Doo. Da. Dippity.
We’re going to have to play this on this week’s Sound Session. Change is coming people! Are you ready?
So, in other words, vote.
If you missed the first one, click here. This time around, some of my favorite people in Hollywood get involved: Big Will, Scarlett, Justy, Harrison, Stiller, etc. LOL @ Ryan Reynolds’ Canadian ass being in there though*
*ok, so I’m still slightly salty that he married Scarlett.
Nuff said. Let’s get to work.
(watch it in High-Def on HyphenTV)
A few weeks back, David Banner came through Sound Session and I jumped at the chance to talk a little politics with one of the more socially aware rappers out there. Granted, Banner drops his fair share of standard commercial/club type joints (“Play” comes to mind…), but it’s all about balance, and he provides that with his social commentary.
In this clip, Banner talked with me about the importance of the election coming up a week from today. He explained why he supports Barack Obama, what the presidential candidate represents to him, and why it’s critical that the youth get involved in the political process. With the election so close, we really need everyone on board down the home stretch. Are you in or are you out?
Feels good, doesn’t it?
Perhaps a little amateurish, but like I mentioned with LL, I’m willing to give people a pass if their hearts are in the right places. Nish Gaveer is a dude from Philly who put together this song and video in support of Obama. You ever notice how diverse Barack’s supporters are versus John McCain’s? The people I see at McCain/Palin rallies look like they’re from another world…and certainly not the America I live in where people of all backgrounds work and live together. Oh, but I almost forgot, according to Palin, I live in an anti-America city. GTFOH.
As always, Jay Smooth comes through with another on point video. The importance of the youth vote has never been higher and this is the biggest election in our lifetimes. It’s imperitive that you actually go vote (or send in your absentee ballots ASAP) on the 4th. No excuses whatsoever.
If you weren’t able to make it to Tacoma last Sunday to hear Joe speak, here are a few short highlights. It may sound trite, but he’s right. Every vote really does count, especially here in Washington where Governor Gregoire needs your support.
If you have your absentee ballot, vote now. If you have some free time in the next 10 days, volunteer to help out right here. And that’s not just empty rhetoric, I’ve been volunteering since the start of summer. Get out there and help bring us across the finish line.
Fail.
Double fail.
Ok, so we all already knew that Jay-Z and Nas have been two of Barack’s biggest supporters in hip-hop, but it’s great to see the Obama campaign reach out to them and film these official endorsement videos to help win swing states where the artists performed. Every state has their own page on Barack’s website, so go track down yours and get involved.
Washington people: as we talked about on the last Sound Session, your page is located at Washington.BarackObama.com. Volunteer. All the cool people are doing it (…aka…me). You know, if the campaign wants me to film one of these celebrity endorsements, they should just holler @ a Hyphey hahaha…