"Obama has been a self-admitted Hip-Hop fan for years, and first met Jay-Z in 2008 as part of his goal to help emcees use their art to spark critical thinking and bridge generational rifts."
Oh really? Wow, not only is Barak of my kin, but he likes Hip-hop to? C'mon man, this is too cool. I have to quote the President who was a Senator at the time of this statement:
"But also something that I'm really concerned about is they're always talking about material things about how I can get something; more money, more cars.”
You got to love it hey? That means me and Obama agree on hip-hop; To bad you can't draw policies on hip-hop artists. That would be an invasion of creative expression and as much as it's needed, in the end, it wouldn't make sense. However, it's encouraging to know that our President is at least concerned about the depraved state of hip-hop. After all, the majority of mainstream hip-hop is poison to the minds of the youth. By the way- the article this blog is based on can be found on allhiphop.com.
I'd like to end this blog by quoting Jay-Z (from the article):
"Sometimes there are hard truths in rap, they're not packaged with pretty ribbons. Sometimes the realities of the situations are harsh and they need to be told,” Jay reasoned to the BBC. “We're the poets of our generation! Those truths and those honesties need to be told and sometimes that will rub people the wrong way but that don't mean you don't tell them. I think when rap is done brilliantly it can inform you of a problem, things that are going on."
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