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DMX on the presidential race

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XXL interviews rapper DMX, covering many topics, including the current American presidential race:

“Are you following the presidential race?
Not at all.

You’re not? You know there’s a Black guy running, Barack Obama and then there’s Hillary Clinton.
His name is Barack?!

Barack Obama, yeah.
Barack?!

Barack.
What the fuck is a Barack?! Barack Obama. Where he from, Africa?

Yeah, his dad is from Kenya.
Barack Obama?

Yeah.
What the fuck?! That ain’t no fuckin’ name, yo. That ain’t that nigga’s name. You can’t be serious. Barack Obama. Get the fuck outta here.”

[the sound of young america]

Written by Josh Kimball

March 15, 2008 at 7:07 pm

Posted in music, politics

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  1. Wow. That is some weapons grade awesome right there.

    eddiebear

    March 17, 2008 at 1:56 pm

  2. I have to second what eddiebear said. I also think I’ll have to start using the phrase “weapons grade awesome.”

    david

    March 18, 2008 at 2:56 pm

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  4. the phrase “weapons grade awesome” is, in fact, weapons grade awesome

    RMM

    March 18, 2008 at 3:48 pm

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  6. I’m making “weapons grade” my adjective of the month.

    God, I’m a weapons grade idiot.

    Josh Kimball

    March 18, 2008 at 5:58 pm

  7. [...] The Listenerd points us to this fantastic XXL interview with rapper DMX that covers many topics, including the presidential election. A felon, DMX can’t vote, so he’s not paying too much attention to the process. [...]


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