The next talking point memo from some GOP nut tomorrow or tonight.
I was going to do a diary post on Jonathan Capeheart's (usual) gutless comments on Morning Joe this morning, but that will be put on hold.
Just when you thought Nas was really going to be the only rapper to have attention for his rhymes in this politicial season (and have no direct ties to Obama), guest what Drudge and now, MSNBC's Road to the White House just did?
Make Ludacris new freestle (not a song, like some in the media will report wrongly again) "Politics" a national issue that has no DAMN need to even be one. And also, to make rappers look bad as pathetic, uncontrollable figures, and give Bille-O another voice aganist them.
Here's the link to the freestyle, with the key lines.
Better yet put him in office, make me your vice president
Hillary hated on you, so that b^$&%* is irrelevant
Jesse talking slick and apologizing for what?
if you said it then you meant it how you want it have a gut!
Paint the White House black and I'm sure that's got 'em terrified
McCain don't belong in ANY chair unless he's paralyzed
Yeah I said it cause Bush is mentally handicapped
Ball up all of his speeches and I throw em like candy wrap
Here's the freestyle via Youtube. It's not a song, just a freestyle based on another rapper's (Young Buck) beat.
Now, the Obama campaign has denounced it just to make sure it doesn't spread, although it will spread (and sadly, I'm helping in it). Because you know, to be cool, neo-CNN with the likes of the "wannabe hip, wannabe cool" combination of Anderson Cooper and Campbell Brown will give attention to this instead of Obama's two economic towns halls today, which where both brilliant by the way.
Here's the denunciation of Chris Bridges freestyle
"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."
Already right now, Pat Buchanan is doing his typical GOP rascist I hate rappers rant, saying that Ludacris is "In Obama's I-Pod, so he is in his camp." Hopefully Ludacris will understand why Obama had to do what he had to do, and hopefully some in the rap community won't think Obama isn't "keeping it real" by doing this, and understand the bigger picture.
But you know that the memo of Obama favoring the rappers even with him condemning the Atlanta lyricist and the egregious parts of the genre will surface to make him look more "risky."
Because for the umpteenth time, rap music will once again endure the traditional media's scrutiny. When now is the worst time for America and its TV networks to do so.
Unless they looked at Nas and his song like Steve Colbert did.