Posts Tagged as ‘Barack Obama’

January 19, 2009

Jay-Z’s President Is Black…Um…

Am I not allowed to say how not impressed I am by these rhymes, just because of the topic and because we are one day away from inauguration. I need you all to understand how much of a Jay-Z fan I am before I say this. I’m saying, they rewinded the beat like three times [...]

November 26, 2008

Jay-Z To Perform At Presidential Inauguration

Please do not tell me that you are surprised about this news. There are reports that one of the artists performing at the Presidential inauguration this year is none other than Jay-Z. 
Remember, Beyonce put her bid in early and she’s supposed to be performing too, as well as Leona Lewis. 
What songs should he perform? I [...]

November 5, 2008

Barack Obama and How Hip-Hop Played A Role In His Election

Last night, the Hip-Hop community celebrated, as Barack Obama was elected the first Black president of the United States of America. For those who don’t know, I’m back at BET.com and yesterday, it was great to be there to experience this historic victory. We had Murphy Lee, Killer Mike, Bun B, Rhymefest, and Dr. Todd [...]

July 30, 2008

Barack Obama Not So Happy With Ludacris

Here’s my question. If you are a rapper supporting Barack Obama, why would you choose to do so in a song that uses profanity, lines like “hillary is a irrelevant bitch” and the like, knowing you and your song are going to be subject to so much scrutiny? (????) Well, for those of you living [...]