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Debate Rages Over Obama Hip-Hop Parody
newser.com ^ | Oct 27, 2010 | Mary Papenfuss

Posted on 10/27/2010 2:53:15 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

An epithet-laced hip-hop parody of President Obama has triggered furious debate: Is the hit YouTube video an "antidote" for Obama's popularity troubles among youth or an "anti-valentine" from those voters whose support the president craves, asks the Christian Science Monitor. The slick "Head of the State" video is a spoof of "Hard in Da Paint" by Atlanta hip-hop artist Waka Flocka Flame, and it features "Baracka Flacka Flames" (aka James Davis) getting down and dirty in the 'hood—smoking pot, petting a pit bull, and denigrating everyone from Michelle to Oprah Winfrey.

Writing for the New York Times, Jon Caramanica has plenty of positive things to say, calling it a "witty and incisive ... first-rate parody," that's "elevated to something greater than a vulgar joke by Mr. Davis’ nearly pitch-perfect impression."

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1 posted on 10/27/2010 2:53:16 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Hard out there for a pimp.


2 posted on 10/27/2010 2:56:11 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: A CA Guy

True dat.


3 posted on 10/27/2010 2:59:33 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I couldn’t even get through that.


4 posted on 10/27/2010 2:59:52 PM PDT by Paved Paradise
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Just the same as every rap song out there. Racist criminal loving dirtbags.


5 posted on 10/27/2010 3:03:55 PM PDT by fuzzybutt (Democrat Lawyers are the root of all evil.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Just keepin’ it real, Niggah... (Oops, I mean N-word. Sorry. That song just got to me. It’s a real toe-tapper!)


6 posted on 10/27/2010 3:05:06 PM PDT by Kenton (Just my $0.02 worth...)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

“furious debate” eh? If a Republican had done this it would have caused big outrage and cries of racism.


7 posted on 10/27/2010 3:05:08 PM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (Annoying liberals is my goal. I will not be silenced.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

OH MY....

Y they go b hatin’ on the dude?


8 posted on 10/27/2010 3:12:48 PM PDT by Drango (NO-vember is payback for April 15th)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

If the parody was made about Bush or any white, Christian, heterosexual, law-abiding patriot, there would be no debate...


9 posted on 10/27/2010 3:24:28 PM PDT by kromike
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Not much to debate.


10 posted on 10/27/2010 3:30:11 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (lame and ill-informed post)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
That's not a positive image for us, period, as African-Americans, where we came from, where we're going today,"

Oh my, his mother claims this when it's a parady of her sons trash lyrics and video. Her son and his audiance are a disgrace.. This guy is just clowning around

11 posted on 10/27/2010 3:32:18 PM PDT by fml
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Mary Papenfuss

Uh huh huh huh. Uh huh.

12 posted on 10/27/2010 4:55:53 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (To the left the truth looks Right-Wing.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
I don't know. I couldnt' get the image of the President wearing his Mom-jeans and riding the stupid bike with the helmet out of my head while listening to that song.

Obama is about as "hood" as Steve Urkel.

13 posted on 10/27/2010 4:57:10 PM PDT by TNdandelion
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To: Kenton

Wha’s the bitches and hoes?


14 posted on 10/27/2010 4:57:41 PM PDT by donaldo
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To: Kenton

“Just keepin’ it real, Niggah... “

Yo, why’s you trippin’ dog??


15 posted on 10/27/2010 6:09:59 PM PDT by max americana (Hoax and Chains, Dopeychangey)
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