The Game has raised eyebrows by titling a song from his upcoming DJ Drama and Mike & Keys-produced mixtape "The Assassination of Candace Owens."
On Monday (Dec. 1), the rapper announced the tracklist for his upcoming mixtape, Every Movie Needs a Trailer, dropping on Friday and featuring the "Candace Owens" song.
Ahead of the project's release, in a quick interview posted by TMZ on Wednesday (Dec. 3), the rapper explained why the song was named after the controversial right-wing political pundit.
“Recently I’ve been seeing conspiracy theories about Candace Owens from herself, you know, self-admitted,” The Game began. “She feels like people are conspiring [against] her. So what it was is more so an assassination of the character. So I just used that because it’s current news, but the song is not about Candace.”
“I’m a rapper, we use metaphors, you know?” he added.
When asked about whether he had concerns that Owens would respond, The Game shrugged it off.
“Nah, I’m not worried about Candace. But then again, you gotta hear the song,” he said, adding that the commentator is “real smart” and “intelligent.” “But if she comes for me, you know, it is what it is."
Owens, who was previously aligned with the rapper-producer formerly known as Kanye West, was also named in 2025 Jay Electronica song "@RealCandaceO …Tell Us More!"
"The whole world is phony/I'm exposing like Candace Owens and Brigitte Macron," Electronica rapped in one of the final verses of the song.