Jay-Z For President of The USA: Will You Vote?

Article written by: Asmara Wreksono
Posted on: November 4, 2010

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In the midst of the mid-term election, there’s a refreshing news from the hip hop world. World class emcee and hip hop mogul, Jay-Z has revealed his plans to be the president of the United States of America in eight years time.

Signs of disappointment at the current reign?

The rapper insists that he isn’t disappointed with current US leader, President Barack Obama, although his Democratic Party lost heavily in the US midterm elections. Jay-Z offered his thoughts of Obama’s administration to BBC Newsbeat:

“In order to judge someone, you have to judge what they inherit. He inherited the worst economy, war, just a horrible time in American history. So if we think he can solve that, I mean, we don’t think he’s God, do we? He’s a human being. He’s going to need time to figure that out. In order to get to that sort of success and that dream, you have to go through some peaks and valleys. It’s been two years.”

Jay-Z is not anymore a stranger to mingling with politicians. He dined with Bill Clinton and met President Obama, and this affected him in ways he described as “mind-blowing”.

“It’s unbelievable because it’s so far away from where I come from. We were the kids who were ignored by every politician. We didn’t have the numbers, the vote, to put anybody in office, because no matter who was in the office, we didn’t think that it would affect change where we lived. So nobody went out and voted. For me, being with Obama or having dinner with Bill Clinton is crazy. It’s mind-blowing, because where I come from is just another world. We were just ignored by politicians – by America in general.”

Will you vote for Hova when he runs for presidency? Discuss, people.