In recent discussion of the song, "My President", a controversial issue has been whether rappers Young Jeezy and Jay-Z were unpatriotic and divisive by celebrating a black president. The controversy surfaced during an unofficial Inaugural ball at a DC club where the two rappers performed the song "My President" in honor of President Obama. According to some spectators, the song included unfriendly comments directed towards former President Bush and comments that referenced skin color. Immediately following the incident, Bill O'Reilly jumped in, calling the performance, "a rant that offended people". During an interview with MTV, Jeezy responded, "I felt it was necessary. I never ever paid attention to any election. Not really into politics or anything like that. It never benefited us. This time around, it's not a black-or-white thing — you got somebody in there for us that's well-spoken and gonna handle their business. I just wanted to do my part and let them know we need change, we need help, it's rough out there."
My own view is that although the rappers crossed the already narrow race line, I am not surprised by their actions because rappers are infamous for explicitly expressing their thoughts. I am not saying that what they did was right but I am cognizant of the notion that rappers have explicit labels on their albums because they never sugarcoat sh**.
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