Oliver Williams: Hip-Hop Hegemony - "The embrace of Obama by the hip-hop musicians has sometimes been awkward. At one Black Entertainment Television event, the act that rapped out the line 'I make your wife feel the pain too: anal' was followed by one that insisted 'Change gon’ come, just like Barack said.'”

Hip-Hop Hegemony

Degeneracy is now mainstream.

John Kerry once claimed to be “fascinated by rap and by hip-hop.” He went on to say:

I think there’s a lot of poetry in it. . . . I think you’d better listen to it pretty carefully, ’cause it’s important. I’m still listening because I know that it’s a reflection of the street and it’s a reflection of life.

Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich said that Tupac Shakur, a man with the words Thug Life tattooed on his chest, expresses “an elegant dissatisfaction with the situation” and told hip-hop fans they were “the leaders we have been waiting for.” . . .

Perhaps America already has a hip-hop President. Mr. Obama has been on the cover of Vibemagazine, had a private summit with Ludacris, and was interviewed by P. Diddy on MTV News. Mr. Diddy later lead a chant of “Obama or die” at a music awards ceremony. Jay-Z, un unrepentant former crack dealer, joined Mr. Obama on the campaign trail . . .

Now Republicans want some of the excitement. The first black chairman of the Republican National committee, Michael Steele, said in 2009 that the party needed a “hip-hop makeover.” White politicians of both parties profess their love of hip-hop. . . .

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