Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys didn’t really listen to Bad Bunny’s music before the Puerto Rican rapper and singer was selected to perform at halftime of the Super Bowl in February.

But after seeing the backlash to the selection by the Trump administration and many conservative political commentators, Casey is throwing his support behind the rapper.

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“I had never really listened to Bad Bunny’s music, but after his performance in ‘Happy Gilmore 2 ,' I will go to the mat for that guy,” the punk rock singer tells Rolling Stone . “God bless his heart. He is a true, true American.

“(The administration) just wants to control everything, every narrative. There’s way bigger problems in the world than who is at the hal

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