My man Peezy has been doing some great things for this hip hop shit. Here he teams up with UNN to hit the streets and get people’s opinions about the open support hip hop is giving Barack Obama. This has the possibility to be a great discussion in the comments people. Let’s keep it civil. What are your thoughts on this? Do you think a Ludacris co-sign would hurt Obama’s chances to win the election? It might not for a person indulged in the hip hop culture but what about an elderly person who is undecided? Would that push the to McCain? Let’s get it…
UNN Report: Will Hip Hop Kill Obama’s Campaign (Video)
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damn aint nobody got this arguement goin yet?
Where’s the controversy of Daddy Yankee supporting John McCain? It’s bigger than hip-hop though. It’s just everyone looking for anything to use against Obama. From a bunch of rappers who like to exaggerate in their rhymes to a guy who helped him out like 20 years ago who got arrested the other day.
To me, it speaks more on the fact that, damn I don’t hear none of the silly shit on McCain. Everyone gets on McCain for his politics. Yet it’s cool for McCain to compare Obama and Britney Spears? It ain’t right, it ain’t fair, but that’s politics. The disturbing part to me is that, as an aware citizen, I can read an unbiased report about the new John McCain commercial. So the effectiveness is zero. but a lot of people don’t have access to that. It’s not so much the attacks or hip hop’s fault. It’s just an information gap. Not everyone who’s going to vote has access to all the information they should or if they do, they don’t access it.
In the end, I’m not too worried about Hip-Hops involvement. Like Jay Smooth said on it, nobody had a problem till Luda came out and just said some shit that doesn’t make sense to non hip-hop involved people. lol. Unless someone else does the same, and Juelz Santana comes out with “I sold crack to donate to Obamas campaign” mixtape, I don’t think hip-hop will be too much of an issue.
I think that the vast majority of new voters will be voting for Obama, and also wouldn’t have a problem with anything ‘hip-hop’ does or says. The old tymers are going to do what they do one way or another, no matter what influences they see on the news or what people say. Thing is they’re out numbered this election. Nothing anyone says can stop Obama. There are too many new voters and previously non-voters like myself supporting him.
McCains soo full of shit you have no choice but to vote for Obama.
Well Reverend Wright did alot of damge and that is close to cleaned up in the minds of voters. There was a lot of resistance to that, with even a Jews versus Obama thing in New York, etc., etc.
Luckily he did body his speech on race, rebuking Wright which won him back some votes. The whole Wright ordeal did swing people towards Hilary’s side in the preliminaries but now in the minds of sensable voters it’s Barack versus McCain.
But there are still unreasonable, overly bitter Hilary supporters, read: middle aged white women, who are resisting Barack. (She gave a half assed support Barack speech @ the DNC btw). So basically it all comes down to superdelegates (who he had on lock) and swing states.
Obama did suprisingly get alot of those backwood, traditionally racist states in the preliminaries so hopefully he can keep their vote (he had “99 Problems” and “Good Life” on the campaign tour then so they know of his hip-hop ties already). In a swing state like Ohio motivating young Blacks (think Cleaveland, Cinncinati, etc.) through hip-hop to vote will definitely help him. Or states with large representation (New York, California) the young people movement could definitely help.
Good thing he has all of Hollywood and entertainment on his side not just rappers. (Fuck a Daddy Yankee) I agree with Bun though rappers need to watch how they support, and not curse or be extra ig’nant all over a record they dedicate to him. Protesting doesn’t help much either in my eyes (Someone is getting elected wheter we like it or not, sorry dead prez)
hey Mista23, i respect most of what you said but what do you mean a Jews vs Obama thing? Jews throughout America are highly in favor of Obama in terms of majority, even if there is a publized, group that speaks against him, so i really don’t see the relevance.
but on another note, as much as some hip hop fans and even Fox news may like to think or say that rappers have an effect on politics, I really don’t think that rappers truly have the capacity to influence a policians views or stances; or have any authority to speak on what a politicians motives or beleifs are truly about, beyond what that person has said themself. But at the same time, there are less educated individuals that will take Fox new’s claims to heart or be made more against Obama, but hopefully these are mostly people that would’t have voted for him in the first place
and also i think that if a rapper feels pasionate about a presidential candidate, then all the power to them and they should be allowed to say their bit. but at the same time, obama is popular and if someone wants to rap about him, at least take the time to understand what you are saying and be genuine about it, not just throwing out some ignorant shit. publicity over ignorance isn’t good for the person rapping it and probably isn’t good for the person being rapped about.
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Apparently there was this whole movement in NY right after the Wright situation with Jews vs. Obama. (Think I read the article a couple months back in the Times, can’t recall) It had something to do with streetwear because a designer was making shirts and all that.
No disrespect. I wasn’t generalizing and speaking about all Jews I’m just mentioning there was organized resistance against Obama after the Wright situation. That stepped on a lot of people’s toes and alienated different groups, but he won people over with his race speech in the long run.