Brief
Minnesota rapper urges US white protesters to "raise hell" after France riots
Rapper Tufawon, a Minnesota native who traveled to France, urged white Americans to "raise hell" and join radical actions, prompting criticism from a Heritage Foundation analyst.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Rapper and activist known as Tufawon, whose legal name is Rafael Gonzalez Jr., returned to the United States after traveling to France to join protests that turned violent, and on Facebook urged white people in America to "raise hell" and "f*** s*** up" as part of a revolutionary effort, according to the New York Post.
What happened
Gonzalez, a 40‑year‑old from Minneapolis, performed his song “No One Is Illegal” in front of balaclava‑clad demonstrators outside Lycée Paul Éluard in Saint‑Denis, a suburb of Paris, where he chanted anti‑ICE slogans. After the French unrest, he posted on Facebook that the United States must become “far more radicalized” and that white people should lead the next wave of protests.
What the reports add
The Post notes that Gonzalez also appeared on the radio program The Breakfast Club and described the French protests as a model for U.S. activists, saying marginalized brown and black students suffer the worst impacts of underfunded schools and declining services. He linked the French grievances to similar issues in the United States.
What was said
Heritage Foundation foreign‑policy expert Mike Gonzalez told the Post that the rapper’s rhetoric is “dangerous” and warned that if people act on it, “it is very dangerous.” The analyst said the movement reflects a “red‑green alliance” between leftists and Marxists targeting the “Judeo‑Christian democratic West.”
How it came about
Gonzalez’s trip to France coincided with a wave of riots across French cities in October 2026, where protesters targeted cultural sites and luxury stores, and thousands were arrested. Earlier Felo News coverage documented the scale of those French protests and the resulting arrests and property damage.
Key facts
- Rapper Tufawon (Rafael Gonzalez Jr.) urged white Americans to "raise hell" after returning from French riots. (nypost.com)
- He performed "No One Is Illegal" outside Lycée Paul Éluard in Saint‑Denis, Paris, during the French protests. (nypost.com)
- Heritage Foundation expert Mike Gonzalez called the rapper’s calls for violence "dangerous". (nypost.com)
Sources
- [1] nypost.com — originally reported as “US radicals headed to France to join cop-bashing protests are planning to bring riots to our shores”
