Alright so I am a big Luda FAN!
Hence me promoting his new mixtape, in yesterday's post.
I even heard the Pro-Obama song and didn't over analyze it..... However after getting home from work, I come to see Ludacris on the News....
So much of a big deal was made that Obama had to reply quicker then he did for numerous other controversies...... Clinton, Negative Adds, Mccain, Religion, Pastor Wright, Hague, arrogance . . .
The BBC reports.....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7534736.stm
A song by rap star Ludacris criticising Barack Obama's opponents has been called "outrageously offensive" by the US presidential candidate's campaign.
Politics As Usual calls President Bush "mentally handicapped", and insults both Hillary Clinton and John McCain.
"Ludacris is a talented individual but he should be ashamed of these lyrics," said Mr Obama's spokesman Bill Burton.
The rap star's publicist initially declined to comment, reported the Associated Press.
'Great talent'
The musician used a misogynistic term to describe Mrs Clinton and urged Mr Obama against appointing her as his running mate, saying that she "hated on you".
Mr McCain, the Republican candidate for the presidency, does not belong in "any chair unless he's paralysed", according to the rapper.
Mr Burton added: "As Barack Obama has said many, many times in the past, rap lyrics today too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism, and degrading images that he doesn't want his daughters or any children exposed to."
The Ludacris song urges black people to cast their votes in the forthcoming election, and lends his support to Mr Obama's bid.
The lyric "the world is ready for change 'cause Obama is here" is repeated throughout the track.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine earlier this year, Mr Obama included Ludacris when describing hip-hop stars he considered "great talents and great businessmen".
In 2006, before he announced his intention to run for president, the politician met the rapper privately in Chicago to discuss youth issues.
Now there can be several arguments that "The media is taking advantage." or "It's because Ludacris is Black." etc and so on.....
My question for you is:
WE KNOW the media will be unfair, biased, ignorant, judgemental and WE KNOW that a double standard exists(Not saying we should be happy with it).
But if WE KNOW these things are prevalent, shouldn't we as supporters be more cautious with what we put out......so maybe through Obama winning, without these distractions that WE KNOW will happen, the change will come???
Ludacris . . . I am a big supporter, but I do think that you are a better businessman, and could have made a better judgement as to "How your song will be taken out of context, before you put it out there." And my biggest fear as a fan is that this is just a publicity stunt for your album..... Say it aint so Luda...Say it aint so...
1 comment:
I doubt it's a publicity stunt, I doubt he thought it would get the publicity that it's getting. He's a jokester so he thought he was being funny, not recognizing how sensitive these times we are living in are.
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