Ludacris’ Song in Support of Obama Has Candidate in Defense

By Jane Ivory
14:27, August 1st 2008
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Ludacris’ Song in Support of Obama Has Candidate in Defense

Rapper Ludacris released Wednesday a new song titled “Politics as Usual” pledging his full support for Barack Obama and simultaneously insulting President George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton and John McCain, which Obama’s campaign has called “outrageously offensive.”

Talk about walking a fine line! Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has Ludacris’ entire support but the rapper cannot say the same of the politician.

Ludacris released Wednesday a song titled “Politics as Usual” which calls President George W. Bush “mentally handicapped,” uses a misogynistic term to describe Hillary Clinton and says Republican presidential candidate John McCain belongs in a wheelchair, not the White House.

Ludacris’ song also urges black voters to support Barack Obama and repeats the lyric “the world is ready for change ‘cause Obama is here.”

Barack Obama’s spokesperson Bill Burton said in a statement, “Ludacris is a talented individual but he should be ashamed of these lyrics.”

The campaign also called the lyrics “outrageously offensive.”

Calls to Ludacris’ publicist and manager were not immediately returned Thursday, reports the Associated Press.

Burton reiterated Obama’s stand in the past, that is, “rap lyrics today too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism, and degrading images that he doesn’t want his daughters or any children exposed to.”

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine earlier this year, Obama described Jay-Z and Ludacris as “great talents and great businessmen.”

He has also praised hip-hop music while at the same time tempering his eulogy, telling BET earlier this year that while “I love the art of hip-hop; I don’t always love the message of hip-hop.”

 



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