"They're my theme music. Every hero's got to have some." - John Spade*
Okay, so much for no politricks as usual. That lasted about 10 minutes.
Tell me this ain't funny though.
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama claims to run a clean campaign, but someone in his camp took a swipe at Hillary Clinton through the candidate's theme song.Ok, so maybe funny ain't the right word. I ain't the biggest Jigga fan, but sometimes a song is just too perfect to pass over. Speaking of which, why hasn't some shrewd politician adopted PE's Fight the Power as their official campaign theme song? Except for the "Elvis was a hero to most" line, which might be somewhat offensive to some folks, this song is perfect.
As Obama and his wife, Michelle, strolled triumphantly into his victory party in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 3, Jay-Z's "99 Problems" was blaring. In it, Jay raps, "I got 99 problems, but a bitch ain't one."
Some listeners took it as a not-so-sly reference to Hillary.
"We didn't know he used that," a shocked Clinton spokesperson said.
Obama has no problem admitting he's a rap fan.
"I tell you what, I can tell you the kinds of stuff I love dancing to . . . I'm sort of the generation of Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind and Fire," he told CNN on the campaign trail. "But I'm sort of hip to the younger stuff. You know, like Beyoncé's 'Crazy in Love.' That's a good song to dance to. Eminem . . . although he curses sometimes."
Here's the song in question, just in case you live under a rock. Be forewarned, cop them headphones first unless you want your cubemates to call for security. Not safe for work language ahead.
Since we're talkin' about hip hop, maybe someone needs to teach Obama some moves while we're at it. Dude has zero rhythm. He makes me look like Chris Brown by comparison.
This bama is gonna mess up the Lectric' Slide at his inaugural ball.
Question: Is Obama channeling Jay-Z as underhandedly offensive as Clinton's cronies dropping those dopeman subliminals? Some cable talking heads have suggested as much. You tell me.
HILLARY, BARACK RAP & ROCK [NYPost]
* Cyber props to the first person who can tell me what movie this quote is from.
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Come on now. We all know thats "I'm gonna get you Sucka!". You need to do better than that.
Ok, I figured it might be a little more difficult. I'll be sure to stump ya'll next time tho'.
AB, I dont think it was intentional. Hillary probably has no idea who Jigga is anyway. Glad you brought this up. Where is the hip-hop contingent anyway? I haven't seen Puff running around in a vote or die t-shirt lately. I also have seen any comments from "blood diamond" Russ. Whassup with that?
Speaking of I'm Gonna Get You Sucka, maybe Barry should get KRS to pen his theme song. Lyrically, I'm sure it would be "dope". No pun intended. He should definately stay away from PE, lest Hill and Bill start bringing up Sista Soulja again.
If Obama wins and The GOP starts pulling this dopeman routine they are going to get destroyed by the press. A smart Obama will play race and drugs like Cheney and his lesbian daughter, and woe to the GOP candidate who goes there... you'll remember it made Edwards look like a calculating bastard when he tried.
The man is immune to attacks on that front except from the most adept politicians. His trick will be to keep race in the race just enough. The GOP will want to drive it out altogether so they can slap him around on the issues, where he is honestly much more vulnerable.
no offense to you older "old heads" but let's not forget that the man is after all FORTY SIX YEARS OLD. i wouldn't expect him to be able to move like a gen-x-er. i thought he held his own. he was ON BEAT so that's enough for me :)
ditto on asence of the hip-hop crowd. were their pockets lined in '04? is there no cheese to collect this go round, thus the silence?
Its not true! It's kinda funny but they're trying to smear Sen. Obama in a racialized way. It started from Murdock's NY Post. Its a lie and since Newspapers aren't required by law to tell the truth you get this.
Read the link below there is no evidence of it! they made it up to make Sen. Obama a BLACK rapper instead of a Havard Lawyer
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/14/135113/083?detail=f
Yeah, it was all a lie. The DJ that night published his list, no Jay-z on it at all. Curtis Mayfield, for instance.
Maybe Obama found out that I was hatin' on him. Naw, I'm jus playin.
Music knows no age. But I'll be damned if somebody ever catches me CRANKIN' DAT HANNAH MONTANA. Hell naw!
Politricks as usual. Thanks for the update, guys.
It's kinda too bad... I'd rather it was true. :-)
OOOO OOOO OOOO THe movie was Im Gonna Get U Sucka
LMAO
Still LMAO at that Photoshop job.
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