: SZA condemned the Trump White House for utilizing her track “Big Boys” in an ICE video, accusing officers of exploiting artists to push political messaging.

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