September 28th, 2008

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.”

Full Story: MTV

Still waiting for an Obama freestlye to, “Swagga Like Us.”

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6 Responses to “Barack Obama Comments On Hip Hop”

  1. toomanydinners Says:
    September 28th, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    I think Obama was talkin bout ya lil woady Plies

  2. West Philly Says:
    September 28th, 2008 at 3:05 pm

    Thats whats sup Obama really listen to rap music back in the day I guess! lol
    - http://www.myspace.com/wavesmusic360

  3. Perfect Dark Says:
    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.