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...and, this writer, and others, didn't bat an eyelash. As a black person, Pharrell should know that a lot of people DIED to give his *#$! behind the right to vote...help, I need an email address to complain about his outrageous statements, (Below). Peace.
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FNV NEWSLETTER Feb 20 2004
*P-Diddy Calls Out George Bush
FNV Newsletter C 2004 =====================================
P-Diddy Calls Out George Bush by Davey D
For those who weren't able to come out to the Left Coast last week and enjoy back to back weeks of activities which centered around the Grammy Awards and then the NBA Allstar Game, trust me when I say there was a lot to take in and a lot to observe. In short Hip Hop was in full and total effect.
It started off Saturday night, February 7th at the Rock The Vote Lippert Awards when Sean 'P-Diddy Combs' Combs came to the stage to recieve an award and gave a rousing 15 minute speech that smashed on President George Bush. "What we have to do is Get His Ass out of Office", P-Diddy told the packed house who cheered wildly at his words.
P-Diddy stopped midway and quieted the crowd. He stated that he wanted to make sure that people in the audience clearly understood that he was being serious. 'This is no joke', he said. "We have to get George Bush's ass out of Office..."He doesn't care about Black people. he doesn't care about young people and he certainly doesn't care about all those mothers who have lost their sons in this war in Iraq... Let's register everyone to vote-Let's take the 20 million who register and 'Get him out of office". He concluded by noting that he would be doing everything in his power to unseat GW.
P-Diddy's words came as a pleasant surprise to those who only know him for being a flamboyant, controversial, materialistic rap mogul. But his remarks also indicated that many in Hip Hop are coming to a crucial point in their lives and careers where they now understand the importance of stepping up, speaking out and trying to be political. For those who don't know P-Diddy along with ferllow rap mogul Damon Dash has been stepping up their game so that they can start actively chairing and hosting some of the many Hip Hop Summits that Russell Simmons has scheduled for this year.
What was a bit disappointing was the fact that with all the media present, very few covered P-Diddy's powerful remarks. My guess is that they don't want a guy who can influence thousands of people to dress a certain way or dance a certain way to use his influence to get folks to act a certain way-politically.
Later that evening the Neptunes performed and this time Pharrel spoke out. Although it was a RTV event he went on record to say he was glad people were coming together, but he didn't think voting was the answer. His perspective is one that many in this generation for better or for worse feel and while there are many who didn't agree with Pharrel's remarks, it was great to hear some of these popular icons taking a stand. It's will be up to us to keep encouraging political dialogue amongst this generation.
On a side note folks may wanna be on the look out.. A group of popular artists who will go unamed at this time, are gearing up to release a song that addresses the Bush Presidency and whats wrong with it...More details will soon follow. =====================================
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