Rapper Ludacris Hypes Obama, Knocks McCain
Grammy Award-winning rapper Ludacris has released a new song called "Politics: Obama is Here", in which he disparages Hillary Clinton, Jesse Jackson and John McCain but has nothing but praise for Barack Obama, whom he asks to make him his vice president or give him "a special pardon if I'm ever in the slammer."
Ludacris, who has clashed with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly and Oprah Winfrey in the past, uses some irreverent language in the new song and encourages black Americans to propel Obama to victory and "paint the White House black."
The rapper saves some of his harshest critiques for McCain: "McCain don't belong in any chair unless he's paralyzed."
Update: The Politico's Ben Smith reports the Obama campaign has condemned the Ludacris song.
"As Barack Obama has said many, many times in the past, rap lyrics today too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism, and degrading images that he doesn’t want his daughters or any children exposed to," said spokesman Bill Burton. "This song is not only outrageously offensive to Senator Clinton, Reverend Jackson, Senator McCain, and President Bush, it is offensive to all of us who are trying to raise our children with the values we hold dear. While Ludacris is a talented individual he should be ashamed of these lyrics."
Ludacris, who has clashed with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly and Oprah Winfrey in the past, uses some irreverent language in the new song and encourages black Americans to propel Obama to victory and "paint the White House black."
The rapper saves some of his harshest critiques for McCain: "McCain don't belong in any chair unless he's paralyzed."
Update: The Politico's Ben Smith reports the Obama campaign has condemned the Ludacris song.
"As Barack Obama has said many, many times in the past, rap lyrics today too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism, and degrading images that he doesn’t want his daughters or any children exposed to," said spokesman Bill Burton. "This song is not only outrageously offensive to Senator Clinton, Reverend Jackson, Senator McCain, and President Bush, it is offensive to all of us who are trying to raise our children with the values we hold dear. While Ludacris is a talented individual he should be ashamed of these lyrics."
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See all 41 CommentsThe reason people listen to this filth is because it''s all they know.
Six, seven generations of welfare, drug dealing and gang-banging, and no father figures, has created this sick and perverted sub-culture which believes that the way to overcome is to be more violent, both in word and deed.
Anyone who calls this *** music is as uneducated (Or as evil) as the thugs that spew it.
Song began as a way of lifting our eyes towards the heavens and giving thanks... But these people would clearly rather praise the darkest most depraved elements of our crumbling society.
Good job people!
You know what, you just made a pretty *** racist remark with that last comment. WHITE people didnt get Ludacris into the music industry, WHITE people werent the only ones to helped give him the freedom of speech. All of this took the effort of ALL cultures! Do you honestly believe that black people are the only people who buy''s his CD''s!!! Whites, Blacks, Asians, Hispanics ALL buys this mans CD''s, wanna know why? BECAUSE THEY LIKE HIS MUSIC!!!! So before you start trying to make it into a "WHITE" thing, make sure you got your facts right kid.
May I refer you to Imus and hos, and McCain for the f-word - on the floor of the Senate?
LinkinPark and JayZ
Tim McGraw and Nelly
Rap sucks huh? Tell that to the billions that buy their CD''s world wide (cant say the same for country huh;-)
Ludacris is a snatch. He''s the frickin'' Mylie Cyrus of rap.
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Rap IS garbage.
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It''s the nadir of American "culture".
Any talentless toad can do it.
But it''s a testimony to the trash that buys into it ... that proves America has sunk to a new low.
50cent-supported Hillary (Oh and by the way, 50cent uses way more harsher language then Ludacris, does this make him a racist? I dont think Hillary would agree)
Common-supports Obama
KanyeWest-supported both
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