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RAPPERS CELEBRATE BARACK OBAMA: Diddy, Young Jeezy express joy over senator earning Democratic nomination. Nas writes song.
*It's no surprise that hip hop nation is celebrating Barack Obama's historic run to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. MTV got reactions from Diddy and Young Jeezy, while Nas is commenting via his new track "Black President."
"Today is one of the greatest and proudest moments of my life," Diddy said Wednesday (June 4) of Obama's nomination. "Not just as a black man, but as an American. Senator Obama becoming the Democratic nominee for president is history in the making and proof that we do live in the greatest country in the world!"
Jeezy said it's hard for even the most impassive black folks to look past this historic election season.
"For real, as bad as we try to ignore it and act like it ain't got nothing to do with us, it's real," he said. "What [the rest of the country] feared for a long time, a black president, it could possibly happen right now."
Jeezy said any of this year's presidential hopefuls will do a better job than our current president. He wore a shirt onstage at Sunday's Hot 97 Summer Jam that read, "F*** Bush."
"I know however it comes out, [the election] is gonna affect all of us," Jeezy added. "It's like trying to fix a record label that's bankrupt. These different households — middle class [or] people on Wall Street waking up bankrupt every day when the stocks ain't the same. It's a hard job for any one person to fix the country. It's a lot of people. I can't make everybody happy in my family. I know damn well can't nobody make everybody happy in the country. You gotta deal with too many issues."
Meanwhile, Nas has recorded a song titled "Black President" that explores some of the difficulties Obama could face en route to an election victory. Here's how MTV.com describes it:
Produced by DJ Green Lantern, the cut starts with Obama being introduced as the next president of the United States. It then goes into Obama's speech from Tuesday night. The track builds with a sample of Tupac Shakur's voice: "Although it seems heaven-sent, we ain't ready to have a black president."
Optimism then prevails with a man singing, "Yes, we can change the world." That's emphasized with a sample of Obama yelling, "Change the world!"
Nas' first verse is almost like an open letter to the country: "They forgot us on the block/ Got us in the box/ Solitary confinement, how violent are these cops?" He ends his verse pointing the finger at some members of the black community. "A president's needed," he reiterates. "These colored folks and Negroes hate to see one of their own succeeding/ America: Surprise us, and let a black man guide us."
When the second verse commences, Nas wonders what Obama might be thinking on election night. "Is it, 'How can I protect my wife, protect my life, protect my rights?' "
Nas himself then expresses the slight misgivings he has about Obama: "I'm thinking, 'I can trust this brother, but will he keep it way real?'"
MTV Report feat. snippet of Nas' "Black President" Track
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