PlaqueBoyMax tells the White House off after its TikTok used his beat

PlaqueBoyMax is not happy that the White House’s official TikTok used a song he produced. The streamer and producer quote-posted a curse-filled objection on X on Oct 20, after the account put UnoTheActivist’s “Man of the Year” under a clip of President Donald Trump.

He didn’t explain himself, and he didn’t ask for anything to come down. The White House hasn’t responded, and UnoTheActivist hasn’t commented, according to IBTimes.

What actually happened

The TikTok is a hype edit. Per Yahoo’s write-up of Complex’s story, it shows Trump brushing off a reporter’s question about an attack at the King Khalid airport in Riyadh, with “Man of the Year” playing over it. HotNewHipHop says the video used the song’s title to cast Trump as the “Man of the Year.”

1. Oct 20An X account called FearBuck flags that the White House TikTok clip uses a PlaqueBoyMax song.
2. Oct 20PlaqueBoyMax quote-posts it with a curse aimed at the White House. HotNewHipHop covers it the same day.
3. Oct 21IBTimes notes the White House and UnoTheActivist have not said anything.
4. Oct 25Complex, via Yahoo, runs its own report.

His reply was a quote-post of FearBuck’s message, which said the White House had posted a TikTok with a PlaqueBoyMax song as the audio. The full text includes a slur, so it’s paraphrased here. It was blunt, short and aimed at the account, with no follow-up.

Did anyone break a rule?

That’s the part nobody has answered. Complex described the use as unauthorized, and HotNewHipHop said the White House used the song without asking. IBTimes points out that neither outlet explained the licensing, so the objection doesn’t establish that the video infringed anything.

A producer credit also doesn’t settle who controls every right in a song and its recording. That can sit with the artist, a label, a publisher or the producer, and the reports don’t say which applies here.

He’s not the first

Complex lists a run of artists who have objected to White House videos using their music. JMSN’s letter came last month. Katy Perry condemned the account for using “Firework” over footage of U.S. military strikes on Iran. Sabrina Carpenter criticized the use of “Juno,” and SZA accused the account of “rage baiting artists” for “free promo.”

Who he is

PlaqueBoyMax is a New Jersey creator who built his audience on reaction videos, then moved into music on stream. NPR reported in April 2025 that his Song Wars series has rappers debut songs or compete to make one over a chosen beat, and his In the Booth streams show recording sessions live. He signed with Field Trip Recordings and Capitol Records in May 2025, per IBTimes.

What happens next

For now, his X reply is all there is. No legal action has been announced, and neither the White House nor UnoTheActivist has said anything. HotNewHipHop notes the timing: midterm elections are Nov 3, and clips like this are part of the effort to fire up Trump’s base. If the clip keeps circulating, expect more artists to be asked where they stand.