[mojito]

Only a deeply sick and corrupt society could elect the disease as its president and call it a cure.

[Zeneta]

We are truly living in a brave new world.

[Steve_Seattle]

Once again, the watchdog press looks the other way. Can you imagine the outrage if Bush had invited to the White House some redneck with a white version of this crap?

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Who would have believed that a performing genre (it is a stretch to call it “music”) dominated by convicted and confessed criminals, brutally misogynistic, preaching and practicing violence, would come to dominate American popular culture?

Could have been written, and probably was, decades ago about rock. Rap isn't nearly as dangerous as it's critics believe and it's practitioners pretend. A lot of the claimed criminal backgrounds are fake - part of a marketing strategy meant to appeal to testosterone-fueled male teens and young men by making the genre seem menacing and relevant. And, as with rock, most listeners aren't paying the slightest attention to the lyrics - just the beats and the speed and sharpness of the rapper's delivery.

As for Jay Z, he's a man meant for these times in Washington - a middle-aged, pudgy blowhard and fake tough-guy without a single original thought in his head who will endlessly pontificate on matters he knows nothing about. The '80s had Cliff Claven, the mailman on the show Cheers, and the new millenium has Jay Z.

[Tailgunner Joe]

Gay-Z and Homobama are down-low butt buddies.

[tophat9000]

I agree we now live in a fascist state ..its been created by Obama. ..he has fundelmently changes our relationship to the states..the American conset is the state serven the people..it is now the people serve the state..

[tophat9000]

I agree we now live in a fascist state ..its been created by Obama. ..he has fundamentally changes our relationship to the states..the American concept is the state serve the people..it is now the people serve the state..

[dead]

Jay Z texts regularly with the president

That's so ghey.