As we remember the lives of those who were lost some 7 years agon on the fatefu day of 9/11. Let their memory live though song, while it is a tough time for many and the country as a whole I chose a few Hip-Hop songs for us to listn to and journey through the joy and the pain of such an atrocity.
I’m interested to hear the remix, until then let’s Rock out to the Original!
When I first read this I was like WTF, Obama condemns Ludacris! Apparently Ludacris made a song praising Obama but he made it in typical hood fashion which we know Barack is trying to distance himself away from. Now I was upset when Barack distanced himself from Louis Farrakhan because I felt he was allowing the white media to demonize a man who really preaches the word of God and attempts to broker peace in urban communities. That was a denunciation I could have done without.
But Luda, my main man Luda, fellow Virgo, you had to know they were going to denounce this song. You called Hillary Clinton a bitch and spoke of John McCain being paralyzed in a wheelchair. That’s straight barbershop talk, you can’t put that out for the world to hear because the reality is Barack Obama needs the votes of all people and it’s not hard for different groups to write him off. Think about Will.I.Am’s “Yes We Can” song, this was a song that inspired hope, inspired change and it transgressed gender and ethnicity.
See in Hip Hop rappers can say whatever they want and white people will still buy their music because they are “ENTERTAINING” them. However when it comes to leadership, such lyrics would not find themselves center stage at any Unity Conference. I appreciate your effort brother and I like that you told black people to get off their “asses” and vote. Their are alot of people who do not vote in the black community and complain loudly about the public policy that affects them. All of this could “start” to change with the power of their vote, when we begin to vote in numbers and control public offices that deal with the policies that affect our communities. Luda don’t be offended, Barack still listens to you, you have lost no fans. You have however inspired Fox News to find more nonsense to attack Barack Obama about, in fact it was there that I first read this nonsense. Bill O’Reilly will attack Barack Obama and you over the next few weeks, take a page out of Farrakhan’s book and continue to support despite the denunciation. YES WE CAN! OBAMA 08
In his new song “Politics: Obama Is Here,” rapper and staunch Barack Obama supporter Ludacris trashes presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain and former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton.
“Hillary hated on you, so that b—- is irrelevant. … McCain don’t belong in any chair unless he’s paralyzed. Yeah I said it cause Bush is mentally handicapped,” Ludacris sings.
The Grammy Award-winning rapper, whose real name is Christopher Bridges, also takes aim at the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who was recently caught on video slamming Obama.
“Jesse talking slick and apologizing for what? If you said it then you meant it how you want it have a gut,” Ludacris sings, refering to Jackson’s off-the-cuff criticism of Obama’s speeches on morality at black churches.
In another line, he disses Bush.
“Ball up all of his speeches and I throw ‘em like candy wrap, cause what you talking I hear nothing even relevant and you the worst of all 43 presidents,” the lyrics read.
In his song Ludacris encourages people to go to the polls and make Obama the first black president of the United States: “So get off your ass, black people, it’s time to get out and vote. Paint the White House black and I’m sure that’s got ‘em terrified.”
Obama’s spokesman Bill Burton told Politico the presumptive Democratic nominee condemned the song.
“As Barack Obama has said many, may times in the past, rap lyrics too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism and degrading images that he doesn’t want his daughters or any children exposed to,” Burton told Politico. “This song is not only outrageously offensive to Senator Clinton, Reverend Jackson, Senator McCain and President Bush, it is offensive to all of us who are trying to raise our children with values we hold dear. While Ludacris is a talented individual he should be ashamed of these lyrics.”
I think Rick Ross has been watching too much CNN with all this talk of a smear campaign. They got dude’s social security number, his mother and sisters name which match the names of the people currently running his non-profit. Dude is only making himself look worst. This is a sad day when a black man would rather live a lie, pretending to be a drug kingpin when in fact you were an honest correctional officer. SAD!
This article is brought to you courtesy of AllHipHop.com
By Tai Saint Louis
Hip-Hop star Rick Ross has hit back at recent reports surrounding his previous employment with the Florida Department of Corrections.
During an interview on Friday (July 25), Ross addressed the latest developments as “rumors” and maintained that he is a victim of a massive smear campaign.
Speaking to Phoenix, Arizona Hip-Hop station Power 98.3 (KKFR-FM), he responded to the question of his past employment by simply saying “Don’t believe the hype.”
“In the game we in, it’s real competitive,” Ross told Power 98.3 FM. “Competitors have to do what they have to do to eat. We making the best music. Y’all seen the BET Awards, y’all saw the magazine. We the biggest in the game, we the best in the game. Just keeping it real. And anytime somebody can attack my character, like I said, you get nothing from the Boss. I don’t give haters the pleasure.“
In video footage of the interview, which took place during a fan meet-and-greet at the Virgin MegaStore at the Arizona Mills Mall, Ross is seen dancing and interacting with fans, apparently undaunted by the continuing appearance of “evidence” of his two-year stint as a Correctional Officer at the South Florida Reception Center in Miami-Dade County.
Ross said he views the discussions the documents have created among his fans, foes and colleagues alike as part of in the rap game.
“When you get to my level, you’re a great conversation piece,” Rick Ross calmly explained. “I’m big on the blogs, I’m big on the magazines, and I appreciate that as an artist. That’s why I’m in the game. I got in this game to introduce people and to make great music. And that’s what it’s about.
“Just keep the rumors coming,” added Ross, who’s sophomore album Trilla debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart.
“We gon’ keep the records coming, we gon’ keep the music coming. Like I said, I’m one of the realest sources of this real street music in this game. Straight out of Miami, straight out of M-I-Yayo. One of my closest homies was on America’s Most Wanted.”
Ross also revealed that he and Foxy Brown were no longer an item.
If you didn’t already know I am a student of Tupac Shakur. I don’t love words like fan because if I ever met one of these brothers I would be far from a groupie. I would rather engage brothers in a conversation and learn from them and hopefully they would learn from me.
With that said, Tupac is one of the most phenomenal men of our time. Not because he was a self proclaimed “thug”. Not because he is this huge hip-hop icon or his Hollywood appeal in movies. No Tupac represents the good and bad of the black male. He represents the struggle between street life and intellect, he couples the two together because they are not far from one another. He showed us love and respect for black women while also showing but also launched many contradictory attacks on black women. The complexities of this Revolutionary soldier go on and on but I found a great video with him discussing then in 1995 the woes that we are facing here in America in 2008. Check it out!
Dude took it back with the Marvin Gaye sample, I ain’t mad at that! Here is Parts 1 & 2 of Who Killed Hip Hop! by Joe Budden. He dropped a lot of names and an interesting perspective on what’s going on in the game!
So what does Nas have to say?
“I think Jesse Jackson, he’s the biggest player hater. His time is up. All you old n****s, time is up. We heard your voice, we saw your marching, we heard your sermons. We don’t wanna hear that s**t no more.
“It’s a new day. It’s a new voice. I’m here now. We don’t need Jesse; I’m here. I got this. We got Barack, we got David Banners and Young Jeezys.
“We’re the voice now. It’s no more Jesse. Sorry. Goodbye. You ain’t helping nobody in the ‘hood. That’s the bottom line. Goodbye, Jesse. Bye!”
Now let me wrap my head around this statement. Did Nas just say ““It’s a new day. It’s a new voice. I’m here now. We don’t need Jesse; I’m here. I got this. We got Barack, we got David Banners and Young Jeezys.” Like does that even make sense. This ego of yours has got to stop my brother, Nas you must have forgotten that your credibility waned when you pulled your recent “NIGGER” stunt. You remember don’t you, naming your album Nigger knowing it would create heavy backlash and then changing it at the last minute because of fear of record stores not carrying it. Wasn’t that obvious!
So goodbye Cornel West, and Kevin Powell, we have Nas, Jeezy and David Banner. What we have to realize is that all of our voices count for something. We can not look to rappers to be the voice of the people because far too often they are the voice of their own pocket. But we do have to acknowledge their presence, their thoughts. Their minds click just like the rest of ours do, in order to reach true equality to promote true change we must combine all of our voices and put action to OUR agenda.
But I mean do we really have to throw Jesse Jackson under the bus. Do we reallly have to play the ignorant younger generation role and discredit the great things Jesse has done in the black community. Let’s be serious!
And why is it when we have a problem we run to the media, is this a ploy to sell albums. This is the pot calling the kettle black; the older generation discredits the younger and the younger discredit the older. Is this not the same system that was created to destroy black communities in the first place that you so eloquently rap on your new album.
Tell me what’s better; white supremacy or black supremacy. Neither, they both look to do the same thing, they just change the beneficiary. So Our generation versus the Civil Rights Generation is no different and the countless bickering takes away form the bigger picture at hand. It is clear that the slave/ master mentality is still in place; althought we are slaves to money and attention, not just hegemony and institutionalized racism.
