Wack Lyric of the Day, 10-23-08
Posted in Artists, Joints, Wack Lyric of the Day on October 23rd, 2008 by Hyphen
(i had the same look as Exile when I heard this)
Blu is the man and probably in my top 3 favorite MC’s right now. Plus he’s a cool ass dude, so this pains me to do. However, I heard a line in Evidence’s new track that just confused me:
“It’s the middle of ’08, and I still ain’t heard Obama speak bout problems that we face”
–Blu, “For Whom The Bell Tolls”
Word? This reminds me of the criticism that many people tried to hit Barack with early in his campaign: that he was only preaching this esoteric “change” idea, without backing it up with substantive policy positions and strategies. The problem with that is that if you actually make an effort to listen to more than a 30 second soundbite on the news, or go read any of the extensive issue pages of his website, you quickly learn what Obama’s all about. Now, you don’t have to agree with his ideas, but to say that they aren’t there or he hasn’t addressed virtually everything is just false. I hope Blu has found Barack’s statements that talk about the issues he’s concerned with, because I assure you, they’re there.
So forgive me homey, but I just disagree with that line. Blu’s still possibly the illest MC in the game right now, so make sure y’all cop his new Johnson&Jonson project. Easily one of the best albums of the year. And here’s Ev’s new track if you haven’t grabbed it yet:
Evidence ft. Phonte, Blu, & Will.I.Am – “For Whom The Bell Tolls”