Barack Obama Comments On Hip Hop
I was there at the beginning, but I was already getting older. … What I’ve appreciated, watching this hip-hop generation, is to see how entrepreneurial they’ve been. In the past, musicians oftentimes were commodities. They were just shuffled around. Obviously, they did well, but they didn’t have the vision to say, ‘I’m going to build a business. I’m going to build my own studio. I’m going to create my own production operations.’ I think they’re a lot more sophisticated than in the past, and that is a wonderful thing.”
“What I’m starting to see is them stretching out more and thinking about social responsibility and how they can impact the culture in a positive way,” he said. “And I hope that continues.”
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Still waiting for an Obama freestlye to, “Swagga Like Us.”
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September 28th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I think Obama was talkin bout ya lil woady Plies
September 28th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Thats whats sup Obama really listen to rap music back in the day I guess! lol
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September 28th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Yo, if Obama did a freestyle to “Swagger Like Us”, I could literally die the moment after hearing that verse and be completely satisfied with how my life turned out.
September 28th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I love him!
September 28th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
lol u kno he talkin bout jigga..but I wonder what obama thinks about that 8year old boy 50 cent..or if he listens to weezy? ima kidnap his ipod lol and see what he got…of course dats after I add some joe budden to it…PADDED ROOM IS UPON US!!!!
September 28th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Barack’s always talking about how much of a hip hop fan he is. He’s said Jay, Yeezy, and Luda are some of his favorites. He’s got good taste, at least.