source: AP
So we have a black president!!!!!!!!!!
Shout outs to Barack, Michelle, and the crew for representing the common man and bringing inspiration to countless people......
From involving popular celebrities such as Beyonce, Mary J, Russell Simmons, and P. Diddy in Miami, Philadelphia and other major cities, to families bringing children, grand children, etc to get into the act, this event was definitely historical...
source: AP
So now, as you drive down the streets, of major cities- such as Atlanta - you start to hear a song...MY PRESIDENT is BLACK by Young Jeezy. You peek into the car and see an energized black person screaming my president is black at the top of his/her lungs. You begin to think to yourself- was this what the election was all about? Is the president black? I thought he was mixed....and isn't celebrating such a historical moment with "Jeezy lyrics" downright distasteful??? Several people seem to think so...
But hear at posh, mecca of smart and fashionable, we think differently
SO yes, if anyone at posh hears On the RECESSION, My PRESIDENT by Jeezy…….It gets blasted, and why…for the same reason that “ALL my SINGLE ladies” by BEYONCE gets blasted on a good day (which is now everyday because my president is black, but we digress) because ITS CATCHY. It’s on the RADIO 24/7 and its called MEDIA influence. When you hear “My president is black” and it makes you feel good…..is that wrong? If it is a different way that has helped you identify with one of the most poignant happenings in history….is that DISTASTEFUL? African Americans have always had an artistic/musical past….Let’s not go back to African dancing and drums and the like. Musical expression is one of the pinnacles of our cultural make up.
Not only did Jeezy create a song in reference to the event, but he supported the campaign as well. Though he cannot vote, this rapper took time on Saturdays to volunteer his time and phone bank for our PRESIDENT ELECT, here in the RED state of GA. Cameras flashed as Beyonce, Puff Daddy, and others visited people in line major states, but Jeezy worked when the cameras WERE OFF. There are maybe two (I don’t know how many) videos of his phonebanking in Austell, GA. So read the lyrics. Read his shouts out to Booker T Washington and Jackie Robinson. Read his charge to the black community trying to buy shoes, pay bills, and deal with their current situation. Read his allusions to Martin Luther King, and lying politicians….SIMULTANEOUSLY. Listen to Nas and his appreciation for black HISTORY….
Like he said in the song, win, lose, or draw Barack was OUR President. So you cried on your couch when you heard the news. I felt enormous responsibility when I heard the news…..and others did God knows what when they heard the news. But if JEEZY’s SONG. “My President is Black” in particular was in their “God Knows What", we wouldn’t call it DISTASTEFUL in the like……it’s definitely ethical, it’s definitely appropriate, and TASTE is clearly a matter of opinion. It’s actually an interesting amalgamation of current society, generational norms, and modern music.
Shout outs to Barack, Michelle, and the crew for representing the common man and bringing inspiration to countless people......
From involving popular celebrities such as Beyonce, Mary J, Russell Simmons, and P. Diddy in Miami, Philadelphia and other major cities, to families bringing children, grand children, etc to get into the act, this event was definitely historical...
source: AP
So now, as you drive down the streets, of major cities- such as Atlanta - you start to hear a song...MY PRESIDENT is BLACK by Young Jeezy. You peek into the car and see an energized black person screaming my president is black at the top of his/her lungs. You begin to think to yourself- was this what the election was all about? Is the president black? I thought he was mixed....and isn't celebrating such a historical moment with "Jeezy lyrics" downright distasteful??? Several people seem to think so...
But hear at posh, mecca of smart and fashionable, we think differently
SO yes, if anyone at posh hears On the RECESSION, My PRESIDENT by Jeezy…….It gets blasted, and why…for the same reason that “ALL my SINGLE ladies” by BEYONCE gets blasted on a good day (which is now everyday because my president is black, but we digress) because ITS CATCHY. It’s on the RADIO 24/7 and its called MEDIA influence. When you hear “My president is black” and it makes you feel good…..is that wrong? If it is a different way that has helped you identify with one of the most poignant happenings in history….is that DISTASTEFUL? African Americans have always had an artistic/musical past….Let’s not go back to African dancing and drums and the like. Musical expression is one of the pinnacles of our cultural make up.
Not only did Jeezy create a song in reference to the event, but he supported the campaign as well. Though he cannot vote, this rapper took time on Saturdays to volunteer his time and phone bank for our PRESIDENT ELECT, here in the RED state of GA. Cameras flashed as Beyonce, Puff Daddy, and others visited people in line major states, but Jeezy worked when the cameras WERE OFF. There are maybe two (I don’t know how many) videos of his phonebanking in Austell, GA. So read the lyrics. Read his shouts out to Booker T Washington and Jackie Robinson. Read his charge to the black community trying to buy shoes, pay bills, and deal with their current situation. Read his allusions to Martin Luther King, and lying politicians….SIMULTANEOUSLY. Listen to Nas and his appreciation for black HISTORY….
Like he said in the song, win, lose, or draw Barack was OUR President. So you cried on your couch when you heard the news. I felt enormous responsibility when I heard the news…..and others did God knows what when they heard the news. But if JEEZY’s SONG. “My President is Black” in particular was in their “God Knows What", we wouldn’t call it DISTASTEFUL in the like……it’s definitely ethical, it’s definitely appropriate, and TASTE is clearly a matter of opinion. It’s actually an interesting amalgamation of current society, generational norms, and modern music.
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