Marsha Blackburn Roasted For Kendrick Lamar AI Slop Campaign Clip

Marsha Blackburn drew backlash after her campaign used an AI-generated remake of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance to promote early voting in Tennessee’s governor’s race.

The Republican senator posted the clip on X Tuesday with the caption, “Tomorrow. Ready to roll.” The post quickly became a target for critics, including her Democratic opponent, Jerri Green.

The clip cast Blackburn in the role of Kendrick Lamar and used his Drake diss “Not Like Us,” Mediaite reported. It also depicted Rep. Tim Burchett, Sen. Bill Hagerty, Tennessee state Sen. Brent Taylor and Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs as dancers. Jacobs appeared as Kane, the masked character he played in WWE.

Green shared the campaign’s post and took aim at its use of artificial intelligence.

“When I say please stop using AI to support our campaign, this is what I mean…” Green wrote.

The criticism also revived Blackburn’s earlier clash with rap artists. In 2007, she took part in a House hearing on stereotypes and degrading images in entertainment. Master P and David Banner testified as lawmakers questioned the messages in Hip-Hop lyrics.

“How and when did society fail you that you would choose to write such filth?” Blackburn asked, as POLITICO documented at the time.

Kendrick Lamar’s song moved far beyond its origins in his 2024 battle with Drake. “Not Like Us” won five Grammy Awards in 2025 before he performed it during his Super Bowl halftime show. That set also featured SZA, Samuel L. Jackson, Mustard and Serena Williams.

Blackburn has since become a sponsor of legislation aimed at protecting artists from AI copies of their voices and faces. Her office announced in June that the bipartisan NO FAKES Act advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The proposal’s stated focus was digital replicas made without a person’s consent.

“AI should empower innovation, not give scammers and online predators a free pass to exploit someone’s voice and visual likeness without permission,” Blackburn said in that announcement.

She said those safeguards should cover artists, songwriters, students and other Americans. Blackburn described the bill as a way to shield Tennessee’s creative community and creators across the country from digital impersonation. She called the committee vote a step toward making those rules law.