The rapper says artists were not told about any political involvement with the event before the lineup was announced.

"The artists were never told about any political involvement with the event," Young MC wrote on social media.

"I hope to perform in D.C. in the near future at an event that is not so politically charged," he writes.

In an exclusive interview with The Republic, Young MC explained why he won't play the Freedom 250 Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C.

Artists including Young MC, Poison frontman Bret Michaels and country singer Martina McBride have raised concerns the event will be political.

The Commodores, C+C Music Factory, Morris Day & The Time and Young MC also pulled out of the government-sponsored festival, set to take place in Washington, D.C.

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Another artist has dropped out of President Donald Trump's Great American State Fair. Musical group, Morris Day & The Time, had confirmed they won't be performing as well