The political idol has always been rather Malcolm X than Martin Luther King, rather the radical than the pacifist. Hip Hop as an African American subculture has always referred to the African American roots within the US and has always been founded on distrust against a society and a system that did “not care about black people” (Kanye West on a NBC telethon after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Obgar 2006 71). Since “usic cannot be separated from social, political or cultural context from which it develops” (Ogbar 2007 144) rap music has changed with Obama appearing on the national and international scope. Moreover, and this will form the thesis of this paper, Obama has changed Hip Hop as well. Just by campaigning Obama changed the world’s views on the United States. His words inspired millions all over the world, not only in the US. Nearly 400 years after slavery in the United States (US) begun an African American, actually a man of half African and half American descent, has probably changed the United States forever, just by having been elected.ĭuring his election campaign, he promised hope and change. Nearly 400 years later, on January 20th, 2009, a man whose father came from Kenya and whose mother was from Kansas became the 44th President of the United States of America: Barack Hussein Obama. The legitimacy of bondage was undermined by the Civil War, but the black presence remained, and blacks continued to be victims of the ruthless oppression and exploitation of the white society (Morris 3). Since the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown, USA in 1619, blacks have existed either in complete bondage as bondsman and slaves or in a particular state of semifreedom.
"everybody act according to season that they're born in/ some in the night, some in the morning" Young Jeezy - My President is Black feat. POLITICAL RAP EQUALS POPULAR RAP: THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION GUNS, VIOLENCE, DRUGS AND JEWELRY: THE 1990SĤ.1 Gangsta Rap and Black Nationalist Ideasĥ. HIP HOP AND RAP: CHILDREN OF THE 1970SĢ.3 Hip Hop as a Counter Reaction to the Conditions in the GhettoĤ. “He has my support and I’m not going to say when he doesn’t win because he’s gonna win and we’re going to keep the legacy going.2. “Oh, nah, never that, you know what I’m saying,” Drama told SOHH when asked if he would retire the alias “Barack O’Drama” if President Obama does not win. Recently, Atlanta’s DJ Drama told SOHH he believes President Obama will be elected for a second term next year. And by the way, you’re looking at an obsolete model there because if the dinosaurs were done in by the asteroids, role models in the black community like that are about to be done in by a shooting star named Barack Obama.” ( “The O’Reilly Factor”) If they couldn’t ratchet down the hate for a day, then that’s their problem not mine. “I thought it was a beautiful day yesterday. “I don’t give a flying bleep what these two guys think,” Miller said.
“I don’t know much about Young Jeezy, it is possible he will appear on “The Factor” soon. “Now Jay-Z should know better,” O’Reilly said. Their remarks were later ridiculed by Bill O’Reilly and Dennis Miller. No more white lies, my president is black.” ( Please Don’t Stare) “I never thought I’d say this sh*t, but baby I’m good,” Jay began to rap. Keep it moving b*tch because my president is motherf*cking black.” And I want to thank - the motherf*ckers who helped them move their sh*t up out of the White House. “I wanna thank the motherf*ckers overseas that threw two shoes at George Bush. “I wanna thank two people,” Jeezy told the crowd. In January 2009, Jay-Z and Young Jeezy performed the “My President Is Black” remix in Washington, D.C. I really took the time out of what I was doing to really be down with the movement.’ I just felt like the hand wasn’t extended.” ( The Life Files)
You know what I mean? And the whole thing with Obama, I’ve seen the Lady Gagas and everybody come to the White House and I sit back and I say, ‘D*mn, I really put in a lot of work. I actually liked his show by the way, but I don’t watch it anymore. Nobody gives a f*ck what Dennis Miller says. You couldn’t get them to go anywhere and 20,000 people recite every word they say. “I was bigger than that, I ‘am’ bigger than that. “I did felt a little played because I made the song to uplift what was going on and Dennis Miller and Bill O’Reilly, I felt kind of disrespected because everybody has a right to have an opinion but I felt like they tried to play me out like I was just some type of n*gga,” Jeezy explained in an interview.
Reflecting on the song’s criticism from FOX personalities like Bill O’Reilly and Dennis Miller, Jeezy said he still wonders why President Obama never invited him to the White House.
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