I have a Sirius Satellite Radio in my truck - and while I don't drive my truck much anymore besides on weekends, I usually have it tuned to Sirius Hits 1 (unless there's a football game on of course). Anyone familiar with Hits 1 knows that they have these constant "countdowns" where they play the best new songs (ranked, naturally).
The other day, I happened to hear a little gem called "My President Is Black" by Young Jeezy (ft. Nas).
Now I enjoy rap music as much as the next person.......but when I caught this song (which was probably at least half way through), I would say that a solid 80% of the song was quotes by Obama himself and/or CNN news anchors talking about this historic event. The other 20% was Young Jeezy and Nas rapping.
Now i'm all about capitalism and making a buck....but COME ON. I could have slapped together a few Obama quotes and CNN news feeds and put them together on my computer. Does this song REALLY deserve to be one of the top hits out there right now? Seriously, if this song is actually being played and Young Jeezy and Nas are making money on it, won't the profits be lost in royalties to Obama and CNN?
Young Jeezy and Nas need to get real and start rapping instead of editing audio clips from the internet and calling it a song.
Monday, February 16, 2009
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