You Down With GOP? 10 Republican Rap References
Politics as usual.
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In Rap, Republican’t - With 2016 being an election year nothing is better than rappers throwing bars at Republican candidates or Republicans in general (though some throw their support). If history is any indication, we can expect some fire on the mics towards the party of Lincoln. There are some timeless Republican references we just can’t overlook. Here they are and hold onto your seats. —Jon Reyes(Photos from left: Michael Evans/The White House/Getty Images, Alex Wong/Getty Images, Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Kanye West, 'Crack Music' (2005) / Ronald Reagan - Lyrics:”How we stop the Black Panthers? Ronald Reagan cooked up an answer”Leave it to Yeezy to never forget. Here he’s citing the former President’s passing of a law back in 1967, inspired by wanting to squash the Black Panther movement.(Photos from Left: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images, Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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The Fugees, 'The Beast' (1996) / Newt Gingrich - Lyrics:”The 666 cut W.I.C. like Newt Gingrich SUCKS D**K”As House Minority Whip, Gingrich pursued welfare reform by limiting its access. Not that he signed the law or anything, but he was key player in pressuring then President Clinton.(Photos from Left: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images for BET, Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
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Trick Daddy, 'Bricks & Marijuana' (2001) / Jeb Bush - Lyrics:”Am I supposed to be a f**k n***a? Let 'em rope my spot When Jeb Bush pushing life if I tout my weapon”During Jeb Bush’s governorship in Florida, his stance was about being tough on crime. Obviously, Trick Daddy had a problem with that.(Photos from Left: Scott Gries/Getty Images, Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Eminem, 'We Made You' (2009) / Sarah Palin - Lyrics:”Give me my Ventolin inhaler, and 2 Xenadrine / And I'll invite Sarah Palin out to dinner then / Nail her, baby: say hello to my little friend…”After losing an election to Barack Obama, Palin would no longer be a heartbeat away from being the presidency. Still, that didn’t stop Eminem from slinging some rhymes.(Photos from Left: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for MTV, Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Kendrick Lamar, 'Ronald Reagan Era (His Evils)' (2011) / Ronald Reagan - Lyrics:”1987, the children of Ronald Reagan raked the leaves off Your front porch with a machine blowtorch (I'm really out here, my n***a)”For his debut took on President Reagan’s tenure and his policies that were so anti-Black he even opposed amending the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to include new provisions because he found it, “humiliating to the South."(Photos from Left: Angelo Merendino/Getty Images, Michael Evans/The White House/Getty Images)
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Nas, 'What Goes Around' (2001) / George Bush - Lyrics:”George Bush killer 'til George Bush kills me…”Not even a year into his tenure as president, Bush was already not the most popular guy at the party.(Photos from Left: Ethan Miller/Getty Images, Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Ice Cube, 'Smoke Some Weed' (2006) / George Bush - Lyrics:”George Bush, George Clinton, Bill Clinton Chris Farley, Chris Rock, Bob Marley Rick James, knew how to throw a party…”George Bush’s historical drug use was widely known. He also did a lot of cocaine (arrested for possession in 1972), but whatever.(Photos from Left: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images, Joshua Roberts-Pool/Getty Images)
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Jay Electronica, 'Road to Perdition' (2014) / Ronald Reagan - Lyrics:[Audio from a speech Ronald Reagan has been cited to have given in 1964 titled “A Time for Choosing”]The audio is of Reagan accusing Soviets for calling Americans warmongers for opposing their hostility. Electronica uses it to point out the irony of Black protesters being labeled thugs for calling out social injustice. Phew!(Photos from Left: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Live Nation, White House Photos/Getty Images)
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Lil' Wayne, 'Amazing Amy' (2015) / Sarah Palin - Lyrics: ”I got b***hes in the kitchen cookin' Sarah Palin” Now, it’s not entirely a jab at our darling Sarah, but an amazingly creative nickname for cocaine. (Photos from Left: John Sciulli/Getty Images for REVOLVE, Ethan Miller/Getty Images)