"I'm fascinated by Rap and Hip-Hop" said Democratic presidential candidate, John Kerry during an MTV Choose or Loose forum. Offering up a heavy dose of street credibility, Kerry defended gangsta rap, freedom of speech and the realities of street life.
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Kerry spoke with MTV's Gideon Yago and took questions from the audience last night in MTV's annual Choose or Loose forum. The youth voting movement this year endeavors to get 20 million new voters to the polls and impact what is projected to be a tight presidential race. The Boston-born heir by marraige to the Heinz Ketchup fortune, offered his perspective on rap music as the voice of the streets.
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"I'm fascinated by rap and by hip-hop. I think there's a lot of poetry in it. There's a lot of anger, a lot of social energy in it. And I think you'd better listen to it pretty carefully, 'cause it's important." Calling rap a "reflection of life", Kerry empathized with the struggles reflected in the music.
| "I had to struggle, man. I had to fight my way from the jungles where the man sent me, I had to fight the fight back here against the powers that sent me there, while the FBI tried to put me and my brothers down. I had to fight till I scored me dis rich white ho, and now I'm fighten' to keep folks from finding out just who I be and taking it away from me. CAN YOU DIG IT?" |
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