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Online petition wants "Trap Queen" performed at Nancy Reagan's funeral

The chances of this petition succeeding are likely next to impossible, but that's not deterring Fetty Wap fans from putting it out there.

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A change.org user known as David D. started a petition to have rapper Fetty Wap perform his hit "Trap Queen" at former First Lady Nancy Reagan's funeral to highlight criticism of her role in the War on Drugs and its effect on urban communities.

"Beyond being the First Lady, Nancy Reagan holds the important legacy as being the most famous Trap Queen in American history," the petition stated. "While her husband, Ronald Reagan, was linking up with Papi to flood the streets with narcotics, Nancy was on TV telling kids to 'say no to drugs.' Her infamous 'anti-drug' phrase encouraged strict laws on drug possession that led to a school-to-prison pipeline we're still dealing with now."

"Blacks and Latinos went to jail in droves for possessing drugs her husband gave them. It was an incredible sleight of hand that would make any wannabe Trap Queen hide in shame for her inability to be as diabolical as Nancy."

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