"If you're really supporting somebody, you're not looking for something back all the time," said Common. "He'd do best just getting elected and going in there and doing well, that's the best way he can give back to us. We don't need him to be at the concerts."
Real hip-hop is an art form and real hip-hop tracks have a message. That's why I was inspired by the fact that Common gives Senator Obama a shout-out on one of the tracks off of his new album, Finding Forever. In "The People" Common rhymes:
"I see the I in we, yours in my drama/Standin in front of the judge with no honor/my raps ignite the people like Obama"
In addition to being well on his way to being a hip-hop legend, Common is a "Chi-town legend" and his support shows that Obama hasn't forgotten his ties to the Southside of Chicago.
"He's fresh, you know, he's got good style," Common told CNN. "As far as people in my age group and people that love hip-hop, there's a love for Obama. He represents progress. He represents what hip-hop is about. Hip-hop is about progress, the struggle."
To view the music video for Common's song "The People" click on the YouTube screenshot above...
