8BEATs: Obama in Hip-Hop

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Colin Powell endorsement

What an amazing, inspirational endorsement. Kudos to you, Mr. Powell.

37. Ice Cube ft. Butch Cassidy: “Take Me Away”

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Lyrical sample: “Secret Service don’t know where the hell I went/Sorry y’all, I had to fuck a super-delegate/Dream ticket, Ice Cube and Obama/American dream, Ice Cube and yo’ mama.”

36. Talib Kweli: “Say Something”

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Lyrical sample: “I’m not makin a promise/Speak to the people like Barack Obama/They worship like the black Madonna, c’mon.”

35. Smokin Jo Get Em: “Crank dat Obama”

Considering the vast variety of the “Crank dat ___” mixes that have been made, it’s no surprise that someone came out with an Obama version.

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Lyrical sample: “Hey, shake it, little mama/Crank dat Barack Obama/Vote dat Barack Obama.”

34. Papoose: “Law Library (Part 5)”

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Lyrical sample: “First black president, powerful move/Barack Obama could change the complexion/Of the white house/But can he change the direction?”

33. Fabulous “A Milli (Freestyle)”

One of about a million of remixes for Lil Wayne’s A Milli. Here’s Jay-Z’s version, A Billi.

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Lyrical sample: “I’m like Obama to these silly muhfuckas/And you niggas in Clinton, Hill Billy muhfuckas.”

32. APT “Obama Obama (A Milli remix)”

APT’s clever take on Lil Wayne’s “A Milli”, in which Obama’s name forms the distinctive 3-syllable repetitive hook of the song.

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Lyrical sample: “But who gon’ be that boy that doubt that boy they call “Obama”/Got Republicans sweatin’ like they up in Saunas (whew!)”

31. Juelz Santana ft. Lil Wayne: “Black Republicans”

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Lyrical sample: “I’m feelin’ like a black Republican/Naw, I can’t call it/More like a black Democrat runnin’ ’em out of office/Young Barack-ah Obama, I’m all for it.”

30. JR Writer feat Lil Wayne: “We Getting’ It Baby”

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Lyrical sample: “And hand it to your mom along with a bomb(bomb)/I’m, I’m so so dumb/I’m so Osama, Barack Obama/I ain’t got no time if it ain’t ’bout cake/That’s all I eat ’cause that’s all I ate.”

29. The Game ft. Lil Wayne: “Hard Times”

This week, we’re all about Lil Wayne, the artist who’s probably done more collabs than anyone else in the industry. First up, “Hard Times” from The Game:

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Lyrical sample: “I’m feeling like a black Democrat, Barack Obama, but the only nigga that can catch Osama.”

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