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KILLA MIKE BRINGING BACK THOUGHT-PROVOKING RAP

I can't front; I've enjoyed certain aspects of the last 5 or 10 years of complete and utter, mind numbing, jiggy, in da-club, designer label, expensive alchohol, gratuitous sex, message-free mainstream radio, clearchannel, consumer-rap... It's been like a decade-long spring break for my brain. But I have to say, Killa Mike's bringing back the age where rap is political; it makes you think; you could even have a discussion or a debate around some of the topics contained in the lyrics... Shit, Mike's even got Ice ''Are We There Yet?" Cube rapping about something relevant again... I'm not telling rap to abandon the jiggling tits and asses, and all the other stupid-ass shit that makes dumb drunk people want to dance 'in da club'... But let's sprinkle in some thought-provoking shit as well, so that people might have a chance to have more of a clue than DMX. I stole this video from resident LOA homegirl C-Rocka's new blog. Holler at it, and tell her Snickerdoodles sent you. Also, while you're at it, peep the awesome Killa Mike interview on The Loss Prevention from a few weeks back.

DMX on Barack Obama

You may have asked (axed) yourself a some point in your life "How much crack smoking is "too much"? Check out this snippet from DMX's recent XXL interview and find out. It's fucking unbelievable...
Are you following the presidential race?
(DMX) Not at all.

You’re not? You know there’s a Black guy running, Barack Obama and then there’s Hillary Clinton.
(DMX) His name is Barack?!

Barack Obama, yeah.
(DMX) Barack?!

Barack.
(DMX) What the fuck is a Barack?! Barack Obama. Where he from, Africa?

Yeah, his dad is from Kenya.
(DMX) Barack Obama?

Yeah.
(DMX) What the fuck?! That ain’t no fuckin’ name, yo. That ain’t that nigga’s name. You can’t be serious. Barack Obama. Get the fuck outta here.

You’re telling me you haven’t heard about him before.
(DMX) I ain’t really paying much attention.

I mean, it’s pretty big if a Black…
(DMX) Wow, Barack! The nigga’s name is Barack. Barack? Nigga named Barack Obama. What the fuck, man?! Is he serious? That ain’t his fuckin’ name. Ima tell this nigga when I see him, “Stop that bullshit. Stop that bullshit” [laughs] “That ain’t your fuckin’ name.” Your momma ain’t name you no damn Barack.

So you’re not following the race. You can’t vote right?
(DMX) Nope.