Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Russell Simmons and Jay-Z Support Obama
Posted by Bossip Staff
Blood Diamond Russ and Camel are on Team Barack:
Jay-Z speaks on behalf of Barack Obama’s campaign for the Ohio primaries stating “Bring your friends and families make sure your voices are heard for change. It’s time for change. It’s time for Barack Obama.” Click here to listen to the drop.
Russell Simmons states “Obama’s leadership, passion and demand for a change resonates effectively with the aspirations of millions of people who want a better quality of life. This is truly a transcendent and historic moment in American politics and I am obligated
not to remain on the sidelines. I support and endorse Barack Obama for President.”
Let’s get it!! Yes We Can!!
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Thank you!!! It’s about damn time the Hip Hop artists used that same voice to bring about positive change…
OBAMA!!!!
OBAMA 08
OHIO! TEXAS! STAND UP! GO VOTE TODAY HELP YOUR FELLOW NEIGHBOR GET TO THE POLLS, GIVE THEM A RIDE DO WHATEVER IT TAKES, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, EVERY VOTE COUNTS PEOPLE, NOT ANOTHER CLINTON IN THE WHITEHOUSE, OR IT WILL REMAIN A WHITEHOUSE, YA HEARD?
That’s Right! I’m in Tx right now, and I will be voting tonight at the Caucus because I went and voted early! OBAMA!!!!
Everybody in Tx get out and vote today!!!
Everybody in Tx get out and vote today!!!
Everybody in Tx get out and vote today!!!
Everybody in Tx get out and vote today!!!
@EXCWRTTEN: HOLLA AT ME! I HEAR THAT! I’VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS ON AS MANY POST AS I CAN! GOOD JOB!
Yes we can!!!!!!!!!!!
About effing time jigga man stepped up to the plate. I am proud of him.
Obama ‘08!
Obama 08!!
All TX residents, please go out and vote today. He and Billary are damn near tied so each vote is going to count!
Did anyone hear what Rush L told his listeners? He is a republican and he told his listeners to go out and vote for hillary today to throw the democrat game off. He must know that if Obama wins this primary that McCain will lose. How low do people have to sink?
I was waiting to hear from Jay on this issue..
It’s BARACK Ya Bastads!! HOV
Jay and Russ support Obama. But are they registered to vote? that is the question!!
i know there are many low-life stans on here who will get so excited just because their hero supports a candidate that the black media gives the thumbs up to.
everyone who has an opinion on ANY candidate..i hope your registered to vote and intend on voting in the primaries or the official election come this fall. otherwise stfu!
Obama 08!!!!
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I gotta commend you for keeping it real. Although they are supporting the candidate you would kill your mama for you still diss them. A fake a$$ might have been nice to them just this once. Ain’t nothing wrong with being conisistant.
i have voted in texas but the polls show hillary in the lead in tx & oh. i hope the early voting puts obama over the top. if hillary wins tx & oh, she’ll win the nomination! vote for obama!
Russell will probably call Sen. Obama the n-word and his wife a ho since he likes to defend using those words so much. I wonder if he is going to be able to convince his friend Paris Hilton to support Obama . . . and keep her promise with that whole “Vote or Die” thing; she didn’t vote last time so it’s time for her to take the latter.
This is sooo tacky. Russell & Jay Z wait to endorse Obama once its OBVIOUS that he has the momentum to win. An example of bandwagoning at its best.
They must’ve thought it would be good for thier career if they supported Barack. Fickle Hollywood ppl are wack. I could be wrong, but I dont think their endorsement is genuine.
And all of that is coming from a Barack supporter.
There were other states where she was on top and came out on the bottom (where she probably always is)…
Even if they are not registered voters all the people that take their music literally will go out and vote for OBAMA why??? Cuz Jigga said so…
I vote EARLY this morning!! And got to work EARLY proudly wearing my sticker!
@hiswife
Thank you!!! It’s about damn time the Hip Hop artists used that same voice to bring about positive change…
I agree!!!
I am a nervous wreck today because I know they will try to cheat him… Dear God please let this man win…
Jizhonny come leezies.
Better leezy than neezy.
And why didn’t these brothers organize free outdoor concerts with voter registration and education in Texas and Ohio?
That would be using their influence and a true endorsement not merely offering words at this late stage.
Where was Fat Joe and the hispanic rappers who want to call themselves niggers when Bratlary tried to pit the hispanic community againt blacks. Why didn’t these hermanos organize free concerts for Obama, isn’t he their “nicca” too?!
These men could have been serious mobilizers for the youth all this time but instead they stayed silent and watched as Obama fought upstream and overcame without them and now Jay and Russ jump on?!
They should have been organized tours and events and cds and books in support of Obama!
Well, it good they finally came around as they will need to sell records to Obama’s supporters.
OBAMA 2008!
YES WE CAN!
@ Lovely One
I feel you its like everyone wants to be down now that he is going to win. I can’t front i was the same way. In the begining i felt he wasn’t talking about anything, but now i agree with his policies. He is going to take it.. All the way to the White house. Barack ON!!!
@ Kompton’s Kutie…good morning beautiful, how are you?
@ KZZMERGHTHERE…*MMUUAAH* kissed you right there
@ Luving “The Wire”…wassup sexy?
OBAMA ’08 & ‘12
YES WE CAN!! YES WE WILL!!
These cats should take it a step further and educate brahs on how losing your right to vote is critical in this day and age. Let these brahs know that even though they might have been convicted of a felony, there is an application process to regain their right to vote.
Sweet! That was the illest robo call ever!
RUSSELL SIMMONS HAS SUPPORTED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HEAVY IN YEARS PAST…HE AND OPRAH ARE PLAYING THE SHYT OUT OF OBAMA B/C THEY KNOW CONSERVATIVES AREN’T GOING TO VOTE FOR HIM…IT IS POLITICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO BEAT JOHN MCCAIN…ALOT OF OUR PEOPLE HAVE BEGUN TO THINK THAT IF HE BEATS HILLARY HE IS OUR NEXT PRESIDENT…THE GOAL OF THE PRIMARIES ARE TO ELECT A CANDIDATE COMPETITIVE ENOUGH TO NOT ONLY WHEN THE PARTY NOMINATION BUT WIN THE PRESIDENCY AS WELL…TODAY LAUNCHES A NEW REVOLUTION FOR OUR GENERATION.
UH…
ROCK THE VOTE IN TX AND OH TODAY!!
Why do you call him Blood Diamond Russ?
Why??
Someone needs to tell Hillary to GO AWAY!!!
i’m glad prominent figures in the hip hop community are taking some time to show support and the importance of voting, no matter who they lend their support to. good shit!
notorious one, i completely agree! it would be nice if they took it on step further and stressed how the right to vote is a responsibility and privilege that so many died for and we as a generation must not take it for granted
Almost a month after the primary elections in New York where it seems they could have had the biggest impact on the youth vote. I am glad that at least this is an area where hip hop can finally do something positive. Although I’m not sure anyone with half a brain would make a decision as important as this based on what they have to say. Go Barack!
rhode island stand up! hillary clinton 2008!
When Hilarious Clinton loses today she should do the right thing and endorse Obama!!!
i think the obama camp is charging his tank is at the white house gate about now. step aside hil-liar the original man is about to roll over some bush’s. OBAMA 2008
Free T.I.P. this is U.S. you’re allowed to own guns it’s in the Bill of Rights.
Another thing see what it could be once the blacks come together. f the viloence. Memphis my heart goes out to you those 6 deaths with two infants along with the other five toddler injuries, we’ll get it right so soon
@coi i’ve never wrote this so you’ll be my first! Shut your fucking mouth!
@ coi
Getyour bitch ass out of here!! this is a straight Obama site!! Barack ON!
@da darkness
I feel you, coi you made the wrong comment!!!
Hil-liar (that was funny)
But… Just a question I ask everyone…
If Obama wasn’t in the running, who would you vote for?
Where was their “endorsement” before Obama won all those states against Clinton??
Everybody wants on the winning team, and Punk Russ and Hey-Z are no different. That’s why they waited until a clear Democrat front runner is Identified before supporting the candidate.
They’d have said the same thing about Clinton if she were in the lead.
We were going to support Obama anyway.
Plus, they are not super delegates, so I personally dont give a damn who these two self-servers vote for.
- Killer!
this is America not Cuba. i can say what i want and vote for whomever i want. everyone is so damn brainwashed into voting for Obama because he his a minority. all he is doing is promising dreams, and he has no experience, his barely been in the Senate, he had unpaid parking tickets (17) and only decided to pay them off 2 weeks before he ran. on top of all of that he bought his mansion on fraudulent terms, and is denying his heritage by dissing minister Farrakhan. i don’t need to get my bitch ass out of here nor do i need to shut my fucking mouth. grow up. i have my opinions and you have your own. we are all adults on this site right?
@coi
Everybody here is most likely in support of Obama. Regardless of unpaid parking tickets and his short time in the Senate. He didn’t diss Farrakhan at all, and simply kept his distance from a divisive political figure. Its a smart move, plus “The Nation” is not Obama’s heritage. We don’t care how he obtained his residence either.
What your doing here is baiting. You know by proclaiming your love for the Clintons will be unwelcomed here so why do it?? Be of real support and make some phone calls for the Clintons instead of fighting this “blog-battle” which you know you cannot win here.
Sound Adult enough for you?
- Killer!
@ da darkness
Right on. If they arrest TIP then they need to arrest every white vigilante militia and border protecter group in the US too.
Breaking into TIP’s home while his babies are home and knocking down his teenage cousin–over gun ownership?! And they didn’t break into those white boys homes before they shot up columbine and people knew they had an arsenal.
I am not justifying his flagrant stupidity and poor judgement but the racism is clear on this one.
I guess we need to ask who was the Bill of Rights written for?
I co-sign your post.
@ Hate Killer
co-sign.
Good for camel & ‘how u doin’ Russell! Go Obama!
Well said Killer @coi. Yes We Can!!!!
I appreciate the support for my #1 presidential candidate…but its just like black folks to show up late! What took you so long Jay n Russ….what the hell were u waiting on to endorse Barack?!? Now this is posted on the day of…better late than never..or sorry.
no what would be adult enough for me is if Obama supporters weren’t always attacking Hillary supporters. like i said, i can say what i want to say, and vote for whomever i want.
p.s.
i noticed that u didn’t mention him buying his home under fraudulent terms. and him not paying his 17 parking tickets from college says a lot about his character.
i don’t see color or gender, i see the issues that need to be addressed and who is equipped to handle them.
I’m also black and a woman. in this case both candidates are minorities that relate to me.
You can always tell when a Negro has been tainted.. They ride the hell out of Hilarious Clinton’s ass crack…
Please tell me what she has done to help African American Women? Why did she feel the need to hire a Black woman in place of the Hispanic one that left?
White women are damn near on the same level as white men so what more can she do for women? Oh that’s right now she needs to help Minority women… HMMMMMM
Do you really think that having a woman president is going to make the lives of african american women any better.. I vote NO!! Has the lives of African American women been any better in the state of NY where she is senator??
@ coi you really just need to leave it alone. You’ll never win talking that Hillary shit on here. Just give it up boo, go to perezhilton.com where they’re on Team Hillary.
YES WE CAN!!! OBAMA 08!!
@ lovely and amazing wrote, “And why didn’t these brothers organize free outdoor concerts with voter registration and education in Texas and Ohio? That would be using their influence and a true endorsement not merely offering words at this late stage. Where was Fat Joe and the hispanic rappers who want to call themselves niggers when Bratlary tried to pit the hispanic community againt blacks. Why didn’t these hermanos organize free concerts for Obama, isn’t he their “nicca” too?! These men could have been serious mobilizers for the youth all this time but instead they stayed silent and watched as Obama fought upstream and overcame without them and now Jay and Russ jump on?! ”
That’s serious talk. It is something to think about. Thank you.
For JayZ I could see him laying low Farrakhan style so as not to screw up Obama’s chances. There is method to the madness. Blood Diamond Russell, I don’t know about him. Fat Joe, he gets a pass because Latinos want Hillary. What exactly is he going to say to them? I guess he could speak intelligently.. either for Barack or for Hillary or for whomever or just to vote — we’ll see what happens as the election comes closer, on that one, for me.
I wonder what will happen to Magic.
@ hiswife wrote, “You can always tell when a Negro has been tainted.. They ride the hell out of Hilarious Clinton’s ass crack…”
Hi, hiswife. I prefer to think of it as, they don’t know about all the stuff she’s done. Take last night, when she dissed Obama and big upped McCain — folks were pissed off last night. Some Hillary supporters tried to compare it to Obama’s Reagan comments, but like everybody else said no matter what you thought of his Reagan comments — *Reagan ain’t running*. Truth will set them free.
@ coi wrote, “i noticed that u didn’t mention him buying his home under fraudulent terms. and him not paying his 17 parking tickets from college says a lot about his character.”
He didn’t do anything wrong in the Rezko deal, and folks who have looked at the issue instead of buying Hillary’s ‘don’t focus on my own more substantial scandals plural’ bullshit are not worried about the Rezko house/land deal.
I don’t care about parking tickets in college. Hell, *I* had a parking ticket in college that I didn’t know I’d received until I get a warrant notice in the mail a year later!
That’s pathetic. And it’s yet more proof of just how low Hillary and her supporters will go to try to paint a man as devious. Fucking parking tickets (in college!) as proof of immoral character — get the fuck out of here LMAO gonna reset Kindergartengate, too?
Hillary Clinton told a woman who had accused Bill of sexual assault to ‘put some ice on it’. I’m more concerned about THAT type of character revelation.
@ nita:
he had 17 parking tickets….i can see not knowing about 1 maybe 2 but 17 lets be real…like i said, it shows a lot about his character.
@ coi
Parking tickets???… Get real.
“somtimes u wanna go, where everybody knows your name….”
Go there, Coi, even if that place is only in your mind.
We all did’nt drink the Kool Aid from Clinton. And if our parents feel like they owe the Clintons b/c of Bill, then they will soon sober up.
We just dont care about parking tickets, when we cant afford our own healthcare coverage right now.
Get it, Ma’am?
- Killer!
i get that Obama is making promises that he can’t keep….his health care coverage is not going to happen. most of what Hillary is saying is plausible, she can actually get it done, where as Obama is in a fantasy world, Hillary actually has a plan to get us out of Iraq that isn’t abrupt. Obama does not.
Now, your tripping.
Healthcare under First Lady Hillary folded to big Pharma first time around.
She took the check, which proves her character already. She is “plausible” to do it again this time, if nominated, then elected. (not probable)
You see miss, we want Real Change, not just a change of the guard. We realize that the president is not a person, but an office.
The people know all about the Clintons. My family loved Life during their administration… But we cannot go back to then.
Hillary wont stop the war if she was part of its initiation? How do we know shw wont take the check again? we don’t.
Lets be brave enough to make a real difference in our lifetime. Its 2008!
- Killer!
Hillary has acknowledge that she as so many other Americans was duped into thinking Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and that is why she was for the war…what this all comes down to, is Hillary in MY opinion can get the job done and handle everything that comes with being the president, her stand points are the same as MINE and her resolution for them is realistic to ME. I don’t think Barack has experience nor can he do what he has promised. I think he is living in a fantasy world. these are my opinions not yours killer! you don’t have to like them, be brave and vote….
Vote - Done.
Politics shouln’d be so personal to anyone. Its fine to be passionate.
But yourself, being no different from anyone, wants on a winning Team. I wonder what alias you will write under, or maybe sound like, when your “precious Hillary” is not even A NOMINEE.
Will you then be brave, eat your humble pie, and vote for Obama in NOV.?
- Killer!
Politics shouln’d be so personal to anyone.
seems to me like you’re taking it personal. grow up. it’s my opinion and my vote. deal with it. yes if obama makes it to nov. i will vote for him, i don’t want a republican in office, so obama would be the next best thing, however i want the nominee to be hillary.
grow up!
Hillary has acknowledge that she as so many other Americans was duped into thinking Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and that is why she was for the war”
- This is bullshit. How can a Senator have only the same information as We the people? She knows what she’s doing. You just don’t.
- Why wont she ADMIT wrong, and ask our forgiveness like her husband? smart move on his part.
- Killer!
You will vote for Obama in 08?
Cool.
I’m glad we disscussed things. Please keep your word.
Peace, and take it easy… like Bob Marley said.
- Killer!
This is why I love america…this thread right here was so honest and made me feel really proud that we “black folx” can have an intelligent discussion/debate about politics with informed opinions and real passion for our beliefs.
and jay z and russ can suck it…late as hell and i think they are phony. My sis and i were talking about why no one in the hip hop community (cept talib kweli who shouted out obama on his eardrum cd) is coming out to endorse/show support for the first viable black presidential candidate in US history. This was two months ago mind you. Something way bigger than hip hop and drugs, sex, makin it rain, etc and they dragging their feet to make their voices heard. GTFOOH! sell outs.
OBAMA 2008
FUCK OBAMA RIGHT NOW- WHEN IS JAY Z GONNA START SUPPORTING YOUNG BASTARD????
Obama is a great people. He will helpes 50 people on a POZ dating site ” stdpal.com” this year who can’t afford the basic drugs.
thank goodness this was not a “which one would you hit” post. bleh!
Obama ‘08!!!
I know Jigga kept silent, but Russell? Wasn’t Russell supporting Hillary??? Correct me if I’m wrong.
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YES WE CAN!
Russell Simmons is an enigma that I don’t want to figure out.
W/ that said, I am glad he’s supporting O?!
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Could he be a mole?????
things that make U go…………………
These two clowns should shut up. Kiss asses wanted this long, sit down fools. No one cares what you skanks think. Waited until more then half the country has already voted, up your asses.
^^^^^^^Cosign, cosign!
Who cares who they’re supporting NOW? The primaries are almost over! Instead of taking the safe route like John Lewis, they should’ve been down from the start like oprah (unless, of course, they weren’t sure of Obama that early in the campaign). I can’t give props to folks who lend their support when the finish line is in view. I wonder how they feel now that Obama’s win streak has come to an end? Do they feel like they’re ‘out on a limb?’ No way they wanted THAT to be the case!
How much did they pay Jay-z for this?
I thought it was Ohio, not Or-hio!