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Obama's impact on Hip Hop has already had an unprecedented mark on Hip Hop and I believe that it will continue to grow because he realizes the value in today's youth and he lets us know our value. It was so good to hear My President by Young Jeezy blasting everywhere I went last night after Barack was announced as the 44th President of the United States. I don't believe that one man can change the ills of our nation overnight, but he definitely has the ability to get us started in the right direction because he serves as a bridge between today's hip hop generation, baby boomers, and any other generation still alive. Barack Obama is the TRUTH and I'm proud to say that he's my President!
Our next President will impact our Hip Hop generation in a very positive way. No longer will young black males and urban youth have to see political leaders that do not look like them, but they will have a prime example of what being black in America means. No longer do they have to be limited to the expectations of contemporary society, but they can branch forth and overtake whatever they desire. I believe that things will definitly CHANGE like Obama's slogan states. Hopefeully he will stay true to all of his promises and take care of the economic situations and educational woes of our society, thus making the future outlooks for the hip hop generation more bright. No longer will young minorities view rap lyrics or basketball balls as their ticket out of the projects, but view education as the key to upward mobility.
Fortunately, Obama's presidency will change the world in more ways than just the hip hop industry. Within the last year, the hip hop industry has provided support for Obama in more ways than one. For instance, Young Jeezy has a song on his last album title “My President is Black” featuring Nasir Jones. Following the announcement that Obama would be the 44th President of the United States, I heard the following song everywhere I went that night, from the liquor store to Gregory Hall, the Black House, and along Green St. Leading up to this historic night, the moguls of the Hip-hop community were stressing their support for Obama in the underground labels as well as publically during award shows and interviews. Upon learning that he was one of Obama’s favorite artist, Ludacris released a track titles Politics during the campaign against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Due to the trendy atmosphere created within the Hip-hop/urban community, we are bound to be flooded by tracks in support for Obama if not an ENORMOUS compilation featuring all of the top artists in the industry right now. In the end, Obama has provided artists within the game with something else to say other than gang violence, drug distribution, and womanizing because he represents a new found hope for all members of the lower economic class.
I think that Obama will help take hip hop back to its roots. Having a black man as president will hopefully break down many stereotypes about black people around the world and cause hip hop to refocus and increase popularity of sounds with a message and less of the commercialized hip hop image that companies have been promoting around the world. I hope that Obama will have a successful term as president and spread awareness throughout the black community not just hip hop music. I think that the community will begin to revise its focus and this will force hip hop to reflect that change.
I am proud to say that Barack Obama is our 44th President of the United States of America. "This is our moment, This is our TIME." Hip-Hop has been one of the biggest campaigns toward Obama's presidency in a major way. People like Sean Comb, David Banner, Busta Rhymes, Ludacris and more, all have had very impressive campaigns for people encouraging them to go out and vote. There was a point where the news thought that Hip-Hop artist like Nas, Jay-Z and T.I would not help his campaign at all but they did in the best way they could; using their voices as tool to speak to the people in various communities and rallys telling them their vote was important and it counts. This was a quote from MTV news::::
"Senator Obama wants to engage the hip-hop community more in the political process because issues including education, jobs and health care are as important to this generation as any other. We will be talking to the hip-hop community more throughout this campaign and letting them know they have reason to put their trust in Senator Obama because he will work to fundamentally change their lives."
Obama's impact was felt all across the United States when he was elected President of The United States on November 4th. Young Jeezy "My President" has been in my cd player and everyone cd player since President Barack Obama was selected. Music blasting and sound system rocketed throughout the University campus as I rolled down Green Street and all of the campus. Obama gives the Hip-hop communities hopes; gives everyone that is a black American a voice to say "Yes We Can". There are no more excuse!!!
On another note Obama impact on the Hip-Hop generation will be massive. Like back in the day when Afrika Bambaataa and DJ Kool Herc was doing their thing in the communities and repping for a cause. Obama gives hip-hop that voice that haven't had in a long time. Obama gives them hope especially up and coming artist that have been trying to make it in the game for years now. He is all about CHANGE and I hope that he does everything he says he will and continue on breaking down barriers not only in the hip-hop communities but communities everywhere and the world. MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK. I wish Tupac Shakar was hear to witness this moment!!!!
The 44th president, Barack Obama, has been making an impact on hip hop while he was still just a senator. Ludacris made a song talking about the race for candidacy between Obama and Clinton, Nas has the song "Black President", Will.I.Am. featuring many others made the song "Yes We Can", and the list goes on. It's been reported that Kanye was saying he needs Obama on his next track. There's a black president, and he's affecting all of America, in all ways, no just hip hop. The youth definitely spoke this election, with youth voting raising 25% since the last election, and I've seen videos from college campuses across the nation of students going crazy once Obama was official. America has a black man in charge which opens even more doors for positions of power and leadership. My president is black, Change is here, and Yes we did...
President Obama will have a tremendous impact on all aspects of society but the Hip Hop generation will truly be effected most. Obama will have such a HUGE effect on the Hip Hop generation because he'll finally address the issues of the Hip Hop community because he is apart of the Hip Hop community. The Hip Hop community has always been extremely expressive mainly because it was an attempt to showcase the ills happening in their community. But now since there is a President that knows those struggles because he lived them and wants to change them, I think the tone of Hip Hop will change tremendously. Maybe this historical moment will force the members of the community to return to our roots in activism, redeveloping our desire to want to obtain knowledge, and helping those around us. Many artist of the community are excited like Young Jeezy with his song MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK, and this might be the excitement that is needed to mobilize the entire community to ensure in betterment within our society. I think it is also important to note that the most profound impact will be had on the youngest members of the community because Obama's win substantiated that as a African American you can achieve anything, there are no jobs, aspirations and/or opportunities that are out of reach. Since someone like us is the leader of the free world, their is no reason that one can't be a productive member of their society and aspire to achieve all their aspirations. I really believe that Obama's win challenges us to be accountable for the path of our lives, for the conditions of our community and the state of our advancement and I think accountability is essential to the development of a successful empowered community.
Well I believe that President Obama has already impacted the hip hop communities from just being an Arican American man who actually ran to be president. He took up a heavy load and all of the pressure that this world has to offer. He did not care about people being raciest or judging him. He is impacted the community by staying strong and being a historical black leader. He is a great example of what a man is because he is intelligent and strong willed. I believe that he will help the hip hop community get back on track and get focused. I believe that the people of the hip hop community will become more mature because now we are obligated to make sure that we show others why we voted a black man to be our president. We have to live up to our vote. I believe that people will want to promote change now that they have a leader who is willing to move forward. I am very excited about the move of Obama and the elevation of the African American community as a whole.
Obama's impact on Hip Hop is gonna be huge. He isn't like the rest of the past presidents. Unlike the others who have had everything given to them and who've had families well off, Obama was the exact opposite. He had to struggle growing up. He worked hard and got himself by to be where he is today. That story is typical in the Hip Hop community. Now people can relate to the biggest role model in the country. They aren't going to think that they can't do something, they aren't going to think that there are impossible limits. Stereotypes are going to be cut and there won't be an excuse to hate on the government as their reason to be held down. This is going to open a lot of doors for future Hip Hop generations and I feel like it's going to turn in a positive direction.
Barack Obama is the 44th president but he is more like our 1st. He has opened the eyes of many young individuals. Many college students voted this year. We as a mass group of people feel Obama is an inspiring man who has worked extremely hard to get where is today. "If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer." said by a columnist in the Chicago tribune. He has been doubted by many but strives to excel in everything he does. That is why our president is now. African American community as well as minorities all over America can keep their heads up and continue to reach the top. There is no stopping us. The hip hop generation is made up of youth who can look at Obama accomplishments and appreciate their talent, education, knowledge, and most of all their life. There is no limit to what a person can do. Martin Luther King Jr had a dream and Barak Obama is living it. We have the opportunity to shine and use all our resources and networks to accomplish our dreams, hopes, and wishes. I love being an American!
As the first African American to run and be elected president Obama has already impacted these United States of America! For the future shall be impacted in so many ways. From the economical up to the social status and structuring as a whole. Hopefully times will call for better health care implementations, more socially constructed programs for the youth which are more promising. When I speak of promising I think of programs for the bettering of a person gearing toward life long impacts as well as security in all that will be in the communities for decades to come....There will still be a talk on the problem as hip-hop addresses the "struggle" in the black community, yet there shall be more talk on the way problems have been solved. Even more so how the community has been impacted causing change which will remain permanent!!! Yes, these changes will take time, but as long as we holding true to the king and queen status we have in the power we possess in UNITY!!! Now just because we have a black president do not expect things to be easier because they will not. Even more now than ever will our resources try to become more scarce and harder to reach, but as the implications are put out there, we MUST grab on and hold on!! Hopefully we appreciate things more and let our music tell the story and not what is ideal...
I think President Obama will have a very positive impact on the hip-hop generation. He has already impacted the community with various artists such as Ludacris and Young Jeezy giving him recognition in their songs. We can only go up from here. Despite the disunity amongst the black community. Having this brilliant man as our president will only inspire more black people to want to make a change for themselves. Our community is going to be watched with a microscope and I feel as if everyone everywhere would want to make themselves proud to be a black person in the U.S. If a person has never felt more proud to be black, the time is now. If everyone is not proud, then hopefully by his second term there will be recognition from everyone, everywhere, of every color that this man has earned everything that has been given to him. The hip-hop generation now has someone of immense power that looks like them. He knows the things that happen in our community which makes him the only president that everyone can relate to.
Well I feel that he has already impacted the hip hop generation. I mean....come on this is the first president who the hip hop generation can at least physically identify with. I have never ever heard a prsident endorsed in as many hip hop songs during their campaign as Barack Obama. Usually it's the typical popular pop artists of the time who make all of the presidential election songs. This time around we had them AND hip hop artists. I think because of the color of his skin he sparked the curiousity of many people. I do feel this is the first time in history that a Black person's color of skin has worked in their favor. People thought, "Oh, he's different from they said the usual presidential candidates, let's see what this guy is talkin about." Then once the knew the kind of things he was talking about they said, "oh. what he's sayin is kinda nice....maybe it is TIME FOR A CHANGE". When he actually is inaugurated into office, I feel that he will have an added advantage above past presidents because he actually comes from the hip hop generation. So he has a connection to it that will allow him to be more empathetic towards the plight of the hip hop generations.
Our 44th President, President Obama is going to have a great impact on Hip Hop generations. President Obama is currently making history in the Hip Hop community. President Obama is eliminating a lot of advertisity that comes with being African American. President Obama has a lot of people depending on him and can not fail at all. President Obama's presidency is not just impacting America, but the world as a whole. President Obama is really bringing change to the Hip Hop community and the world as a whole. President Obama's presidency has proven that change is possible.
Before Obama got elected as president he had an impact on hip hop. Many artists had made songs supporting him and they becamse proactive in trying to get people registered to vote. This election was the most hyped everytime I turned on BET I always heard people saying use your power to vote and other things. I think that when Obama is elected he will bring a sense of responsibility to everyone in the hip hop community, so i think that the next generation of hip hop artists may be political and socially concsious beyond.
First off, congratulations to Barack Obama. I am so elated that he is now our 44th president of the US and I feel like he will make more of an impact than any president thus far. I believe that Obama's belief in our youth will be one of the main impacts he has. There are already songs out about Barack and many hip hop artists were and are avid supporters of Obama and his vision for our country. I feel like Obama will give hope to the younger generations. One of the main things I've heard since he was elected was that "there's nothing you can't do now" If a Black man can become president, there is nothing in this world that you can't accomplish! I am excited for the future of our country and look forward to seeing the changes that take place.
Of course, Obama will impact hip Hop generations on several levels....it's more than just a Black thing. 66% of voters aged 18-24 voted for Barack Obama....that's us. It's also important to remember that the Hip Hop generation is not really specific to only Black people; though it is compromised mostly of Black youth, we aren't the only ones. To predict how president Elect Barack Obama will impact Hip Hop Generations, it is important to consider what had already been done, even before he was elected. I have never seen someone so represented by our generation, especially someone who is a politician. It's amazing to see how much we actually cared. This raises the question of why we care so much. Is it because Barack Obama is Black? Is it because he has ties to Chicago? Is it because he is a democrat? Is it because McCain and Palin were such bad choices? Is it because we really believe that Barack Obama is going to initiate change? Is it because Sean Combs and others said we should care? Was it a combination of all of these or was it something else entirely? All of these are factors to think about when considering how Barack Obama’s presidency will impact the Hip Hop generation. I think that the Hip Hop Generation looks up to him, because he has been presented in a Hip Hop light that has been created by the media. He has already impacted the Hip Hop generation by inadvertently becoming a part of it. For example, during a recent awards show aired on BET, several performers and presenters told youth and everyone watching, to “vote for change” or “Vote Black.” Performers sang songs paying homage to Barack and Michelle Obama and several people present at the award show wore t-shirts with his picture. It was like his own unofficial rally for the Hip Hop generation. I went to the Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige Heart of The City Concert Tour, and Jay-Z put a picture of Barack Obama on the screen, and said F**k Bush; making it very clear who he was voting for and who we should vote for. These masters of Hip Hop are idolizing him, making him worth to represent the Hip Hop generation. Barack Obama’s impact now, and in the future of the Hip Hop generation is this: He has become a sort of poster boy for Black people and youth overcoming adversity and effecting change that some people thought they would never live to see.
I believe that President Obama will have an extreme impact on hip hop but I dont think that were going to see the impact right away. But you can already see the postive things he hip hop community is doing already. They have already come together in a positive way to support Obama on his road to presidency. I think that he will help African American Males that are helping themselves. We know how he feels about black men who arent being fathers so we know he will hopefully have an impact on the kids that are being raised with no fathers. So in the end I think that he will have a great impact on the hip hop community.
President elect Obama will play a major role in Hip Hop I believe. The fact that Obama is classified as an African American allows him to relate to majority of the Hip Hop generation. He will give the hip hop generation the hope that they are looking for. He will also give them a new song to sing and a new voice to hear. There are numerous of rappers that claim to represent hip hop that have chosen to speak about Obama in their music. So mamy Hip Hop representatives did nothing but endorse the Obama campagin. And as Obama makes his rise to the top, Hip Hop will follow closely. But I truly do believe that if Obama does things that people of Hip Hop does not agree with they will allow that to be known. I also believe that Obama will be able to use Hip Hop as an outlet to reach people. It is an outlet that no other president has ever had the ability to tap into. He will be able to reach people that can't be reached through the Bush administtation. Obama has the ability to relate to just about every American in the nation because of his background. And people are more opened to someone that they can relate to. I truly feel that the Hip Hop community along with many others will no longer feel opressed. Obama will have an affect on me, my race, other races, Hip Hop, Rock, society and so much more. This history and it was past due for a change!
I feel like Obama has already begun making his mark on the Hip Hop generation. Our artists supported him through song whether it be "Politics" or "My President is Black." I feel like our youth that will grow into the future hip hop generation may have more positive lyrics because they may not have to struggle like previous hip hoppers. Hip Hop is the life of the streets and if it gets better I feel like so will the outlook of the community. Now, instead of jst telling our black children that they can do anything, they can see that in Barack. I was actually just having a conversation about Barack last night and the thing that came up is that his presidency can either go a couple of different ways: we can celebrate his success and have a productive 4-8 years; Congress, the Senate, and the House can aide or dismantle the policy he wants to institute; ill-will can fall upon him and begin a race war or black people can become empowered that this man risked his well-being for us. For the moment I feel like Barack is Hip Hop. He's what the streets are talking about.
OBAMA...what a powerful man. President Obama will do so much in terms of the hip-hop generation. I believe President Obama will give back to the Black community what was taken away from them. He inspires hope in all of us, and he instills a since of relief that there is a prayer that things will get better for Black community and for the economy. Maybe there will be positiveness in Hip-Hop music. Hip-Hop music has always been political since its birth but with him in office, maybe there will be a change in the messages of music...instead of fuck the government and its people...lets embrace the government...lol seems cliche but its a thought for the future of Hip-hop.
I believe President Obama will have a major impact on Hip-Hop. Black males in hip-hop now have someone they can look up to. One fundamental cause of Obama's win was the youth vote. Obama is very much in touch with the youth and he hears their concerns and I believe he will represent us well. Young black boys and black people as a whole will be able to have more pride in their music, heritage because they will be able to look to Obama as their prime example of what they are capable of doing and being. Obama represents all people when president past have not, and so black people have someone to be proud of and someone to represent them, I am so happy to say MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK!!!
I think that the Obama election has given the Hip Hop generation a stake in society. The fact that Barack got elected demonstrated to the whole world that democracy can work. Even if the odds are against the candidate in a predominately white nation. It really shows that American democracy can work people and that can take back there government. Even if the candidate is a person that no one expected, that does not look like majority of "leaders" in America. It will give the hip hop generation, and individuals who feel disenfranchised by the government, more political efficacy. However, I am skeptical that this event will create a sense of docileness in the generation, specifically individuals who believe that Obama will wave his magic wand and be a savior of blacks. Its important to realize that Obama ran his entire campaign on being a "people's president", not just a "black people's president".
I think there will be a significant impact within the “Hip-Hop Generation” resulting from the election of the first Black President of the United States, Barack Obama. I am not sure the depth of the impact or where it will lead the Hip-Hop Generation, but I am sure that it will significantly impact the future upcoming leaders within the “Hip-Hop Generation.” I hope this impact will lead current and future Hip-Hop artists back to the Black cultural consciousness, nationalism, and the critical analysis of systems of oppression within our society that it heavily once did in the 1980s and mid 1990s. Considering the foundation of Hip-Hop was developed from, and a product of corrupt political polices that was detrimental to the disenfranchised, hopefully the sight of seeing a highly qualified Black President running our country will get the oppressed and disenfranchised people the opportunity again to be visible and heard.
To be perfectly honest, I don't really see the newly elected President reaching the Hip Hop Generations to make a large impact right away. Thanks to soon to be former President George Bush Jr, the United States has been left in complete turmoil and President Obama will have to contend with bringing the troops home and improving international affairs, before he can really address the problems within the Hip Hop Community. No President in the history of our United States has had to deal with such problems internally and externally. I must admit that the task ahead of him is a large order, but I do believe that he is more that built to handle such a task. We will see the impact and he will impact us greatly. The Dark days will be over soon.
To start off, Obama seems to have a great affect on many people particularly college students. In the Hip Hop generation I see President Obama encouraging rappers to be conscious like Mos Def. I’m thinking in terms of N.W.A when their lyrics actually had a message to send to the people. Throughout Obama’s election he stuck with the slogan, “A Change we can believe in”. I see rappers adapting to this and switching up their acts and bringing forward a powerful front.
To start off, Obama seems to have a great affect on many people particularly college students. In the Hip Hop generation I see President Obama encouraging rappers to be conscious like Mos Def. I’m thinking in terms of N.W.A when their lyrics actually had a message to send to the people. Throughout Obama’s election he stuck with the slogan, “A Change we can believe in”. I see rappers adapting to this and switching up their acts and bringing forward a powerful front.
I think we can definitely see how President Obama will impact hip-hop generations based on how he already made the young black community come out in masses to support him. People who never cared about voting registered and voted for him. Therefore, I know he will impact the hip-hop generations just by making them feel like they actually matter. Of course he is not just like them, but he identifies with them and does not disown them. He has no problem saying that he is a fan of Jay-Z or Kanye West and this has never been done by a President before. President Obama will give Black youth the hope of something better to come.I am truly excited to see the places he will take us.
Obama being the 44th president will not only affect hip hop, it will affect the entire nation. As a matter of fact, it already has. You have artists making politically charged songs and being more politically outspoken. Artist Young Jeezy was compelled to vote for the first time, because of the inspirational Barack Obama. African Americans came out to vote in record numbers, me being one of them. I think Barack's presidency will inspire the hip hop community to do more, to be more focused, determined and dedicated on being successful and being all that they can be. It will also affect, more importantly, black males. It's such a typical view that black men have immensive odds against them just for the color of their skin and that may discourage them or even anger them, but with Barack becoming the first black president, they will have the motivation to push through obstacles and see their dreams through to the end.
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