I don’t normally do political posts here on the site, but I am a firm supporter of Barack Obama. My man J. Brookinz hit me up with a track he just finished with his boy Alpha. It’s more or less a hip-hop biography of our hopeful next President.
J. Brookinz is probably best known around here for his American Gangster: 80s Style remix and Alpha was featured on Rhymefest’s Man In The Mirror recond on the track “Breakadawn”.
Check the track, download it, pass it around, then check the lyrics… “Yes We Can!”
(Aight; Let's do the knowledge) 8/4, 61, Barack Obama Was born out in H-A-W-A-I I Moved, to Jakarta at the age of 6 (Then) back for fifth until he graduated then, He, Left the island, to study in LA For a couple of years, till Columbia U said Hey, you could transfer and finish from here So he finished his BA in NY and the year was 83, (so) before he started off his career He worked a couple of gigs in the city until 85, when he got an offer out in the Chi, to help assist the community and or a ga nize Uh He entered in, to Harvard Law, at 88 And while I'm here on the subject, let me set it straight What he did wasn't easy to do, (bein) the first black prez of the Law Review (Then he) Graduated w/ his justice degree, magna cum laude 2 years (from) 93 (Then it was), back to the Chi, voter registration drive And to publish, Dreams from my Father in 95 Uh (Put in) work as, associate attorney, and taught law, part time while along his journey; Despite his hard work, accusations would fall to him, But, never implicated of wrongdoin And, in July, the summer of 95, to rep for the south side and hyde parks existence He embarked on a campaign, fought and then gained control Chicago's 13th a District Which included legislation pertainin interrogations of murders to be fully recorded And monitor in place, for cops about race, in hopes profilin could be avioded re elected to Ill Senate in 88; again in 02, but took a L in double 0 Which was a house of, reps race, to which he lost out, in a margin of two of theirs to one of yours But in 03, became the chair for the Illinois, Senate's Health, and Human ser-vi-ces committee, -where democrats, after bein a decade, of the mi-norty ,were now majority He enacted a little heat, on subjects we rarely speak, and whether he voted, and really meant it But he kept his composure, right up until 04, and he was elected to US, Senate (This was a) Quite, significant victory, in a city, a state, and a country, in love with imagery (His 70% of the vote) was the largest electoral victory in all of Illinois history Not to mention deliverin to the DNC, (the) keynote address, which launched him into high sights To him gettin sworn in, on 1/4 of 05, is just another notch on his highlights And this made him the fifth afro american senator, and the third one popularly elected And the fact he's the ONLY Congressional Black Caucus Senator member should really not be neglected A loyal democrat, supporter of many acts, spannin from 05-07, is evident (And) the second month, of 07, before the old state cap, in springfield, he bid, for president And the rest, as they say, is history, So, whether or not, its a wide, or close race Consider this, my audio cliff notes You should get to know who you're votin for in 08
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