Rapper Chingy is facing backlash for agreeing to perform at a Log Cabin Republicans event this weekend.

On Friday, September 20, the gay conservative organization announced the line-up for their upcoming Red White & Rock event. According to TMZ, the event is scheduled to take place at Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk & Steakhouse in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 29, with musical performances and speeches by Donald Trump Jr. and partner Kimberly Guilfoyle.

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Social media users were quick to note the lack of recognizable names among the event’s line-up, which includes former Pussycat Dolls member Jessica Sutta, songwriter Chris DeStefano, and others. One name that stuck out to some users, however, was headliner Chingy.

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“They got Taylor Swift, but we got Chingy,” one user joked of the “Right Thurr” rapper.

“They actually found Chingy somewhere?” another wrote.