Darius Rucker Shoots Down Racist Tweet With a Few Words of His Own. The incident began when one user, whose account has now been deactivated, tweeted “@dariusrucker Leave country to the white folk.” Darius Rucker responded to the tweet saying, “WOW. Is this 2013 or 1913” and added “I'll take my Grand Ole Opry membership and leave your racism.” The original tweet poster did not reply, but the post definitely had others talking. When asked by one fan why he even acknowledged the original tweet, Darius Rucker said he did it so the world could see them. Rucker's foray into country has been met with mixed reviews, but his fans still support him. Rucker's Hootie & the Blowfish days may be behind him, as he has been working on his passion for country music for a while. His 2008 song “Don't Think I Don't Think About It” made him the first African American since 1983 to hit the top of the country charts, but based on this latest Twitter controversy, not everybody is sup