During the 2008 election Obama got the name of being the first "hip hop president". There is much speculation on this because yes he is black and so this can be viewed as a stereotype. But he also received many endorsements from hip hop artists and was included in some songs by people such as Nas, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Big Boi, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, will.i.am, Three 6 Mafia and Young Jeezy. Even in this past election Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce remained huge supporters of him.
It is known however that Obama won the youth vote by a land slide in 2008 and he did so again in this past election. Hip hop is a popular thing in our generation and the target voting group of 18-30 that politicians fight to win the vote of. I believe Obama used this title as "hip hop president" in his favor. He does not support a lot of the meaning and connotations of the lyrics but believes the genre to be an art. Do you think hip hop helped Obama win some of the youth vote? Here are some things I found, both from 2008 and 2012 election times.
The ever famous song after he won
And then I just had to include this one for kicks. It went viral so I am sure many of you have heard this but I figure its pertinent since it is a parody to the song by Eminem "The Real Slim Shady"
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