Thursday, June 9, 2011

Dr. Boyce Watkins; Hip Hop Artist Lupe Fiasco vs. Barack Obama: At Least a Black Man is Taking a Stand

The rapper Lupe Fiasco is not your average hip-hop artist.  He doesn’t buy into the buffoonery that has come to define the industry that makes itself into one of the hottest minstrel shows in America.  He’s thoughtful, empowered and everything that rappers and black men are taught not to be.  That is one of the reasons that I truly fear for his life.
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1 comment:

  1. I truly like Lupe as an artist but I have to wonder after reading this article if he is looking for publicity like Kanye West did during Katrina, "Prsident Bush doesn't like black people." Everyone will always have a problem with each President that is in office. I do not see how President Obama could be compared to a terrorist in any form or fashion, but hey, that's just my opinion. Everyone is entitled to one, no matter how stupid, right Lupe?

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