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It's the worst-kept secret in politics these days that Barack Obama loves hip-hop. Whether he's name-checking Lil Wayne or getting that dirt off his shoulders, Obama has amassed an all-star cotérie of rappers willing to back the Democratic Party nominee. He even had Hova offering a voice of encouragement for voters in the Ohio primary, for cryin' out loud. The National can seem a little anemic in comparison to the C-E-O-of-the-R-O-C.
So maybe we shouldn't be all that shocked now that we're hearing Kanye West, Pharrell, and Wyclef Jean will be headlining at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this August. Still, the political arena is one place where people usually can't denounce hip-hop fast enough. It's gonna be one hell of a shock to watch Howard Dean and the superdelegates try to halfheartedly bob their heads along to "Champion" or "Get 'Em High". We can only hope the performace will look something like this:
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