Rapper Common Brings First Lady Under Fire! /
Conservative media outlets (Fox News) were in overdrive today as news broke that first lady Michelle Obama would be hosting rapper Common, along with several other poets, at the White House for a celebration of American poetry. Fox News called Common “vile” as headlines like “First Lady to host rapper who talks of killing cops, burning Bush” splashed across their website. A republican-run blog even posted an excerpt from the rapper’s popular poem, Letter to the Law:
It’s nice to see that the White House is reaching out to all facets of American society. What most people don’t acknowledge is—rap music is a major part of our pop culture. Whether we like it or not, rappers tell a story— the problem is, it may not always be the story that we want to hear. What do you all think? Is First Lady “O” out of line? Leave us a comment.
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