Sunday, January 25, 2009

My President is Black

Don't get me wrong, I've been a fan of Hip-Hop since Slick Rick's "Great Adventures of Slick Rick" (1988). I've followed every variation of the genre: gangsta rap (Tupac, NWA), party anthems (Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z), R&B hooks (Ja Rule), the bling bling movement (Ca$h Money Millionaires), and today's swaggerfest (Kanye West, Lil Wayne, T.I.). Hip Hop has seen its share of ups (mid-90's pinnacle: Mobb Depp, Wu Tang Clan, etc.) and downs (Soulja Boy, Sean Kingston, DJ Khaled, Ron Browz), but I have never been more disappoointed than with Young Jeezy's "My President Is Black". Can a song get anymore ignorant? Here's the chorus:

"My president is black, my Lambo's blue
And I'll be goddamned if my rims ain't too
My momma ain't at home, and daddy's still in jail
Tryna make a plate, anybody seen the scale?
My president is black, my Lambo's blue
And I'll be goddamned if my rims ain't too
My money's light green and my Jordans light grey

And they love to see white, now how much you tryna pay?"


WTF kind of non-sense is this? Why would you tarnish Barack Obama's historical accomplishment by rapping about rims, cocaine, and Jordans? I'm the first person to hate on Will.I.Am (he's a talentless Wyclef Jean who rode on Fergie's coattails, the same way Wyclef "rode" Lauren Hill), but at least he made an inspiration song in "It's A New Day". The worst part of Jeezy's song is the end when he shouts out Booker T Washington, Jackie Robinson, and Sidney Poitier, and has the nerve to put himself on the same pedestal. (*shaking my head*)


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