Jussie Smollett says 'You got the wrong one' in his new song

April 9, 2022

Jussie Smollett has released a self-reflective song that appears to reference his recent legal issues, less than a month after being released from jail, pending an appeal of his conviction for allegedly staging a hate crime.

The track was uploaded onto Jussie Smollett’s Instagram account, which states that it is currently run by his family.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcGJKv3lvKy/

Called Thank You God, Jussier’s lyric video to an excerpt of the tune begins with the message: ‘Channelling these thoughts the best way I know how. Love you… Jussie.’

The extract of Smollett’s track starts:
‘It’s like they’re hell-bent on not solving the crime / Taking out the elements of race and trans and homophobia that’s straight taking lives / But turn around and act like I’m the one that killed the strides.’

Among the verses, he sings, in spoken verse style:
‘Some people searching for fame / Some people chasing that clout / Just remember this … this ain’t that situation / You think I’m stupid enough to kill my reputation?’
‘Just simply to look like a victim / Like it’s something fun / Y’all better look at someone else / You got the wrong one.’

The post on Instagram also noted that ‘100% of the profits’ from the song would be donated between the Rainbow Push Coalition, the Illinois Innocence Project and Secure the Bag Safety.

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